Assessment and Internal Moderation Resources

Please find below a set of guidance documents and sample forms to support providers in the application of the QAA grading model.

Assessment

• Guide to the Assessment and Grading of the QAA Access to HE Diploma
• Guide to cross referencing and integrating assignments for the units of the Access to HE Diploma
• Guidance to maintaining academic integrity in the assessment of the Access to HE Diploma
• Guide to the contextualisation of Grade Descriptor Components in Access to HE Diploma assignments
• Guide to writing Access to HE Diploma and Unit Assessment Strategies
• Guide to Study Skills and Drafts Management
• Guidance on Managing Resubmissions
• Guidance on making assessment judgements at L2 and L3
• Guidance on managing Access to HE assignment late submissions and extentions
• Form AP1 - Diploma Assessment Plan template AP1 (with dates)
• Form AP1 - Diploma Assessment Plan template AP1 (without dates)
• Form AP2 - Unit Assessment Plan Template
• Form AP3 - Assignment Brief Template
• Form AP4 - Assignment Feedback Template
• Access to HE Assessment Timetable 2021-22 Template with Guidance
• Access to HE Class Grade Profile Tracker
• Access to HE Student Grade Profile Tracker
• Assessment Tracker Template 2021-22
• Generating the Access to HE Assessment Tracker Guidance
• Observation record sheet
• The NICATS level descriptors
• Grade profile analysis timeline
• Grade profile analysis tool

Assessment Examples

Please find below completed versions of the assessment templates, they include examples with deliberate errors which link to the relevant internal moderation examples further down the list.

• Guidance on the completion of an assignment feedback sheet - AP4
• Example of Diploma Assessment Plan AP1 (with dates) example with errors
• Example of a Unit Assessment Plan AP2 - example with errors
• Example of a Unit Assessment Plan - AP2
• Example of a Unit Assignment Brief AP3 - with errors
• To access Assignment Brief Examples - AP3, please click here  

Internal Moderation

• Guide to the Internal Moderation and Standardisation of the QAA Access to HE Diploma
• Form IM1 - Internal Moderation Record, Diploma Assessment Plan
• Form IM2 - Internal Moderation Record, Unit Assessment Plan
• Form IM3 - Internal Moderation Record, Assignment Brief
• Form IM4 - Internal moderation record - Student Work

Internal Moderation Examples

• Guidance for recording the internal moderation of student work - IM4
• Please find below completed versions of the internal moderation templates, which link to the examples of assessment documents with deliberate errors above.
• Example of IM1 linked to AP1 with errors
• Example of IM2 linked to AP2 with errors
• Example of IM3 linked to AP3 with errors

Please find below resources from workshops to support providers

• Assessment Planning Workshop – presentation and resources for providers
• Assignment planning and writing for the Access to HE Diploma - Powerpoint
• Assessment Activity 1
• Assessment Activity 2

Internal Moderation Workshop – presentation and resources for providers

• Guide to the Internal Moderation and Standardisation of the QAA Access to HE Diploma
• Guidance on running the IM Workshop
• Internal moderation and standardisation workshop - powerpoint
• Exercise 1 - AP1 example
• Exercise 1 - Converting IM1 notes into actions
• Exercise 1 - IM1 example
• Exercise 1 - IM1 form
• Exercise 2 - AP2 example
• Exercise 2 - Converting IM2 notes into actions
• Exercise 2 - IM2 example
• Exercise 2 - IM2 form
• Exercise 3 - Standardisation case study

Assessment Workshop Activities

Building academic integrity into assessment design

• Academic integrity scenario
• Maintaining academic integrity - activities

Contextualising grade descriptors

• Contextualistion - definition and activities
• Example of completed grid for activity 2
• Grid for activity 2

Writing assessment strategies

• AP1 Assessment Strategies
• AP2 Chemistry
• AP2 History
• Writing Assessment Strategies - definitions and activities