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Engaging with learners: SQA’s experience The Assessment Summit: Hearing the Student Voice Thursday 20 March 2014 Martyn Ware Head of Assessment Development and Delivery

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Powerpoint by Martyn Ware of SQA at the Assessment Summit at SQA Glasgow, 20th March 2014.

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Engaging with learners:SQA’s experience

The Assessment Summit: Hearing the Student Voice

Thursday 20 March 2014

Martyn Ware

Head of Assessment Development

and Delivery

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About SQA

• National awarding body • 700 staff, £60m turnover• Offices in Glasgow and

Dalkeith• Qualifications for schools,

colleges and training providers

• Offer products and services across the UK and internationally

• Accreditation

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Engaging with learners

• Overviews• Ongoing engagement• Services for learners

- Website

- Results services plus

- Formative assessment

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Initial overview surveys

• Undertaken in 2006 and 2008• Finding out what candidates views of the

qualifications they were undertaking• Two areas:

- general questions, covering motivations, satisfaction, use of technology and

attitudes to assessment

- specific to the qualification type

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Main findings - 2008

• Improving employment prospects, personal development and interest were important motivating factors

• Almost all candidates felt their qualifications would help them achieve their goals

• Most NQ candidates and a significant proportion of SVQ and HNC/D candidates intend to complete other SQA qualifications in the future

• In general candidates do not believe assessment is an excessive burden

• The amount of work in qualifications is about right• A majority of candidates support increased use of technology in

assessment and learning• Most candidates enjoyed and were satisfied with their qualifications

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Continued engagement

• Ongoing programme of stakeholder research includes annual engagement with learners

• Feedback on SQA generally and on specific, current issues e.g. SQC

• Ad hoc engagement on specific issues e.g. forum for comments on exams, trials of new e-assessment approaches

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www.sqa.org.uk

• Learners now recognised as key user group• Information specifically for learners• Distinguish between centre type• Provides links to other services

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2012 2013

MySQANQ candidates 45 849 46 037

Other candidates 76 718 102 004

App downloadsExam timetable 37 702 57 612

Study planner 36 752 57 733

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OpenAssess

• Formative assessment content • Available for a range of qualifications• Free to access• Includes feedback• Designed to support learning, not as exam

practice• Link to website

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Conclusions

• SQA has a strong record of engaging with learners

• We recognise the importance of informing and influencing

• Importance of engagement on the right terms and in the right places

• Services are generally well received and used

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Thank you

[email protected]

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