General Update

New Quality Assurance arrangements Will cover new National 1 to National 5 from 2013/14 New arrangements will promote shared understanding of national standards through a collaborative and partnership approach New ‘Nominee’ role - provides a pool of nationally trained experts Intense verification in the first 3 years, then an intelligence led approach will be adopted

New Quality Assurance arrangements Will cover new National 1 to National 5 from 2013/14 New arrangements will promote shared understanding of national standards through a collaborative and partnership approach New ‘Nominee’ role - provides a pool of nationally trained experts Intense verification in the first 3 years, then an intelligence led approach will be adopted

Prior-Verification Can amend SQA Unit Assessment Support Packs, maintaining the standard. If developing assessments, advised to use SQA Prior Verification Service. First prior verification window opens 3 rd June 2013, response in August. Thereafter, 6 week turnaround on submissions

Recognising Positive Achievement Opportunities for candidates who have achieved Units at National 5, but failed the Course Assessment, to achieve the Course at National 4 “Fallback” based on hierarchical structures No Compensatory Awards Must have an entry and a ‘Pass’ result for the N4 Added Value Unit (English, Gaidhlig and Maths also require Literacy and Numeracy Units) Pre and post certification models A guide on these arrangements is now available

Qualifications Update: Modern Languages Qualifications Update: Modern Languages

Developing qualifications - drivers Progression – provide progression from Es & Os and maximise continuity between levels More open and flexible requirements – fewer, broader outcomes, more focus on skills Assessment which supports learning - open evidence requirements – choice of assessment approaches – opportunities for combined assessment Refreshed and relevant contexts for learning, providing challenge and enjoyment Personalisation and Choice – in content/contexts for Units - Added Value Unit at National 4 – coursework assessment at National 5 Robust and credible – current high standards in qualifications will be maintained

CfE Levels early years SCQF Levels Continues to 12 ≈ Relationship between CfE and SCQF Levels

Key Points – Modern Languages Units Outcomes are skills based and provide flexibility and choice through four contexts: society, learning, employability and culture Reading, Listening, Talking and Writing are developed through the 4 contexts and can be combined where appropriate Understanding Language Unit at all levels - overall purpose of texts assessed Overall purpose question in Reading and Listening in Course Assessment ( Question Paper) at National 5 N4 - Has added value assessment that provides personalisation and choice in an Assignment

Unit Structure National 3National 4National 5 Modern Languages: Understanding Language Modern Languages: Using Language

New Quality Assurance arrangements Will cover new National 1 to National 5 from 2013/14 New arrangements will promote shared understanding of national standards through a collaborative and partnership approach New ‘Nominee’ role - provides a pool of nationally trained experts Intense verification in the first 3 years, then an intelligence led approach will be adopted Verification in Nov/Dec, Feb and Apr/May - allows for early identification of issues and support/guidance to be given

Assessment Support Schedule 2012/13 Oct 12 to Mar 13 N3 to N5 Unit Assessment Support (Package 1) Feb 13 N3 to N5 Unit Assessment Support (Package 2) Feb 13 N5 Specimen Question Paper Apr 13 N3 to N5 Unit Assessment Support (Package 3) Apr 13 N5 Specimen Coursework Apr 13 N4 Added Value Assessment Support

Modern Languages Unit Assessment National 3 to National 5

Unit assessment Flexible and open Assessment Standards and Evidence Requirements in Units Greater range of techniques and methodologies for assessment – encouraged through Unit assessment support packages Assessments can be designed to provide evidence across more than one outcome or Unit – combined assessments More opportunities to gather naturally occurring evidence – assessment as part of learning and teaching

Unit Assessment Support packages – purpose Assessment support packages will be provided which you can use to: Assess your candidates Adapt for your own assessment programmes Help you develop your own assessments

Unit Assessment Support packages – 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 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

Unit assessment support packages - approaches Package 1 Combined approach – groups Outcomes and Assessment Standards from different Units Package 2 Unit by Unit approach – discrete assessment tasks for each Unit Package 3 N3 Unit by Unit approach – discrete assessment tasks for each Unit N4 and N5Combined approach – groups Outcomes and Assessment Standards from different Units

Assessment Package 1 National 3National 4National 5 Combined Approach Listening and Talking Reading and Writing Reading and Talking Listening and Writing Listening and Talking Reading and Writing

