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ASSIGNMENT 3C: Participate in 3 assessment validation meetings.

Your Task

This document should be read in conjunction with Instructions to Candidates – Assessment.

Your Task:

You are required to complete all tasks in this document.

Your Submission:

You are required to have the task submitted and marked prior to the conclusion of your enrolment period. You are encouraged to submit for formative comment Individual Tasks or parts thereof as you complete them. Feedback on each submitted component will be provided.

Upon review, you will be provided with clear guidance about any areas that are deemed Unsatisfactory, and how you may go about developing and demonstrating competency in these areas.

You will initially be given 3 opportunities to submit for formal review, within your period of tuition. Where 3 opportunities is not sufficient, your nominated Trainer may negotiate an alternative way for you to submit evidence to enable your competence to be assessed.

What to Submit:

A single Word document is preferred, containing all items indicated in the task instructions. If multiple documents are necessary, then submit them as a zip folder.

What to Keep:

You are advised to save a backup copy of your document after each time you have changed it. You are required to ensure that you have retained a full copy of all material prior to submitting. This will be required in the event that a submission does not reach Fortress Learning, for whatever reason.

How you will be assessed:

You will be assessed against the requirements of the stated Units of Competency in the Assessment Document.

Appeals:

Your right to Appeal an Assessment Decision is set out in the Student Handbook.

Feedback:

You can expect your submission to be reviewed and feedback provided within 4 business days of submission. If you have not heard from us after 4 business days, do be in touch.

Feedback will be provided to you within the assessment document and/or your Dashboard. You will receive an email notification informing you that your task has been marked. You may then view your Dashboard to locate your feedback for the given task.

01 July 2020 | v2

Step 1

Video support for use of these templates

Videos to support you through each step of the Assignments are available in the Useful Things section of the TAE Resource Space. Scroll down the page to find the assignment you need: https://cert4tae.fortresslearning.com.au/courses/558-useful-things

Template 1a – Validation Cover Page

Purpose of validation

Include an explanation of how the assessment methods used (to design and create this assessment tool) supported the actual evidence collected against the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence.

Unit of Competency Validation 1:



List of resources needed

Including, but not limited to:

· Completed tools and associated candidate scripts that form the basis of the validation

· Benchmarks/criteria for the validation (i.e. a validation checklist or other document that specifies the validation criteria)

· Copies of the relevant Unit/s of Competency

· Post-Assessment Validation Checklists

Validation date/s

Validation time/s

Validation duration

Validation location

Validation approach

Face-to-face meeting

Telephone or online chat

Other:

Validation moderator

Other participants

Template 1b – Validation meeting Form

NOTE:

This form must be hand-completed by yourself and all Validation Meeting participants, scanned, then included in your submission. This will help to authenticate your Validation Meeting and its participants.

Qualification title:

Validation 1

Name of Participants

Organisation

Signature

Date

Validation 2


Organisation

Signature

Date

Validation 3


Organisation

Signature

Date

Step 2



Template 2 - Validation Checklist 1

General Information

Training product being validated:

Validation Date:

Unit/s of Competency:

Name of student’s work/Student ID validated:

Name of participants in validation session

Role

Date

Signature

As a validator, you are to review the evidence and assess the following:

Review of the Assessment Tool

List all of the assessment methods used in the overall assessment process.

(E.g. direct observation, simulation, oral questions, written questions, work product portfolio, case study, etc.)

· Assessment instruments

· Unit of Competence

· Marking guide

· Unit mapping

· Other (samples of completed student assessments)

Rules of evidence

Confirmed

Not confirmed

Comment

Is it VALID?

Does the Assessment Tool relate to a Unit of Competence?

Are the tasks etc. mapped to the Unit correctly?

Do/will all the assessment tasks meet the Unit’s requirements?

Does/will the evidence show the student performed all the tasks as required?

Did/will the student perform tasks to the level required in the workplace?

Did/will the student perform tasks in a simulated workplace environment?

If so, was the simulation realistic to the workplace?

Does/will the evidence show that by completing the assessment, the student understands what they are doing?

Will grading be applied to the assessment and will it be done following determination of competency?

Are the assessment activities at an appropriate level of difficulty (AQF level) and appropriate for the Unit’s requirements?

If assessments tasks were/are undertaken as a group, is it clear which individuals were/will be assessed?

Will evidence be demonstrated over a period of time?

Is it SUFFICIENT?

Does the Assessment Tool show competence in a range of contexts?

