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Pamela McConnell Donna Vivers CfE Support Managers Purpose/Aims PART ONE • New National Qualification Update/Certification • Support Materials and Mandatory Documents/Website • Assessment Materials/Secure site • Questions Keeping you informed-SQA • CfE Support Team: – can show you what support is already available as well as what’s coming in session 2014–15 – provide face to face support as you introduce the new Courses • Update you on a monthly basis through our eupdate which you can now subscribe to directly, visit http://mailer.sqa.org.uk Advanced Higher will not dual run SCQF Level Previous/Existing Replaced by Resulting 7 Advanced Higher Advanced Higher Graded A-D 6 Higher Higher Graded A-D 5 SG Credit/Int2 National 5 Graded A-D 4 SG General/Int1 National 4 Pass/Fail 3 Access 3/SG Foundation National 3 Pass/Fail 2 Access 2 National 2 Pass/Fail 1 Access 1 National 1 Pass/Fail Replacement of existing Units in Group Awards • Where existing Units form part of Group Awards such as National Certificates and NPAs the replacement Units will also become part of these Awards • Existing Units that are not being replaced will continue to be available until they are either replaced or removed as part of our current portfolio review process Assessment Methods – Unit Assessment • All courses are Unit based • All Units are internally assessed as pass or fail • Lecturers can use their professional judgement to decide on the assessment method for all units except the N4 Added Value Unit (AVU) which is mandatory for the first 2 years • SQA published Unit Assessment Support Packs (UASP’s) for N2 – Higher Courses Course Structures AV=Added Value/CA=Course Assessment Unit Assessment Support Packs • Are examples of the types of assessments which produce work that meets the Outcomes and Assessment Standards for the Unit • Contain judging evidence tables which give examples of how to meet the Assessment Standards • Can be used, adapted or used as a basis for developing your own assessments – Prior Verification is recommended Course Assessment - Added Value Course assessment in National Courses at National 4, 5, Higher and Advanced Higher will focus on the added value of the course: • Breadth • Challenge • Application This is done through sampling the learners’ skills, knowledge and understanding from across the course Assessment Methods – Course Assessment • Course assessment for N5, Higher and AH are externally marked by SQA, or internally marked and quality assured by SQA • Grades are awarded based on course assessment marks • Assessment will be carried out using one or two of the following assessment methods….. Summary of Methods of Assessments National 4 (38 Courses) National 5 Higher (40 Courses) (36 Courses) Assignment Case Study Performance Portfolio Practical Activity 26 3 6 25 1 7 3 6 25 1 8 2 - Project QP/Test 2 38 4 42 Mandatory and Support Documents Mandatory Information Course and Unit Specifications Course Assessment Specification (N5, Higher, AH) Advice and Guidance Course and Unit Support Notes Award Support Notes Assessment Support Unit Assessment Support Packs (UASPs) Specimen Question Paper and Marking Instructions (N5 and H) Coursework Information (N5 and H) National 5 Assessment Reports • These reports are intended to be constructive and informative and to promote better understanding of the requirements of each Course assessment. • Each report will cover all the Components of Course assessment (normally two), including any internally assessed Components, when relevant to the subject. Extra supporting documents • Course comparison tables National 3-Higher • Use of past papers to support Course assessment National 5 and Higher • Additional example question paper for each relevant new Higher-Jan 2015 • Unit Assessment Support Packs refreshed for new Higher Aug 2014 How to prepare candidates? • National 5 Specimen Question papers and Marking instructions • General assessment information covering Coursework such as Assignment or Practical activity • Download these from SQA’s subject pages at www.sqa.org.uk/browsecfesubjects click the subject you are interested in and select National 5/Higher. • Higher Specimen Question papers available end of February 2014, second paper end of Jan 2015. Questions? Purpose/Aims PART TWO • • • • • • • Quality Assurance Approaches Prior Verification Internal Assessment IV Toolkit Understanding Standards Nominees Questions Quality Assuring the new NQs • Maintains the credibility of National Qualifications • Encourages the partnership approach of Curriculum for Excellence • Supports the sharing of knowledge and understanding of National Standards • Increases confidence in assessment decisions • Supports the flexible delivery of our new National Qualifications www.sqa.org.uk/cfeqa Quality Assurance Approaches • A blend of approaches are used to externally verify the new National Qualifications including - Prior Verification Event Verification Visiting Verification Prior Verification Service • Free service offered to centres who: • devise their own assessments • significantly change SQA’s assessments • Provides additional confidence to teachers that a proposed assessment is fit for purpose • Does not apply to Added Value Units • Shared on SQA Secure Quality Assurance-Internal Assessment • Course and unit verification • Verification type depends on evidence type • Centres submit candidate evidence from a complete Unit or work in progress, ie interim evidence, where an assessment decision had been made • Verification is undertaken by Principal Verifier/Team Leader/Nominees [email protected] Nominees for Session 2014/15 June – August 2014 Colleges who put forward Nominees in 2013/14 sent spreadsheet listing details of Nominees from session 2013/14 to: - Confirm who was continuing as a Nominee for session 2014/15 - Inform SQA of anyone who no longer going to be a Nominee and provide details of who will replace them in 2014/15 - Inform SQA of any new Nominations Key Messages and Reports • Selections, Outcome and Centre Reports electronically via NQ QA software on SQA Connect • Outcome can feed into the centre’s priority rating for the next year • Subject Specific Key Messages - after each round of verification on subject pages • Course Assessment Report – annually Quality Assurance Verification Timeline 2014/15 September 2014 November 2014 February 2015 May 2015* N3 - N5 Higher/N1/N2: Round 1 Verification: Round 2 Verification: Understanding Standards events for Nominees Understanding Standards events for Nominees National 1 to Higher Unit Assessments National 5 and Higher Course Component assessments and National 4 Added Value Unit assessments *for subjects that require it, visiting verification activities will take place during March/April/May Understanding Standards • First package of our Understanding Standards material is now available and a second is underway A further two packages will be released this session • Further Understanding Standards events on Course assessment were delivered for National 5, which were open to all subject specialists • Check monthly and weekly centre news for updates IV Toolkit Support new NQ’s • Web-based resource to support schools/colleges through internal verification processes • Aim is to have IV processes which add value and support • Explains the wider aspects of the process of internal verification • Gives practical advice to schools/colleges on how to implement and record internal verification http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/71679.5825.html Understanding Standards • All presentations and workshop tasks available to all on SQA open website: Understanding Standardshttps://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/71902.html • All supporting candidate evidence material currently held on SQA secure website: SQA Secure https://secure.sqa.org.uk/login.html Useful Links New Quality Assurance Arrangements www.sqa.org.uk/cfeqa Information for Lecturers/Colleges www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/64443.html IV Toolkit http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/71679.5825.html Subject Pages www.sqa.org.uk/cfe Understanding Standards 2014/15 http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/71192.html Questions?