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    Verification is the main quality assurance process for assessment systems and involves both internal and external parties. Internally, the internal verifier ensures quality of assessment practices at each institution by carrying out internal quality assurance systems, supporting assessors, monitoring assessor performance, and meeting external requirements. This involves sampling assessments, standardizing decisions, identifying assessor needs, and reviewing documentation. The internal verifier prepares materials for and interfaces with external verifiers to facilitate external quality checks of the institution's assessment practices.

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    Verification is the main quality assurance process for assessment systems and involves both internal and external parties. Internally, the internal verifier ensures quality of assessment practices at each institution by carrying out internal quality assurance systems, supporting assessors, monitoring assessor performance, and meeting external requirements. This involves sampling assessments, standardizing decisions, identifying assessor needs, and reviewing documentation. The internal verifier prepares materials for and interfaces with external verifiers to facilitate external quality checks of the institution's assessment practices.

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    Verification is the main quality assurance process for assessment systems and involves both internal and external parties. Internally, the internal verifier ensures quality of assessment practices at each institution by carrying out internal quality assurance systems, supporting assessors, monitoring assessor performance, and meeting external requirements. This involves sampling assessments, standardizing decisions, identifying assessor needs, and reviewing documentation. The internal verifier prepares materials for and interfaces with external verifiers to facilitate external quality checks of the institution's assessment practices.

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    Verification: Quality Assurance in

    Assessment
    Verification is the main quality assurance
    process associated with assessment systems and
    practice - whether competence-based or
    otherwise

    Quality Assurance is a vital part of any credible qualification


    system. It must
    ensure that everyone involved in the assessment of candidates is
    assessing
    correctly, working to agreed procedures and to an agreed standard
    of performance

    Verification: The Range of Roles & their


    Relationships
    External
    Verifier
    Internal
    Verifier
    Coordinator
    Internal Verifiers
    (programme level)

    Assessors

    Awarding Body

    Centre

    Centre
    Centre
    Workplace

    Internal Verifier (IV): The key Role in


    Quality Assurance
    The internal verifier(IV) is the key person(s) for ensuring
    quality
    of assessment practices at the institutional level (Centre)
    The IV conducts internal quality assurance of the assessment
    process by:
    1. Carrying out and evaluating internal assessment and
    quality assurance systems
    2. Supporting assessors
    3. Monitoring the quality of assessors performance
    4. Meeting external quality assurance requirements

    Carrying out and evaluating internal assessment and quality


    assurance systems

    This will involve:


    Comparing own institution requirements with those of the
    external awarding body
    Identifying the outcomes needed by the agreed standards
    and their consequences for internal auditing
    Auditing existing administrative and recording
    arrangements - modify/ change if necessary - to meet
    external audit requirements
    Carrying out assessment standardization arrangements
    (e.g., sampling strategy)
    Ensuring a procedure for complaints and appeals is in place
    (note: consider this in local context)
    Identifying problems, developing improvement plans

    Sampling strategy
    This will vary from institution, according to needs (e.g., size,
    programmes offered, resources, etc) but it must be agreed with the
    External Verifier.
    The following need to be taken into account:

    Size of sample to ensure reliability


    Assessment methods used by the centre (e.g., to ensure good principles
    of assessment are practice, etc)
    Assessors number, experience, workload, location
    Candidate cohorts (e.g., full-time/part-time, different employees, etc)
    The programmes offered particularly if new/revised
    All units must be included, but there may be a greater focus on any
    problem unit(s)

    Standardizing assessment decisions


    It is essential to ensure, as far as is possible, that:

    Assessors consistently make valid decisions


    Assessors make the same decision on the same evidence
    base
    All candidates are assessed fairly

    This involves:
    conducting moderation activities (e.g., a number of
    assessors judging the same candidates evidence and
    comparing their perceptions and decisions)

    Supporting assessors
    This will involve:
    Ensuring assessors have appropriate technical
    and vocational experience
    Ensuring that assessors are competent to assess
    Identifying the developmental needs of assessors
    and facilitating any necessary training
    Monitoring progress and development of
    assessors

    Monitor the quality of assessors


    performance
    This will involve:
    Ensuring that assessors are preparing and planning
    assessment effectively and efficiently (e.g., understand
    the standards and applying principles of good
    assessment, etc)
    Observing and questioning individual assessors to
    ensure good practice and consistency over time
    Checking records of the assessment process (from
    assessment planning to summative decisions)
    Giving assessors accurate and helpful feedback

    Meet external quality assurance


    requirements
    This will involve:
    Identifying how internal assessment will be checked
    externally and ensuring these requirements can be met
    Planning, collecting and analyzing information on internal
    assessment decisions (note: this involves the secure
    keeping of all records relating to the assessment of
    candidates)
    Maintaining contact and meeting with the external
    verifier(s)
    Providing feedback on the outcomes of meetings with the
    external verifier to centre assessors
    Acting on the feedback given by external verifiers

    Checklist of the range of information


    needed for purposes of External
    Verification
    It is the Internal Verifiers responsibility to have the following
    information
    quickly accessible:

    Number of registered candidates per qualification level


    Assessor details (e.g., CVs, Assessor qualifications, development plans)
    Candidate progress reviews and achievements
    Assessment records and plans
    Candidate support resources available (e.g., guide for candidate
    assessment)
    Assessments sites used where the assessments are carried out
    Internal verification sampling strategy
    Internal Verifier records, including feedback to Assessors and feedback
    from Candidates
    Record of claims for certification
    Candidate assessment evidence (e.g., portfolios)

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