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HN Accounting
HN Accounting
Programme for the DayProgramme for the Day
Subject Update
Senior Verifier – Feedback
HN Review – Liz MacFadyen
Workshop 1
Lunch
Workshop 2
Plenary
Subject UpdateSubject Update
HN Review - implementation session 2010/2011
Launch of PDAs in June 2008:
PDA in Book-keeping at SCQF level 7PDA in Financial Accounting at SCQF level 7PDA in Management Accounting at SCQF level 7(information leaflets available for download from HN Accounting webpage)
Subject Update – ResourcesSubject Update – Resources
Graded Unit 1 – additional exemplar will be available by Christmas 2008
COLEG packs – details in COLEG’s Project News downloadable from www.coleg.org.uk
Subject Update – Understanding StandardsSubject Update – Understanding Standards
Exemplification of GU marking: Graded Unit 2
─ B grade project Graded Unit 3
2 questions at A, B and C
Access the website – www.understandingstandards.org.uk At the foot of the scrolling menu on the right-hand side, click ‘HN Beta’. On receiving the password prompt, type in the following:
Username: hnauthorPassword: usw72
(HN section of Understanding Standards website secure to restrict access to staff only)
Verification FeedbackVerification Feedback
Visiting Verification of Units Confirmed that centres are delivering and
assessing to the required standard
Most centres had taken account of update bulletin information issued by SQA
Visiting Verification FeedbackVisiting Verification Feedback
Good Practice Centres preparing booklets detailing the assessment details,
assessment conditions, etc for candidates Master folders well documented to ensure consistent delivery of
units
Further Development Ensure assessment instruments and materials are updated in line
with current legislation IV process should be ongoing process - not end-loaded Centres should encourage candidates to complete assessments in
ink Centres should mark in ink and identify where marks are awarded
Graded Unit 1Graded Unit 1
Centres had dealt well with the change to assessment and are commended for quality of marking
Central verification successful Assessment resulted in wider spread of grades which
better reflects the competence of candidates A few centres not applying consequential marking to
candidates’ scripts on a consistent basis Some instances, where there was disagreement
between the assessor and internal verifier on marking, the decision on final grade was not reached and left to EV to decide – centres must make decision prior to submission for central verification
Graded Unit 2Graded Unit 2
Reviewed on a visiting verification basisTiming of visits caused a few problems (to
ensure completion of planning and developing stages)
Face-to-face feedback valued by centres Centres assessing Unit to required standard Centres which set firm deadlines for
submissions ensured timely completion of each stage of project
Graded Unit 3Graded Unit 3
Successful central verification Centres had complied with change in unit
specification – information sheet detailing relevant taxation data
Graded UnitsGraded Units
Good Practice Some centres had amended exemplars to
contextualise them for the local market without altering assessment in any fundamental way
Candidates encouraged to maintain a diary/record of research for Graded Unit 2 – this enables candidates and assessors to identify successes and failures in research
VLEs used to support candidates
Graded UnitsGraded Units
Development Points relating to GU2 Set deadlines for submission of each stage of
project Use of submission statements to ensure
authenticity of candidate work Submissions should be in report format