SECTION A

Question 1:

Explain moderation in terms of.

Its contribution to quality assured assessment and recognition systems within the context of the principles and mechanism concerning the NCIF.

Question 2:

Describe three moderation methods and compare it in terms of strengths. weaknesses and applications.

Your description should practically show how moderation is intended to uphold tho reec for manageable, credible and reliable assessments.

Question 3:

Describe four key principles of assessment in terms of their importance and the effect on assessment and the application of the assessment results.

Provide examples to show how moderation may be effective in ensuring that the principles of assessment are upheld.

Question 4:

Provide examples to show how moderation activities could verify the fairness and appropriateness of assessment methods and activities used by assessors in assessment situations for gathering evidence of abilities in:

• Problem solving,
• Knowledge, understanding.
• Practical and technical skills.
• Personal and attitudinal skills and values.

Question 5:

Briefly summarize how appeals against assessment decisions are handled in your company.

Question 6:

Explain and show how special needs candidates would be addressed within your moderation plan and process. Justify your actions and decisions.

Question 7:

Explain and show how RPL candidates would be addressed within your moderation plan and process. Justify your actions and decisions.

SECTION B

Task 1:

Develop a presentation that can be used by yourself during the pre-moderation meeting to discuss the moderation details with the Assessor/s.

Purpose of moderation Process of moderation Moderation methods Moderation principles Roles and responsibilities of the Assessor and Moderator

Task 2:

Conduct research and develop a best practice guideline of the credible assessment of applied competence.

Your guideline must provide practical examples within your own field of expertise and must be suitable as a tool for training/coaching purposes.

Task 3:

Instructions to the Candidate Moderator:

1. You are required to conduct moderations of outcomes-based assessments and include assessments of candidates with special needs and for RPL cases.

2. Your moderation must cover the assessment instruments, assessment design and methodology, assessment records, assessment decisions, reporting and feedback mechanisms.

3 The Moderation should be carried out for assessments involving a variety of assessment techniques such as work samples, simulations, written items, oral, portfolios and projects.

4 Your moderation activities must include pre-assessment interactions with assessors, interactions during assessments and post-assessment interactions.

5 The moderation must involve at least two sets of real assessment materials for the same standards and at least 5 assessor decisions.

6 Clearly cross reference all the evidence produced and collected for this task and explain the inclusion thereof.

7. File your evidence in a logical sequence in line with the moderation process.

8. Your evidence must how that you are able to moderate in situations where:

The moderation process confirms the assessment results, and where The moderation process finds it cannot uphold the assessment results

Task 4:

1. You are required to conduct moderation of outcomes-based assessment using observation as moderation method.

2. An Observer must observe your performance against the requirements listed in the Observation Checklist.

3 The Observer must complete the Checklist on the next page when conducting the observation.

4. Your moderation must cover the assessment instruments, assessment design and methodology, assessment records, assessment decisions, reporting and feedback mechanisms.

5. The moderation should be carried out for assessments involving a variety of assessment techniques such as work samples, simulations, written items, oral, portfolios and projects.

6. Your moderation activities must include pre-assessment interactions with the assessor, interactions during assessments and post-assessment interactions.

7. Clearly cross reference all the evidence produced and collected for this task and explain the inclusion thereof.

8. File your evidence in a logical sequence in line with the moderation process.

9. Your evidence must show that you are able to moderate in situations where:

The moderation process confirms the assessment results or

The moderation process finds it cannot uphold the assessment results