7.1 Explain the importance of following procedures for the management of information relating to assessment · For audit purpos...
7.1 Explain the importance of following procedures for the management
of information relating to assessment
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For audit purposes – it is important to record
information and manage them well because since the centre can be audited and
the auditor will need to have access to various information. These should be at
hand and up to date in such cases.
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For compliance reasons – According to the
awarding body regulations, assessment information have to be kept for at least
three years.
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For update purposes – As an Assessor, there is a
need to keep and manage assessment records well.
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For Appeals purposes – If a learner or an
Assessor wants to appeal against a decision made during the assessment, the
assessment records will need to be made available during the investigation for
the case to be resolved
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For feedback purposes – Assessment records is
needed for Assessors to be able to give feedback to learners.
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For quality assurance purposes – Assessment
records can contribute to quality assurance process and standardisation
meeting.
Feedback helps learners develop
themselves and get better. Assessor looks at the work or evidence produced by a
learner and reviews it according to agreed criteria, and then inform the
learner on how they are progressing and whether they need to do anything to improve
and move forward.
Questioning makes assessment
transparent and is an opportunity for learners to ask questions when they do
not understand and when they want to find out more about their assessment. By allowing
learners to ask questions, it gets them more involved in their assessment and
helping them to trust the assessor and have a better understanding of the
assessment process.
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