External Verification of Business Network: Ensuring Standards and Reliability
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EV Update HN Business Network October 2009
External Verification 2008/09 • Background • Graded Unit 2 • A continuing challenge • Topic selection • Allocating marks • Grading
External Verification 2008/09 • Graded Unit 3 • Continuing care required • High marks • Answer the questions • Evaluation means evaluation • Multiple markers • Multiple marking conventions
External Verification 2008/09 • Good practice • Meeting before marking • Double/cross marking • Arriving at a final mark • Uniform marking convention
External Verification 2008/09 • Further development • Continuing to apply an appropriate standard • Discussion • The future
Prior Verification • Exemplars versus locally devised internal assessments • Assessment within the revised HN Business • The role of the verifier • Appropriate • Coverage of outcomes • Facilitates reliability • Produces measurable evidence • Accessible • To arrive at a sound decision
Development Visits • Helping staff define standards • Sharing good practice • Providing encouragement • Building confidence