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Introducing Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packs
Introducing Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packs
Graphic CommunicationNational 4 & 5
Unit AssessmentUnit Assessment
Assessments can be designed to provide evidence across more than one Unit or Outcome – combined assessments
Evidence requirements for units is open and flexible – the candidate or assessor may choose the most suitable evidence
Greater range of techniques and methodologies for assessment – encouraged through Unit assessment support packages. E.g. written, graphical, verbal etc
More opportunities to gather naturally occurring evidence – assessment as part of learning and teaching. If a learner creates an isometric drawing as part of naturally occurring course work, it can be used to provide evidence
Unit StructureUnit Structure
National 4 National 5
Unit: 2D Graphic Communication Unit: 2D Graphic Communication
Unit: 3D & PictorialGraphic Communication
Unit: 3D & PictorialGraphic Communication
Added Value Unit Course Assignment
Key points: Graphic Communication UnitsKey points: Graphic Communication Units Standards remain the same:
N4 = SG General 4 = Int 1 CN5 = SG Credit 2 = Int 2 C
Drawing boards may be used to support unit assessment & added value/assignment assessments but drawing skills will not be assessed in the N5 QP.
Have a hierarchical Unit structure that provides progression from National 4 to Higher
Have added value assessment that increases personalisation and choice; encourages a flexible response.
Unit SpecificationsUnit Specifications
Unit 3D and Pictorial Graphic Communication
OutcomeOutcome 1 Produce and interpret pictorial sketches, drawings and 3D models by:
Assessment Standard
1.2 Using graphic communication equipment to produce pictorial drawings and 3D computer-aided design/draughting models of everyday objects and/or geometric shapes and forms to within an accuracy of 1mm
1.3...
The Units are subdivided into Outcomes and
Assessment Standards, as shown:
Unit SpecificationsUnit Specifications
Evidence Requirements for Units: Assessors should use their professional judgement,
subject knowledge and experience and understanding of their learners to determine the most appropriate ways to generate evidence and the conditions and contexts in which this occurs.
Evidence should be gathered in combination with other outcomes where possible, either from the same Unit or in combination with the other Unit.
Evidence may also be gathered for individual outcomes where appropriate; this may include tests or evidence drawings.
Unit Assessment Support Packages - purposeUnit Assessment Support Packages - purpose
UASPs can be used to:
• Assess your candidates
• Adapt for your own assessment programmes
• Help you develop your own assessments
• We will look at all three options today
UASPs – key featuresUASPs – key features
Valid from August 2013
Designed to encourage professional judgement
Provide broad-based tasks – allow assessors to choose appropriate context and forms of evidence
Show a range of approaches to generating assessment evidence
Give information on the type of evidence which could be gathered and how this is to be judged against Assessment Standards
Graphic Communication UASPsGraphic Communication UASPs
Package 1 Combined Unit Assessment at N4 and N5
Package 2 Unit by Unit approach N4 and N5 – discrete
assessment tasks for each Unit
Package 3 Portfolio Approach to N4 and N5 – allows centres to
devise their own means of generating assessment evidence
National 4 Added Value UnitNational 4 Added Value Unit
Makes the Course more than the sum of its parts Response to a brief Focus on challenge and application of Graphic
Communication skills, knowledge and understanding
It will be a Controlled Assessment – and include setting, conducting and marking
Internally marked, externally verified pass or fail
N5 Internal Assessment of Course ComponentsN5 Internal Assessment of Course Components
Controlled assessment is SQA’s approach to developing assessments (setting), the conditions of assessment (conducting), and marking assessments (marking).
SQA is introducing controlled assessment for non-question paper components; Added Value Unit (N4), Assignment (N5)
N5 Performance (speaking and listening)N5 Performance (speaking and listening)
Controlled assessment
This Added Value Unit/Assignment is:
Set by SQA Conducted under a high degree of supervision
and control in your centre Evidence will be internally marked by centre in
line with SQA marking instructions. Marking will be quality assured by SQA.
Moving onMoving on
Workshops 1 and 2 will give you the opportunity to look at the Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packs in detail.