Assessment College of South Africa Pty Ltd Assessor

Assessment College of South Africa (Pty) Ltd Assessor and Moderator Networking event 2008 Presenters: Gerda Magnus & Herman de Vries 1 Always one jump ahead

assessment and moderation Best practice 2 Always one jump ahead

Scope Assessment as integral part of the learning process The guiding role of the moderator 3 Always one jump ahead

assessment concepts Understand that the principles of learning, facilitation and assessment are the guiding values in learner-centred outcomes-based education 4 Always one jump ahead

assessment as part of learning Develop background knowledge and positive attitude towards assessment as integral part of the learning process 5 Always one jump ahead

moderation concepts Understand the quality assurance duty of the moderator in the design, conduct and guidance of the assessment effort 6 Always one jump ahead

moderation support and guidance Accept the role of leader, manager, coach and mentor to assessors and assessment designers 7 Always one jump ahead

assessment Best practice 8 Always one jump ahead

the need The most important investment we can make is to provide teachers with. . . useful learning opportunities that will build their confidence and understanding. . In pursuing these opportunities they must have sufficient time to read and think and write, and to reflect on their practice. Mary Metcalfe – Sunday Times 13 Jan 08 9 Always one jump ahead

Assessment system Prepare Controllers Plan and make arrangements Prepare the Candidate[s] Declared readiness of Candidate Conduct the Assessment Gather, Record, Evaluate & Judge the evidence Statement of Competence Feedback Review Moderate Enablers 10 Always one jump ahead

assessment context The circumstances under which the assessment is going to be carried out; in other words the particular perspective and background of the assessment. (application of knowledge within his/her discipline). 11 Always one jump ahead

assessment task Enabling skills Resources and guidelines Evidence of Learning 12 Always one jump ahead

Concepts of learning Deep Shallow Strategic Scaffolded 13 Always one jump ahead

strategic learning It means learning one or more skills as enabling outcomes so that a higher-order skill may be acquired 14 Always one jump ahead

scaffolded learning It is the degree of support, guidance and direction given to students when they set out to complete a task, whether it is formative assessment, experiential learning, or summative assessment. 15 Always one jump ahead

deep learning Deep learning involves the critical analysis of new ideas, linking them to already known concepts; leads to the understanding and long-term retention of concepts; results of such learning is best for problem solving in unfamiliar contexts. 16 Always one jump ahead

surface learning The intention of surface learning is to cope with course requirements such as memorising it as isolated and unrelated facts; leads to superficial retention of material without reflecting on purpose. 17 Always one jump ahead

moderation Best practice 18 Always one jump ahead

Moderation system Controllers: laws, regulations, policy Plan & prepare Conduct Moderation • Judgment on Competence Advise & Support Decision on Quality • Appeal • New material Report, Record & Administer Review Enablers: people, methods, materials, machinery 19 Always one jump ahead

Nature and quality of advice • • Manager Leader Coach Mentor 20 Always one jump ahead

roles The assessor judges the candidate’s competence; using the evidence requirements as embodied in the instruments. The moderator judges the assessment process and instruments; using the principles of assessment. The verifier judges the assessment system; using the quality management system as embodied in the quality management manual. 21 Always one jump ahead

leader The leader is given authority because of the influence s/he wields, the inspiration that s/he gives, the way in which s/he stimulates achievement and the way in which s/he gives consideration to individuals by acting as coach or mentor to them. 22 Always one jump ahead

manager When the moderator gives advice on planning, staffing, organising of resources, training and recording within the quality management system s/he assumes the role of manager. 23 Always one jump ahead

coach Assessors are bound to need their skills honed from time to time. It is like the sharpening of the blade. The moderators are the blade sharpeners of the assessors and designers. The best approach is to give the coaching of a specific procedure [or other aspect] as soon as the requirement is detected. 24 Always one jump ahead

mentor Mentoring can be described as a dynamic and reciprocal relationship in a work environment whereby a more advanced and wise career incumbent [moderator] helps a less experienced person who has development potential [assessor] develop in some specified capacity. 25 Always one jump ahead