TAP> Assessor (Conduct Outcome-based Assessments)
Course Purpose: Design and implement assessment strategies aligned with specific learning outcomes, evaluate learners’ performance effectively, and provide constructive feedback. Additionally, you’ll explore assessment methods, tools, and principles, ensuring assessments are fair, valid, and reliable while meeting the required standards …
Course Purpose:
Design and implement assessment strategies aligned with specific learning outcomes, evaluate learners’ performance effectively, and provide constructive feedback. Additionally, you’ll explore assessment methods, tools, and principles, ensuring assessments are fair, valid, and reliable while meeting the required standards and criteria.
What will you learn?
Conducting outcomes-based assessments ensures that learners achieve specific learning outcomes and are prepared to apply their knowledge and skills in practical contexts. This assessment approach fosters engagement, authentic learning, and critical thinking and aligns education with the needs of the real world.
Duration: 1 Day
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Organizational Needs Analysis
Course Curriculum
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 24 Lessons
- 3 Days
- Unit 1: Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessments.5
- Unit 2: Prepare for assessmentsDemonstrate Understanding of Moderation within the Context of an Outcomes-based Assessment System6
- 0.0Introduction: Guidelines to assessors
- 0.1Preparation of assessment resources, logistics, documentation, and environment
- 0.2Prepare the learner for assessment
- 0.3All pre-assessment moderation requirements are carried out
- 0.4Inputs are sought from candidates regarding special needs and possible sources of evidence that could contribute to valid assessment
- 0.5The assessment policy and process is used to confirm that the candidate understands and is ready
- Unit 3: Conduct assessmentsPlan and Prepare for Moderation6
- 1.0Assessment practices promote effective, manageable, fair and safe assessment
- 1.1The assessment is carried out according to the assessment design and assessment plan
- 1.2Questioning techniques are appropriate and successfully elicit appropriate responses
- 1.3Sufficient evidence is gathered
- 1.4Assessment judgements are consistent with judgements made on similar evidence
- 1.5Records of the assessments are in line with the organisation’s quality assurance system
- Unit 4: Provide feedback on assessments4
- 2.0Feedback is given to relevant parties in accordance with confidentiality requirements
- 2.1Feedback is clear and sufficient information is provided to enable the purpose of the assessment to be met
- 2.2Feedback on the assessment process is obtained from the candidate
- 2.3Appeals that arise are dealt with according to the assessment policy
- Unit 5: Review assessments3
Requirements
- Grade 12
- NQF Level 4