CONDUCT OUTCOMES-BASED ASSESSMENTS (PRACTICAL)

Unit Standard ID: 115753 – Level 5 – Credits 15

Unit Standard Title: Conduct outcomes-based assessments 

Start date: 07/08/2010  End date: 30/06/2012

Introduction:  

 This course is designed for people who assess people for their achievement of learning outcomes against specified criteria such as unit standards, exit level outcomes, assessment standard or curriculum statements and qualifications using pre-designed assessment instruments.  The outcomes of this course will provide the learner with competency to conduct assessments within their field of expertise in a fair, reliable and practicable manner that is free of all bias and discrimination against race, gender or disability.  Those who have prior knowledge and experience as assessors may be assessed against this unit standard through RPL.

RPL: (Recognition of Prior Learning): 

A learner who requests RPL will be required to meet all the criteria set out under the assessment criteria and assessment notes in the unit standard

Target group:

Management, trainers, mentors, coaches, facilitators and subject matter experts.

Expert level requirements:

1-2 years practical hands on experience in their subject matter

Certification:

A certificate of competence will be issued based on the following:

• Theoretical assessments during programme;
• Practical application assessment (POE)

Duration:

3 Days

Theoretical & Practical

COURSE PROVIDER – IKHONO FUNDA TRAINING

COURSE OUTLINE

• The role and functions of SAQA, the NQF

• Understand what unit standards and qualifications are

• Understand the organizing fields of Education and Training

• Understand assessment and the NQF

• The concept of assessment and concept  outcomes-based assessment

• The concept of assessment activities and assessment guides

• Compare outcomes-based assessment and content-based assessment.

• Apply the principles of good assessment

• Criterion-Referenced Assessment

• Apply the different methods of assessment

• Formative and summative assessment

• Understand evidence of assessment

• Apply the process of assessment

• Plan and prepare for assessment

• Compiling an assessment plan

• Arrange a Pre-assessment meeting and an assessment meeting

• Prepare for moderation

• Collecting evidence

• Conduct assessment

• Understand the purpose of assessment

• Understand the different forms of competence

• Use assessment instruments

• Provide Feedback on Assessment and identify the parties involved in the assessment review

• Understand the quality of feedback

• Apply procedures for giving feedback

• Understand the expected inputs from parties involved in the review process