MDP - Moderator

Duration

One Day in the classroom and up to 90 days to compile a Portfolio of Evidence

Overview

Unit Standard 115759 - Conduct moderation of outcomes-based assessments - 10 credits at NQF Level 06.

1. Outcomes-based Education and Training

  • Introduction to OBET
  • Types of Outcomes
  • The Philosophy of OBET
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of OBET
  • OBET vs. Traditional Methods

2. National Qualifications Framework

  • About the National Qualifications Framework
  • The Principles Underpinning the NQF
  • Unit Standards and NQF Levels
  • The Mechanisms of the NQF
  • Skills Development Levies
  • Unit Standards and Assessment
  • Benefits of the NQF

3. Understanding Moderation

  • About Moderation
  • Principles of Assessment
  • Barriers to Assessment
  • Recognition to Prior Learning
  • How Moderation Occurs
  • Moderating the Assessment Process

4. Planning for Moderation

  • Designing a Moderation System
  • Sampling for Moderation
  • Planning for Moderation

5. Conduct the Moderation

  • Moderation Methods
  • Dealing with Learner Appeals
  • Recording Moderation
  • Giving Feedback to the Assessor

6. Advising and Supporting Assessors

  • Role of the Assessor
  • Moderator Checks
  • The Moderator as a Mentor
  • Giving Feedback

7. Record, Report, Review and Administer Moderation

  • About Records
  • Recording Achievements
  • Review Moderation Systems and Process