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Marking Dynamic Websites assignmentsLevel 5 Diploma in Computing and Business Information Technology


Dynamic Websites is one of the 5 compulsory units in the

Level 5 Diploma in Computing and L5 Diploma in Business

Information Technology .

Global Assignment – Centres mark assignments, internally

standardise centre marking and the work is sent to

Assessments Department for moderation so the aim is to

improve your understanding of assessment purpose and

design to better prepare candidates, and ensure that you

mark according to NCC Education guidelines taking into

account learning objectives, assessment criteria, mark

schemes and grade descriptors.

Workshop Objectives


• Introduction

• Overview of the marking process

• Learning Objectives, Assessment Criteria and Grade

Descriptors for ‘Dynamic Websites’

• Scripts from different grade boundaries will be analysed,

accompanied by an annotated mark scheme and detailed

commentaries of the marking that will focus on grade

boundaries and will refer to the mark scheme.

• Marking practice of one candidate’s assignment

• Summary

Agenda


The purpose of this session is to enable delegates to:

• Build a common understanding of the marking process and the relationship between mark schemes, learning objectives assessment criteria and grade descriptors

• Practise marking scripts using the marking scheme in order to gain a better understanding of how to use the marking scheme and what evidence constitutes a pass, merit and distinction grade

• Be able to replicate the training on return to their centres

Introduction


• Global Exams (GX)- marked and moderated by NCC Education. Although you will not mark these, understanding the marking process will identify how to help your candidates better prepare for the assessment.

• Global Exam submissions are subject to rigorous processes of marking, moderation and scrutiny to ensure that submissions have been accurately and fairly assessed and graded to the Level standards.

• Past papers and mark schemes available on Campus and www.nccedu.com for partner centres to use for practice.

The Marking Process GX


The Marking Process - LX

• Local Exams (LX)- marked by centres and moderated by NCC Education. Understanding the marking process will identify how to help your candidates better prepare for the assessment.

• Local Exam submissions are subject to rigorous processes of moderation and scrutiny to ensure that submissions have been accurately and fairly assessed and graded to the Level standards.



The Marking Process - GA

• Global Assignments (GA)- marked by centres and moderated by NCC Education. This session will focus on understanding the marking process of assignments to help you identify how to help your candidates better prepare for the assessment and ensure that you mark according to NCC Education guidelines taking into account learning objectives, assessment criteria, mark schemes and grade descriptors.



Assessing Learning using Learning Outcomes and

Assessment Criteria– DWEB example

Learning Outcome

Understand the

various tools and

techniques used for

Web application

development.

Assessment criteria

• Define and explain web applications and

their functions

• Identify and evaluate appropriate web

application development tools for a given

scenario

• Identify and evaluate appropriate web

application development techniques for a

given scenario

This information is found in the L5 Diploma in Computing

Qualification Unit Specification document. It is available on the NCC

Education website, and a copy of valid sections is supplied today.


Learning Outcomes for ‘DWEB’ See Qualification Unit

Specification for further information on the Assessment Criteria for each

Learning Outcome.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the various tools and techniques used for Web application development.

• Be able to develop data-driven websites.

• Be able to apply the various tools and techniques used to be able to build data-driven websites.

• Understand the functions of web services. • Be able to create and deploy web services.


Grade Descriptors

Grade Descriptors.

What are Grade Descriptors? Grade descriptors show how

a given level of performance will be reflected in a grade

• Pass grade = Demonstrate adequate level of

understanding

• Merit grade = Demonstrate robust level of understanding

• Distinction grade = Demonstrate highly comprehensive

level of understanding

These then relate to each of the Unit Learning OutcomesSee Qualification Unit Specification for further information on the grade requirement for each Learning Outcome


Grade Descriptors - Example from some DWEB

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcome Pass Merit Distinction

Understand the

various tools and

techniques used for

Web Application

development

Demonstrate

adequate

understanding of

tools and

techniques.

Demonstrate

robust

understanding of

tools and

techniques.

Demonstrate

highly

comprehensive

understanding

of tools and

techniques.

Be able to develop

data-driven

websites

Show adequate

development

Show sound and

appropriate

development

Show

innovative and

highly

appropriate

development


Marking the DWEB assignment


This is now your opportunity to practise marking and to reflect on evidence for learning outcomes and grade descriptors – based on actual candidate scripts

• Activity to begin where you will be given 4 blank assignments and a blank Mark Sheet for each. You will work in pairs for 15 minutes to decide which is a fail, pass, merit and distinction using Grade descriptors. You can then use the commentaries and annotated Mark Schemes provided to check if your quick review was correct. The commentary provided will advise on what would have been present in the work if it was to have received higher or lower marks.

• Mark 2 completed candidate script - then review your marks to compare with that awarded by the NCC Education marker

• Discuss the written commentary on why the marker awarded the marks given.

• Discuss the marking with a colleague and identify what the candidate would have had to have done to be awarded higher marks.

The QP, Mark Scheme and Qualification Unit Specification are available

Marking Activity


• Does the answer match the responses in the marking scheme – exactly, with omissions, lacking in clarity or detail?

• Does the answer relate to the instruction in the question -Define, Describe, Explain, Demonstrate

• How does the answer paper relate to grades:Pass grade = Demonstrate adequate level of understanding

Merit grade = Demonstrate robust level of understanding

Distinction grade = Demonstrate highly comprehensive level understanding

The Grade Descriptors for the DWEB Learning Outcomes are provided.

Marking Summary


Coding and Plagiarism

• All code that is taken from an online resource is to be fully referenced within the

code as a comment, down to the URL from where the code was taken. Provided

all code is referenced, this would not represent an instance of academic

misconduct although it also would not count as demonstration of achieving

Learning Outcomes . No marks will be awarded where Learning Outcomes

and Assessment Criteria are met through borrowed external code only,

even where it is referenced

• With regards to the allocation of marks, code taken from external resources

should not simply be implemented ‘as is’ without significant modification for its

context. Substantially modified code can be as significant a demonstration of

mastery as writing original code, but this must be addressed on a case by case

basis.

• Another issue that can be problematic within these modules is students working

together.


Coding and Collusion

• Collusion in the use of code occurs where candidates work

together, resulting in inappropriate similarities in their code,

such as the same data structure/flow of logic, order of classes

and objects.

• NCC Education accepts that some similarities in software

code are inevitable, especially where the same programming

language and development tools are employed. However,

candidates’ work must always be substantially different from

each other’s so that the examiner can be confident that the

individual candidate has demonstrated mastery of the learning

outcomes.


What have you learned? Reflections and insights from the marking

process.

How will your preparation for candidate assessment change?

How will you take your learning back to your centre?

Any questions?

Summary

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