Moderation
There is more information about moderation under 'Running a Quality Progamme' in the Before section of this Moodle resource and forms are on the Nest. Scroll to the bottom of the Nest page to find a link to the report forms.
A quick reminder:
Unitec's moderation has four key components:
- Moderation of Assessment Materials
- Check Marking
- Internal Course Moderation
- External Course Moderation
Once completed, it can be used as evidence to support an improvement to an assessment, for instance, improving assessment instructions or tasks.
The Programme's PAQC will track the moderation to ensure this quality process is occurring as scheduled.
Here is a quick guide to Unitec's different types of moderation:
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What |
Why |
How often |
When |
Form |
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Moderation of assessment materials (includes all assessments in a course) |
Confirms all course Learning Outcomes have been met with the assessments |
Before any new/changed assessment is used OR during internal & external moderation |
Before the start of semester if an assessment is new/changed OR during internal & external moderation |
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Check marking (Assessor judgements)
Include a high, middle, low, outliers, borderlines, not-achieved (minimum 3 samples; no. of samples should be appropriate to the number of assessments overall) |
Confirms assessments are being marked appropriately |
Every semester for exams
Every second year for other assessments OR more frequently if: · new/less experienced lecturers OR · significant changes have been made to the assessment materials OR · the assessment is delivered across multiple sites or via different modes of delivery OR · sub-contracted |
Immediately after the assessment has been marked and before grades are released to students; make changes to marks if necessary/agreed before releasing to students |
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Internal course moderation (includes assessment materials & assessor judgements (3 samples from 3 students for all the assessments) |
To confirm that the assessments in the course meet all of the Learning Outcomes |
At least once every 2 years OR as required by PAQC |
After grade approval * Do not alter student results due to moderation outcomes but note for the next time the course is taught |
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External moderation (includes all the assessment materials & assessor judgements for a sample of 3 students for all the assessments) |
To confirm externally that the assessments in the course meet all of the Learning Outcomes |
Once every 3 years |
Do not alter student results due to moderation outcomes but note for the next time the course is taught |
Moderation report template |