Understanding the principles and practices of internally assuring the quality of assessment
In this tutorial you will learn:
- About the role of the Internal Quality Assurer
- About the IQA cycle
- That it is important to ensure that confidentiality is maintained
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Quality assurance - internal (IQA)’ by Ann Gravells'
- 'Key concepts and principles of IQA MA’ by Francesco Zaralli
- 'What is Internal Quality Assurance?’ from Educating UK
- Find and read the requirements (Assessment strategy) set by the appropriate awarding organisation. Examples of AOs include NCFE Cache, Pearson, TQUK, and City & Guilds
- Read the standards of the qualification that you will be acting as IQA for.
- ‘Assessment and Quality Assurance in the QCF’ by Hillary Read
- 'Ofqual Handbook: General conditions of recognition’ on the Gov.UK website.
- 'Internal Quality Assurance Sampling Strategy’ from ARC
- 'National Occupational Standards’ from UK Standards
- 'Prevent and safeguarding’ on the Education and Training Education
- ‘AI Use in Assessments: Protecting the Integrity of Qualifications’ from the Joint Council for Qualifications
- SUGGESTED READING
- ‘Achieving Your Assessment and Quality Assurance Units (Taqa) (Futher Education and Skills)’ by Ann Gravells, Learning Matters 2nd Edition 2014
- 'Principles and Practices of Quality Assurance: A guide for internal and external quality assurers in the FE and Skills Sector’ by Ann Gravells
- 'The Best Quality Assurer’s Guide: For IQAs and EQAs of Vocational Qualifications’ by Hilary Read
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to the section ‘Understand our rules’ of the Gov.UK website which contains information on Ofqual’s rules for the qualifications and assessments they regulate. This information has replaced the NVQ Coe of Practice (2006) revised and the ‘QCF Regulatory Arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit Framework (2008) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland’.
- Read your company's policies and quality procedures.
- Click on the link to read this government website on equality and diversity.
- This page from the Gov.UK website explains the ‘data protection principles’ in the Data Protection Act 2018 which is the UK’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- This document is 'Support handbook’ from NCFE CACHE. This handbook contains supporting information that relates to NCFE qualifications and will assist in planning, delivery and assessment. It must be used alongside the mandatory qualification specification linked on the NCFE website which contains specific information about individual qualifications.
- Extended Learning
- Think And Challenge
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