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ASSESSMENT AND GRADED UNITS IN HNC AND HND SOCIAL SCIENCES AWARDS

ASSESSMENT AND GRADED UNITS IN HNC AND HND SOCIAL SCIENCES AWARDS. Carolyn Laird, Motherwell College, Senior External Verifier & QDT member. Unit Assessment Strategy A Units. In response to feedback, assessment for A units has changed to one open book

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ASSESSMENT AND GRADED UNITS IN HNC AND HND SOCIAL SCIENCES AWARDS

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  1. ASSESSMENT AND GRADED UNITS IN HNC AND HND SOCIAL SCIENCES AWARDS Carolyn Laird, Motherwell College, Senior External Verifier & QDT member

  2. Unit Assessment StrategyA Units • In response to feedback, assessment for A units has changed to one open book • 1500 words or oral presentation (10-12 mins) or podcast, poster presentation, blog etc etc etc. • Or any other method that would capture the evidence required • There must be a bibliography supplied • Recommend Prior Verification

  3. B Units • 2 instruments of assessment • One closed book – 1000 words which can be essay, structured questions, or 8 mins oral presentation (no PPT or notes) or oral answers • The other assessment is open book – 2000 words or 15 mins oral presentation with PPT or poster exhibition, podcast, blog etc. • Or any other method that fits with evidence requirements as before • There must be a bibliography supplied

  4. C Units (similar to B) • 2 instruments of assessment – wording should reflect SCQF level 8 • One closed book – 1000 words which can be essay, structured questions, or 8 mins oral presentation (no PPT or notes) or oral answers • The other assessment is open book – 2000 words or 15 mins oral presentation with PPT or poster exhibition, podcast, blog etc. • Or any other method that fits with evidence requirements as before • There must be a bibliography supplied

  5. D Units • Open book • 2000 words or oral presentation (15 mins) or podcast, poster presentation, blog etc etc etc. • Or any other method that would capture the evidence required • There must be a bibliography supplied

  6. Highly recommend Prior Verification for all A, B C or D Units

  7. Remediation and reassessment • Closed book • Oral clarification for minor errors or omissions • Addition of 100 words approx • New assessment or presentation where errors are more major • Open book • Review of original work with any amendment incorporated in context • Oral clarification of minor detail

  8. Graded Units - No Change .... • No change to number of Graded Units in both awards. • Still have to achieve one Graded Unit for HNC • Still have to achieve three Graded Units for HND (one in year one and two in year 2) • Still assessing at an A, B or C grade to achieve Unit

  9. HNC/HND yr 1 Graded Unit 1 • Exam set at SCQF Level 7 • Check aims on Unit specification • 3 questions as before • Q1 related to Research and Methodology Unit • Q2 & 3 related to individual A & B Units from mandatory section (NOT Criminology) • Questions should not duplicate directly questions set in assessment for Units. • Marks: 40, 30 and 30 (10 for evaluation and conclusion in each)

  10. HND yr 2 Graded Unit 3 • Exam set at SCQF Level 8 • Check aims on Unit specification • 3 questions as before • Q1 related to Research Issues Unit • Q2 & 3 related to individual C & D Units from mandatory section (NOT Criminology) • Questions should not duplicate directly questions set in assessment for Units. • Marks: 40, 30 and 30 (more in each for evaluation and conclusion)

  11. HND yr 2 Graded Unit 2 • Project set at SCQF Level 8 • Check aims on Unit specification • 3 stages – Planning, Developing, Evaluation • All 3 required to pass • Marks: 20 (includes 6 for time management), 60 (includes 10 for references/ bibliography) and 20 for evaluation of process • Automatic certification of the Core Skill Problem Solving at SCQF Level 6 in project

  12. HND yr 2 Graded Unit 2 project • Could present assessment evidence as a report, or portfolio or reflective blog or personal learning journal or DVD or any other method that meets minimum evidence requirements

  13. Remediation and reassessment • For exams a completely different paper should be arranged. • For project – remediation is an ongoing thing until the final hand in date THEN, if candidate has not achieved, a new project is required: that could be a new topic, a new research question (must be sufficiently different) or a new discipline being used to analyse same topic.

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