matthew mccullagh quality manager making the most of verification making the most of verification
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MatthewMatthew McCullaghMcCullagh
Quality Manager
Making the most of VerificationMaking the most of Verification
VerificationVerificationVerificationVerification
Verification is the process by which Verification is the process by which SQA assures that national standards SQA assures that national standards are maintained in assessments are maintained in assessments carried out by centrescarried out by centres
Partnership approach between SQA Partnership approach between SQA and approved centresand approved centres
Internal VerificationInternal VerificationInternal VerificationInternal Verification
An on-going quality assurance and An on-going quality assurance and improvement procedureimprovement procedure
Ensures that all assessment decisions Ensures that all assessment decisions are valid and consistent throughout the are valid and consistent throughout the entire assessment processentire assessment process
A 3 stage, rolling programme of A 3 stage, rolling programme of beforebefore, , duringduring and and afterafter assessment activitiesassessment activities
Stage 1 - BeforeStage 1 - Before key features key features Stage 1 - BeforeStage 1 - Before key features key features
PlanningPlanning
Design and developmentDesign and development
Validity and reliabilityValidity and reliability
Discussion and agreementDiscussion and agreement
Records of Stage 1Records of Stage 1Records of Stage 1Records of Stage 1
Minutes of team / partnership Minutes of team / partnership meetingsmeetings
Internal Verification planInternal Verification plan Pre-delivery checklistPre-delivery checklist Endorsed Unit master fileEndorsed Unit master file
Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 1Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 1Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 1Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 1
Assessor
• Get familiar with Get familiar with standardsstandards
• Get familiar with Get familiar with conditionsconditions
• Propose assessment Propose assessment instrument(s)instrument(s)
• Prepare candidatesPrepare candidates
Internal Verifier
• Support assessorSupport assessor
• Confirm conditionsConfirm conditions
• Confirm assessment Confirm assessment methodsmethods
• Confirm guidanceConfirm guidance
Stage 2 - DuringStage 2 - During key featureskey featuresStage 2 - DuringStage 2 - During key featureskey features
SupportSupport ConsistencyConsistency SamplingSampling FeedbackFeedback
Records of Stage 2Records of Stage 2 Records of Stage 2Records of Stage 2
Records of sampling and feedback Records of sampling and feedback Minutes of team / partnership Minutes of team / partnership
meetingsmeetings Countersigned assessment recordsCountersigned assessment records
Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 2Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 2Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 2Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 2
Assessor
• Assess candidatesAssess candidates
• Make assessment Make assessment judgementsjudgements
• Feedback to candidatesFeedback to candidates
Internal Verifier
• Support assessorSupport assessor
• Confirm assessment Confirm assessment judgementsjudgements
• Feedback to assessorFeedback to assessor
Stage 3 - AfterStage 3 - After key features key features Stage 3 - AfterStage 3 - After key features key features
Review and evaluationReview and evaluation External verificationExternal verification DiscussionDiscussion ConsensusConsensus
Records of Stage 3Records of Stage 3Records of Stage 3Records of Stage 3
Minutes of team / partnership Minutes of team / partnership meetingsmeetings
Action plansAction plans
Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 3Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 3Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 3Roles and Responsibilities – Stage 3
Assessor
• Reflect on:Reflect on:
- assessment instrumentassessment instrument
- support to candidatessupport to candidates
- assessment judgementsassessment judgements
- feedback to candidatesfeedback to candidates
• Agree Action PlanAgree Action Plan
Internal Verifier
• Support assessorSupport assessor
• Confirm reflectionsConfirm reflections
• Feedback to assessorFeedback to assessor
• Agree Action PlanAgree Action Plan
Key pointsKey pointsKey pointsKey points
Internal Verification isInternal Verification is not not a a re-marking exercisere-marking exercise
Stage 2 IV is a Stage 2 IV is a samplingsampling process process
IV IV recordsrecords are important – especially are important – especially when used as feedback when used as feedback
Internal Verification should be Internal Verification should be supportivesupportive
External verificationExternal verification – IP UnitExternal verificationExternal verification – IP Unit
Quality ForumsQuality Forums Small groups of centresSmall groups of centres IP EVs and Quality Enhancement IP EVs and Quality Enhancement
ManagersManagers Discussion and agreementDiscussion and agreement SupportiveSupportive