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Course Title: Assessor Training - Conduct Outcomes Based Assessment
Outcomes of the course
- Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessment;
- Prepare for assessments;
- Conduct assessments
- Provide feedback on assessments; and
- Review assessments.
COURSE CONTENT
1. Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessment.
- Key differences between outcomes-based and another form of assessment
- Purpose, processes and related benefits of RPL
- Variety of assessment methods
- Key principles of assessment
- The approach to giving feedback on assessment results
2. Prepare for assessments.
- Requirements of the assessment
- Notifying parties involved in the assessment
- Pre-assessment moderation requirements
- Explaining assessment details to candidates clearly and constructively
- Seeking inputs from candidates regarding special needs and possible sources of evidence
- Confirming candidate readiness for assessment
3. Conduct assessments
- Assessment practices
- Carrying out assessment according to the assessment design and in line with the assessment plan
- Questioning techniques
- Gathering sufficient evidence
- Assessment judgements
- Records of the assessment
4. Provide feedback on assessments
- Giving feedback to relevant parties
- The type and manner of feedback
- Obtaining feedback on the assessment process from the candidate
- Dealing with disputes and/or appeals
- Recording agreements reached
5. Review assessments
- Identifying strengths and weaknesses in the instruments and process
- Analysing feedback from relevant parties
- Identifying weaknesses in the assessment design and process
- Identifying weaknesses in the assessment arising from poorly defined outcomes and criteria