121276_5: The Complete Moderation Handbook

Topics Covered

Chapter 1: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT 1 PERFORMANCE

• A New Assessment Culture
• The Purpose of Assessment
• Assessment Systems and Policies and Procedures
• Management of Assessment
• The Assessment Plan
• Assessment Strategies
• Assessment of Student Achievement
• The Role of the Student in Assessment
• Assessment Design
• Marking Requirements
• Admission to Culminating Assessments
• Examination Irregularities and Disciplinary Measures
• The Appointment of Assessors
• Powers of the Assessor
• Assessment Methods
• Assessment Tools
• Benchmarks for Assessment
• The Key Principles of Assessment
• Legal/Organisational/Ethical Requirements

Chapter 2: PLANNING AND PREPARATION FOR 40 MODERATION

• The Purpose and Focus of Moderation
• The Nature and Quality of Advice
• Role Players in Moderation
• The Planning of Moderation
• Quality Assurance Body Guidelines on Assessment and Moderation
• Educational Policies and Procedure that have an Impact on Moderation
• The Moderation Policy
• The Impact of Electronic Communication on the Quality Assurance of Assessment
• Moderation System Requirements
• The Components of a Moderation System
• Moderation Methods
• Designing a Moderation System
• Establishing the Scope of the Moderation
• The Context of the Assessments
• Human Resources Required for Moderation
• Taking Special Needs into Consideration
• Contingency Planning

Chapter 3: CONDUCTING MODERATION

• When Should Moderation Take Place?
• The Moderation Stages
• The (checking of) Design Stage
• The Implementation Stage
• The Review Stage
• Where Does Moderation Take Place?

Chapter 4: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MODERATION

• The Management Structure
• Reporting, Recording and Administration of Moderation
• Review of Moderation Systems and Processes

Chapter 5: VERIFICATION OF THE MODERATION OF ASSESSMENT

• Role Players in Verification
• Verifier Roles and Activities
• Verification in HE Institutions
• Verification in VET Institutions
• The Verification Process
• Planning and Preparing for Verification
• Doing a Verification Visit
• Writing and Submission of the Verifier Report
• Checking and Judging the Verification Plan and Process

Chapter 6: MODERATION AND VERIFICATION STATISTICS

• Percentiles
• Standard Scores
• Frequency Distribution
• Measures of Variability
• Correlation and Prediction
• The Scatterplot
• Test Reliability

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

1. Core 121276 - Advanced Occupational Certificate: Learning and Development Professional Level 6, 280 Credits