Does the Assessment Tool allow for recording of consistent competency over a period of time, using more than one task /source of evidence?

Do the responses relate to the marking guide?

Is the Assessment Tool sufficient to support the decision made?

Is it CURRENT?

Is the evidence benchmarked against current industry standards?

Was a third-party testimonial used?

Is the testimonial current?

Was it easy for the third-party to understand?

Does it comply with ASQA guidelines?

Does the Assessment Tool show that it complies with the current legislative standards?

Will the Evidence from the Assessment Tool show recent application of skills?

Principles of Assessment

Confirmed

Not confirmed

Comment

Is it RELIABLE?

Will the evidence provided allow for clear and consistent decisions regardless of the assessor who assesses the candidate? And if answering yes, How?

Are assessors provided with clear information of the assessment requirements?

Is it FLEXIBLE?

Are boundaries and limitations set?

Does the Assessment Tool allow for assessment of competencies already held by the learner?

Does the Assessment Tool allow for a range of assessment methods to be used?

Does the Assessment Tool suit the purpose and context of the Assessment and the learner’s needs?

Is it FAIR?

Were students provided with clear information about what was expected of them?

Did the assessment demand more than the qualification or course requires?

Were students provided with objective assessment feedback?

If questions were asked, did the assessor record the responses or make notation of verbal assessment?

Were reasonable adjustments made? If so, did they compromise the assessment?

If reasonable adjustment was done, is it noted on the assessment?

If reasonable adjustment was not done, does the Assessment Tool allow for it to be applied?

Were appeals against assessment decisions allowed?

NOTE: Any actions MUST be completed within 30 days of the finding.

Validation Facilitators’ Signatures:

Position:

Date Post-Assessment Validation was completed:

Template 3 – Validation Findings Summary

Complete this template to demonstrate your documenting of and recording of the recommendations arising from the outcomes of the validation.

Summary of agreed validation findings


#

Recommendation

Responsibility

Due Date

1.

2.


Position:

Date Pre-Assessment Validation was completed:


General Information


Validation Date:




Role

Date

Signature







· Marking guide

· Unit mapping


Rules of evidence

Confirmed

Not confirmed

Comment

Is it VALID?













Is it SUFFICIENT?





Is it CURRENT?









Confirmed

Not confirmed

Comment

Is it RELIABLE?



Is it FLEXIBLE?





Is it FAIR?











Position:






#

Recommendation

Responsibility

Due Date

1.

2.


Position:



General Information


Validation Date:




Role

Date

Signature







· Marking guide

· Unit mapping


Rules of evidence

Confirmed

Not confirmed

Comment

Is it VALID?













Is it SUFFICIENT?





Is it CURRENT?









Confirmed

Not confirmed

Comment

Is it RELIABLE?



Is it FLEXIBLE?





Is it FAIR?











Position:






#

Recommendation

Responsibility

Due Date

1.

2.


Position:


Step 3



Template 5 – Validation Report

For Validation 1 only:

Describe in detail how and with whom you prepared for and participated in the validation meeting. To do this, answer the following questions (one paragraph each).

Which validation meeting you are focusing on?

Your answer:

1. What did you do to prepare for the validation?

· What did you do and what resources/documents/materials did you arrange and refer to?

· How long did your preparations take?

· Who did you consult with throughout your preparation, and how did you go about reaching agreement on the evidence needed to demonstrate competence?

Your answer:

2. Describe the validation process and explain how you and other participants in the validation contributed.

· What did you do? How was the validation managed so that you and other participants were able to offer their comments and ideas?

· How would you rate the quality of your contributions? Were you able to communicate your ideas effectively and also be open to discuss the ideas of other participants in the validation?

· What challenges arose, such as inconsistent, ambiguous or contradictory information, and how did you address this?

· How were contributions documented?

· How was accuracy and version control of documents affected by the validation process ensured?

Your answer:

3. Describe the appropriateness of the validation methods used.

Critically evaluate the effectiveness of different methods of evaluation against others, such as:

· Pre-assessment

· During assessment

· Post Assessment

Your answer:

4. Describe how the outcomes of the validation were determined, and explain how you and other participants in the validation contributed to this process.

· What were the outcomes of the validation?

· How did you and the other validators agree on the recommended improvements to be made as a result of the validation?

· How were the recommended improvements recorded?

· How and when will the recommended improvements be implemented?

Your answer:

5. Thinking about yourself: reflecting on the validation in which you participated, what changes will you implement to your own assessment practice?

Your answer:

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