Understanding Standards Event External Verification and NABs Phil Duffy – Senior Verifier All the resources in support of this presentation have been sourced from the SQA website

External Verification and NABs Presentation Focus What is Verification ? Verification Process Course Arrangements NABs Understanding Standards Internal verification procedures Central verification event Sharing Good Practice

External Verification and NABs What is Verification? Verification is the procedure we use to make sure that centres' assessment decisions are valid and reliable and are in line with national standards Verification

External Verification and NABs Verification Process –Course Arrangements –NABs –Understanding Standards –Internal verification procedures –Central verification event AH Geo All provide support

External Verification and NABs Verification Process –NABs Geographical Issues Geographical Methods and Techniques Geographical Study AH Geo

External Verification and NABs Geographical Issues NABs AH Geo

External Verification and NABs Geographical Issues – Instrument of Assessment

External Verification and NABs Geographical Issues - Marking Information

External Verification and NABs Geographical Issues - Exemplification of Standards Understanding Standards

External Verification and NABs G M T NAB – Instrument of Assessment

G M T NAB – Marking Guidelines External Verification and NABs

Geographical Study – Instrument of Assessment

External Verification and NABs Geographical Study – Marking Information

External Verification and NABs Geographical Study – Exemplification of Standards

External Verification and NABs Geographical Study – Exemplification of Standards –Exemplars

External Verification and NABs Geographical Study – Exemplification of Standards –Exemplars

External Verification and NABs Understanding Standards Website

External Verification and NABs Internal verification procedures Central verification event – Format 2010 Day 1 - Session 1 –Internal Assessment Report –Handbook for NQ External Verifiers 2010 –Verification Update – New Report Format –Discussion of Exemplar reports –Central Verification Feedback Form Day 1 - Sessions 2- 4 – Verification of Evidence Day 2 – Report Forms review by Senior Verifier Day 3 – Completion of Senior Verifiers Report VerificationIAR Accepted

External Verification and NABs Sharing Good Practice –Planning –Taking ownership of assessment procedures –Internal verification procedures cross marking peer assessment –Well structured supporting evidence –Clear assessment comments IAR