Graded Units

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Graded Units

• HN Accounting

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Welcome

• Welcome to the training event for HN Accounting
• The feedback that we received from centres
  regarding the HN Accounting Graded Unit 1
  training session was positive and we promised to
  follow this up with training for Graded Units 2
  and 3.
• We hope that you find this as useful.

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HN Accounting

• 22 centres presented materials for Graded Unit 1
  HNC Accounting Graded Unit
• 3 centres presented materials for Graded Units 2
  and 3 HND Graded Units.
• We anticipate more than 3 centres will be
  presenting for HND in June 2007.

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HND Accounting - Issues

• 4 verifiers were involved in these Units.
• Of the three centres presenting for this award
  one had a not accept decision.
• The overall opinion of the Accounting EV Group
  (266) is that the Graded Units 2 and 3 are a much
  more accurate tool to determine grades A-C than
  Graded Unit 1 at HNC level.
• The computational paper (Graded Unit 3) was a
  real test of understanding as was envisaged by
  the Qualifications Design Team.

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HND Accounting issues (cont)

• Graded Unit 2 had some issues mainly in that
  centres had not interpreted the marking of the
  project style assessment correctly.
• Main issue is that candidates must PASS EACH part
  of the project individually.
• A great deal of time was spent by the
  verification team discussing the wording of the
  Unit specification and the assessment exemplar to
  ensure that they both were the same.

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Marking Guidelines

• Award marks where appropriate for the
  calculations provided by the candidates.
• Responses should make use of the mandatory units
  associated with the Graded Unit specification
  other points may be relevant however.
• Candidates should be encouraged during
  preparation sessions to provide FULL responses to
  written questions.
• Marking is about exercising judgement.

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Awarding Marks

• Match ticks and marks
• Do not credit repetition
• Do not credit vague statements
• Try to avoid making assumptions about what
  candidate is trying to say this should be
  easier if the centre adopts blind marking.

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Administration of Marking

• System for resolving differences
• System for recording individual marks
• Internal moderation

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The EV Team

• Please remember that we are part of your
  individual teams in your own centre. We look at
  SVQ2 as well as HN units.
• You can contact us via Jennifer Blain in
  Verifications 0845 213 5348 or email her at
  Jennifer.Blain_at_sqa.org.uk.
• You can use us to answer questions you have
  regarding the frameworks and units.
• We all meet at least twice a year, and we do
  discuss issues that have been raised during our
  visits and other events.
• If there are any issues that you would like us to
  address please contact Sue MacFarlane or
  Jennifer Blain.