Assessing at the correct level for the students

How do I ensure that the students are being assessed at the correct level - and what is the correct level for their assessment? We have been doing some interesting work with the International ITEC sample papers with the embedding literacy developements that all Polytechnics have been involved in and there have been some interesting findings! Some of the words that the multiple choice exams use come out as being at Level 8 literacy level - we are dealing with students on a level 4 programme! - therefore using the correct terms and the correct type of assessment is very important. Using the level descriptors from NZQA I can see that the requirement at Level 4 - our certificate level programme is that the students should be able to:

• Carry out processes that: -a. require a wide range of technical skills b. offers a considerable choice of procedures c. are employed in a variety of familiar and non-familiar contexts So the activities that I am proposing to use for assessment would meet all these requirements - by assessing the students performing a range of activities in the simulated salon I will meet process a, by using a range of treatments for assessment will meet process b, and by assessing the students in a simulated salon where students work on members of the public I will meet process c.


• The students responsibilty and therefore the assessment must include - self directed activities - the performance of treatments in the salon is a self-directed activity


• The course will use moodle as a discussion forum and students will be required to engage in online discussion as part of the assessment for Learning outcomes 3 and 4. The level of this type of assessment would be suitable as students will again be using an unfamiliar context in most cases

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