Annual Professional Development Conference 2016 Thursday 25 August

Annual Professional Development Conference 2016 Thursday 25 August Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 Iain Walker

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 Content for the workshop: 1. Information on Business Graded Unit 2 2. How to mark the evaluation stage 3. The marking exercise 4. The standardisation exercise 5. Reason for marks and feedback 6. My marks 7. Making a final judgement Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 1. Information on Business Graded Unit 2 requires candidates to complete an investigation based project in three stages. • The first stage involves the creation of a brief and plan (research proposal). • The second stage (Developing) involves the research and creation of the project report. • The third stage involves an evaluation of the first two stages The evaluation asks the candidate to reflect on the work undertaken in the first two stages of the investigative project. There a number of areas that must be assessed by the candidate and these can be found on the marking sheet Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 2. How to mark the evaluation stage Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 3. The marking exercise You have a set of marking sheets along with the marking criteria. In addition you have three candidate evaluations. 1. The task is for you to complete the marking sheet for all three evaluations. In each of the last three columns place the marks awarded. 2. If additional marks are awarded, identify the number of marks and the criteria for which they are awarded. 3. Write a short comment justifying the marks awarded. 1 2+1 for 6 Very good assessment covering changes Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 4. The standardisation exercise Having completed marking all three evaluations, and the next task is for you to come to an agreement about the mark should be for each of the three candidates section by section. At your table you should discuss the marks for each candidate for each item listed on your marking sheet, and collectively agree a mark. Nominate one person to record the agreed marks. 1 1 Total you agreed marks and agree the final total for each candidate. Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 5. Reason for marks and feedback Having completed the agreement of marks, together decide why each of the three candidates deserves the mark you have awarded. Prepare to feedback the final total agreed mark for each candidate. Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 6. My marks 1 2 A reasonable 2 Objectives assessment mixed with tasks 0 Not done 0 Not really 2 + 1 for 6 0 Covered 3 areas and has reflection and appraisal 1 + 1 for 6 Decent assessment Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 1 objectives and no assessment Arguable, but Not covered plan some reflection, mainly description Basic No assessment

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 2 + 1 for 5 Reasoned Assessment of strengths & weaknesses 2 Very basic Alarm bells 2 0 2 + 1 for 10 2 0 16 possibly 12 or 13 Ok but 17 A/B uninspiring F until 2 Sound but basic Good assessment Dependent on other stages Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 0 Modest assessment No further marks until potential plagiarism investigated investigation

Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2 7. Making a final judgement Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

Any questions? Thursday 25 th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2