Understanding Standards Event External Verification and NABs Phil Duffy – Senior Verifier All the resources in support of this presentation have been.

Understanding Standards Event Understanding Standards Event External Verification and NABs

Phil Duffy – Senior Verifier

All the resources in support of this presentation have been sourced from the SQA website

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Presentation FocusWhat is Verification ?Verification Process

• Course Arrangements• NABs• Understanding Standards• Internal verification procedures • Central verification event

Sharing Good Practice

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

What is Verification?

“Verification is the procedure we use to make sure that centres' assessment decisions are valid and reliable and are in line with national standards”

Verification

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Verification Process– Course Arrangements– NABs– Understanding Standards– Internal verification procedures – Central verification event

AH Geo

All provide support

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Verification Process– NABs

• Geographical Issues• Geographical Methods and Techniques• Geographical Study

AH Geo

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Geographical Issues NABs

AH Geo

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Geographical Issues – Instrument of Assessment

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Geographical Issues - Marking Information

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Geographical Issues - Exemplification of Standards

Understanding Standards

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

G M T NAB – Instrument of Assessment

G M T NAB – Marking Guidelines

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Geographical Study – Instrument of Assessment

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Geographical Study – Marking Information

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Geographical Study – Exemplification of Standards

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Geographical Study – Exemplification of Standards

– Exemplars

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Geographical Study – Exemplification of Standards

– Exemplars

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Understanding Standards Website

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Internal verification procedures Central verification event – Format 2010 Day 1 - Session 1

– Internal Assessment Report– Handbook for NQ External Verifiers 2010– Verification Update – New Report Format– Discussion of Exemplar reports– Central Verification Feedback Form

Day 1 - Sessions 2- 4 – Verification of Evidence Day 2 – Report Forms review by Senior Verifier Day 3 – Completion of Senior Verifiers Report

Verification IAR Accepted

External Verification and NABs External Verification and NABs

Sharing Good Practice– Planning– Taking ownership of assessment procedures– Internal verification procedures

• cross marking • peer assessment

– Well structured supporting evidence – Clear assessment comments

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