Damian
You might like to see the following comment.
Julia
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jenny Beaumont [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 06 November 2000 16:59
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Use of Archive of Marked Scripts
>
> At 13:27 02/11/00 +0000, you wrote:
> >Does anyone have, as yet, an idea of how their institution is going to
> >meet the requirements of the guidance under precept 9 of the proposed
> >QAA Code on the Assessment of Students which says "Institutions should
> >consider maintaining and using an archive of sample marked scripts in
> >all subject areas;"
> >
> >I'd also be grateful for your interpretations of what the purpose of
> >such an archive would be, and how you think you might store it -
> >centrally or devolved?
> >
> >
> Jim
>
> From draft incarnations of the CoP, I think the idea is that you revisit
> your archive of scripts regularly (if not freqwuently!) to compare trends
> in marking and standards of work. Frankly, I reckon that if we asked
> academics to do this we'd be laughed off the campus - or worse!
>
> Given that the main wording of the precept is: "Institutions should
> evaluate periodically the maintenance and development of their academic
> standards" I think our view here (at least in ASSU - the Academic
> Standards
> and Support Unit) is that as long as we have robust and defensible
> mechanisms for meeting the precept (and we believe we do), script archives
> aren't necessary.
>
> Hope this helps
>
>
> Jenny Beaumont
> Assistant Registrar, Academic Standards and Support
> University of Bradford
> Richmond Road
> Bradford
> West Yorkshire, UK
> BD7 1DP
> Tel (+44) 01274 233896
> Fax (+44) 01274 236130
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