101321_3: Skills Development facilitation

Topics Covered

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Assessment

• Students, learners and candidates
• Assessment defined
• The difference between assessment and evaluation
• The purposes of assessment
• The curriculum and the hidden curriculum
• Assessment strategies
• Assessment frames of reference
• Assessment procedures
• Assessment evidence
• Assessment methods

Chapter 2: Prepare for Assessment

• The principles of assessment
• Role players in assessment
• Pre-assessment moderation
• Briefing the students on the assessment
• Arranging resources needed for assessment
• Establish and maintain the assessment environment

Chapter 3: Conduct Assessment

• Making use of sources of evidence – gathering quality evidence
• Collect evidence in accordance with the assessment plan
• Gathering naturally-occurring evidence: assessment in the workplace
• Supporting the student
• Making the assessment decisions
• Record and report the assessment decisions
• Making recommendations

Chapter 4: Provide Feedback on Assessment

• Providing feedback explained
• Giving feedback on assessment results
• Providing feedback on social skills
• Returning the examination papers to the students
• Appeals
• Re-assessment
• Handling disputes
• Making further decisions

Chapter 5: Review Assessments

• The need for confidentiality
• Who reviews assessment instruments and processes?
• What should be reviewed?
• Approaches to the review of assessments
• Identifying strengths and weaknesses in the instruments and processes
• Activities governing the quality assurance of assessment
• Changing assessment practices
• Giving feedback to designers and developers of assessment instruments

This course is part of the following qualifications that we offer:

1. Core 101321 - Occupational Certificate: Occupational Certificate: Training and Development Practitioner Level 5, 190 Credits