1. Annual Professional Development Conference - 2016
Thursday 25 August
Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
Iain Walker

2. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
Content for the workshop:
Information on Business Graded Unit 2
How to mark the evaluation stage
The marking exercise
The standardisation exercise
Reason for marks and feedback
My marks
Making a final judgement
Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

3. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
Information on Business Graded Unit 2
Business Graded Unit 2 requires candidates to complete an investigation based project in three stages.
The first stage involves the creation of a brief and plan (research proposal).
The second stage (Developing) involves the research and creation of the project report.
The third stage involves an evaluation of the first two stages
The evaluation asks the candidate to reflect on the work undertaken in the first two stages of the investigative project. There are a number of areas that must be assessed by the candidate and these can be found on the marking sheet
Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

4. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
How to mark the evaluation stage
Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

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6. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
The marking exercise
You have a set of marking sheets along with the marking criteria. In addition you have three candidate evaluations.
The task is for you to complete the marking sheet for all three evaluations. In each of the last three columns place the marks awarded.
If additional marks are awarded, identify the number of marks and the criteria for which they are awarded.
Write a short comment justifying the marks awarded. 1
2+1 for 6
Very good assessment covering changes
Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

7. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
The standardisation exercise
Having completed marking all three evaluations, and the next task is for you to come to an agreement about the mark should be for each of the three candidates section by section.
At your table you should discuss the marks for each candidate for each item listed on your marking sheet, and collectively agree a mark. Nominate one person to record the agreed marks.
Total you agreed marks and agree the final total for each candidate. 1 1
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8. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
Reason for marks and feedback
Having completed the agreement of marks, together decide why each of the three candidates deserves the mark you have awarded.
Prepare to feedback the final total agreed mark for each candidate.
Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

9. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
My marks 1 1
0 Not done
2 A reasonable
assessment
2 Objectives
mixed with
tasks
0 Not really
objectives and
no assessment
2 + 1 for 6
Covered 3
areas and has
reflection and
appraisal
2 + 1 for 6
Arguable, but
some
reflection, mainly
description
Not covered plan
1 + 1 for 6
Decent
assessment
1 for 6
Basic
No assessment
Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

10. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
2 + 1 for 5
Reasoned
Assessment of
strengths &
weaknesses 2
Very basic
Alarm bells 2
Sound but basic 2
Sound but basic
No further marks
until potential
plagiarism
investigated
No further marks
until potential
plagiarism
investigated
2 + 1 for 10
Good
assessment 2
Modest
assessment
16 possibly
17 A/B
Dependent on
other stages
12 or 13
Ok but
uninspiring
F until
investigation
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11. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
Making a final judgement
Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2

12. Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2
Any questions?
Thursday 25th - Marking and Standardisation: Business Graded Unit 2