Assessment Package 1 - Structure Outcomes and Assessment Standards Purpose Overview of assessment Assessment conditions Evidence to be gathered Judging Evidence Tables Re-assessment arrangements Appendix 1 (and for Listening also Appendix2)

Assessment Package 1

Purpose (English example of approach) Overview of assessment (main purpose ?) Assessment conditions (on different occasions) Evidence to be gathered (refer back to OASs)

Assessment Package 1 Judging Evidence Tables

Assessment Package 1 Appendix 1 – Outcomes and Assessment Standards – Task for candidates – Appendix 2 (where applicable) for Listening transcript – Candidate successful? Refer back to JE tables This is how you’ll know if c has p/f.

Assessment Package 1 Workshop Task 1

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General Update

New Quality Assurance arrangements Will cover new National 1 to National 5 from 2013/14 New arrangements will promote shared understanding of national standards through a collaborative and partnership approach New ‘Nominee’ role - provides a pool of nationally trained experts Intense verification in the first 3 years, then an intelligence led approach will be adopted

New Quality Assurance arrangements Will cover new National 1 to National 5 from 2013/14 New arrangements will promote shared understanding of national standards through a collaborative and partnership approach New ‘Nominee’ role - provides a pool of nationally trained experts Intense verification in the first 3 years, then an intelligence led approach will be adopted

Prior-Verification Can amend SQA Unit Assessment Support Packs, maintaining the standard. If developing assessments, advised to use SQA Prior Verification Service. First prior verification window opens 3 rd June 2013, response in August. Thereafter, 6 week turnaround on submissions

Recognising Positive Achievement Opportunities for candidates who have achieved Units at National 5, but failed the Course Assessment, to achieve the Course at National 4 “Fallback” based on hierarchical structures No Compensatory Awards Must have an entry and a ‘Pass’ result for the N4 Added Value Unit (English, Gaidhlig and Maths also require Literacy and Numeracy Units) Pre and post certification models A guide on these arrangements is now available

Modern Languages Added Value Assessments: - National 5 Course Assessment - National 4 Added Value Unit

Adding Value – National 4, National 5 Each Course at National 4 and National 5 includes assessment of Added Value For National 4, the added value is in an Added Value Unit - not graded For National 5, the added value is in the Course Assessment - graded A - D (as at present)

Added Value Makes the Course more than the sum of its parts Builds on current Course assessment and Group Award approaches Defined as breadth, challenge and/or application as outlined in Building the Curriculum 5 May involve accumulation, assimilation, integration and/or application of skills, knowledge and understanding Uses 7 defined assessment methods – For Modern Languages Question Paper and Performance

Controlled Assessment Where the assessment method is not a question paper, SQA has introduced the concept of controlled assessment to ensure fairness and reliability 3 stages of assessment: Setting, Conducting, Marking the assessment Each will have a defined level of control: SQA-led activity, Shared responsibility between SQA and centres, Centre-led Subject-specific decisions, but mostly SQA-led activity in initial years

National 5 – National 5 – Modern Languages Question Paper Reading and Writing Listening Coursework Performance: Talking

National 5 – National 5 – Modern Languages Question Paper Reading – 3 x texts of equal length and difficulty, each out of 10 – 3 of the four contexts – 1 supported overall purpose question – A further 5-7 supported marks across the texts and Writing – 4 standard bullet points – 2 further bullet which change each year – Four contexts covered

National 5 – National 5 – Modern Languages Question Paper Listening – 1 monologue marked out of 8 – 1 supported overall purpose question 1 – conversation marked out of 12 – 1 context for both (not covered in reading) – A further 1 or 2 supported marks across the texts

National 5 – National 5 – Modern Languages Coursework Performance: Talking presentation 10 marks conversation 15 marks natural element to the conversation 5 marks

National 4 Added Value Unit National 4 Added Value Unit Assignment National 4 v. SG/Int 1 What is “Added Value”? What is the Assignment? How will it be conducted? How will it be assessed?

National 4 Added Value Unit National 4 Added Value Unit Assignment Added Value Unit Outcome: Apply language skills to investigate and report on a chosen topic in the modern language by: Understanding straightforward written texts in the modern language Selecting relevant information from the texts Giving an oral presentation in the modern language on the topic investigated Responding to oral questions in the modern language relevant to the chosen topic.

Adding Value – National 4, National 5 Workshop Activity