2. HN Business Network October 2009
EV Update
HN Business Network October 2009

3. External Verification 2008/09
Background
Graded Unit 2
A continuing challenge
Topic selection
Allocating marks
Grading

4. External Verification 2008/09
Graded Unit 3
Continuing care required
High marks
Answer the questions
Evaluation means evaluation
Multiple markers
Multiple marking conventions

5. External Verification 2008/09
Good practice
Meeting before marking
Double/cross marking
Arriving at a final mark
Uniform marking convention

6. External Verification 2008/09
Further development
Continuing to apply an appropriate standard
Discussion
The future

7. Prior Verification
Exemplars versus locally devised internal assessments
Assessment within the revised HN Business
The role of the verifier
Appropriate
Coverage of outcomes
Facilitates reliability
Produces measurable evidence
Accessible
To arrive at a sound decision

8. Development Visits Helping staff define standards
Sharing good practice
Providing encouragement
Building confidence