Understanding StandardsAdministration and Information Technology: Graded Unit 1

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Understanding Standards - Project Brief

Providing additional exemplification of AIT: GU1 Exemplar 1; Version 1 produced in May 2010

Using suggested solutions and marking schemes to mark candidate scripts

Three “live” candidate scripts gathered at Central Verification Event June 2011– A Grade– B Grade– C Grade

Understanding Standards – Marking Candidate Scripts By showing how the marking scheme is applied

– helps Centre staff to make effective assessment decisions

– supports process of internal verification– provides marker training for new markers– highlights good practice in showing clearly

where marks are being awarded E-comments give further detail on why mark/s

awarded or why not awarded.

Understanding Standards – Guidance on Grading Candidates Short narrative included at the end of each script

showing overall comment. Exemplify guidance on grading candidates and

give examples of candidate responses in relation to the grade related criteria.– A - clear, well structured, coherent– B - reasonably well structured, acceptable standard

throughout– C - limited explanation and analysis

Understanding Standards

www.understandingstandards.org.uk Choose last option in list of subjects on the right

hand side of home page of website Username: hnauthor Password: usw72 Keep access information secure; candidate

scripts based on “live” assessment exemplars Feedback welcome