Standardisation session for provider staff involved in the marking of Functional Skills Reading, Writing and/ or Maths assessments

This session will take place at Open Awards office - Estuary Commerce Park, 17 De Havilland Dr, Speke, Liverpool L24 8RN.

It will cover Functional Skills assessments in Reading, Writing and Maths at Entry Level 1, Entry Level 2 and Entry Level 3.

Everyone involved in the marking of Functional Skills assessments at a Provider must attend at least one external standardisation meeting on an annual basis. Failure to attend will result in approval to deliver Entry Level Functional Skills being withdrawn.

The session will include:

the review of statistics related to paper performance

exercises to include the marking of example scripts (pass, border line and fail scripts to be included in the sample)

comparison activities / discussions to include the mark awarded compared to the outcome of the activity

At the end of the session, participants will:

be able to understand and consistently apply a mark scheme

know how to mark accurately, reliably and consistently

know how to deal with anomalies and responses that are difficult to judge

understand the importance of internal quality assurance

be able to complete the final marking table and add marks to XAMS

know how to maintain the security of assessments

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