Teacher assessment, that is, coursework tasks marked by teachers at centres, is a feature of many qualifications.In order to ensure parity between marks given by teachers in different centres, they are moderated externally and if necessary marks are adjusted.However, this method of moderation is dependent to an extent on the fact that the work being moderated is a final piece of work, often based on a specification set by the awarding body, and would be less suitable for moderating more open-ended work by students.The aim of this project was to examine other moderation methods, and look in more detail at the accuracy of holistic teacher judgements, to see whether they could form part of the final grade a student was awarded.
Teacher assessment, that is, coursework tasks marked by teachers at centres, is a feature of many qualifications. In order to ensure parity between marks given by teachers in different centres, they are moderated externally and if necessary marks are adjusted. However, this method of moderation is dependent to an extent on the fact that the work being moderated is a final piece of work, often based on a specification set by the awarding body, and would be less suitable for moderating more open-ended work by students. The aim of this project was to examine other moderation methods, and look in more detail at the accuracy of holistic teacher judgements, to see whether they could form part of the final grade a student was awarded.