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The Role of the Examination The Role of the Examination Board - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Role of the Examination The Role of the Examination Board - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Role of the Examination The Role of the Examination Board Board International Examinations in International Examinations in Occupational Hygiene Occupational Hygiene Terry McDonald Terry McDonald Chief Examiner Chief Examiner Faculty
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Functions of an Examination Functions of an Examination Board Board
Creation of syllabi Creation of syllabi Collecting and verifying examination Collecting and verifying examination questions questions Creation of examination papers Creation of examination papers Marking of examination papers Marking of examination papers Candidate and tutoring performance Candidate and tutoring performance analysis analysis Appeals and complaints Appeals and complaints
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Creation of a Syllabus Creation of a Syllabus
Syllabus Creation Collaborating Organisations Subject Specialists Course Providers Syllabus Verification and Review Syllabus Template Stakeholders
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Creation of a Syllabus Creation of a Syllabus
Based upon input from Based upon input from
– – Professional bodies Professional bodies – – Collaborating organisations Collaborating organisations – – Subject specialists Subject specialists – – Course providers Course providers – – Other stakeholders Other stakeholders
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Creation of a Syllabus Creation of a Syllabus
Specification and organisation of content Specification and organisation of content Required level of detail Required level of detail Learning outcomes Learning outcomes Guidance on the balance of teaching time Guidance on the balance of teaching time Review Review
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Examination Questions Examination Questions
Question Writers Allocation to Subject Area Initial Check for Suitability Existing Questions Questions Rewritten Question Verification Allocation to Syllabus Section Questions Coded and added to Bank Bank Reviewed
- n a Two Year
Cycle
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Source of Questions Source of Questions
Subject specialists Subject specialists Professional occupational hygienists Professional occupational hygienists Course providers Course providers Tutors Tutors Existing question banks Existing question banks
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Initial Question Review Initial Question Review
Allocation to general subject area Allocation to general subject area Initial check for suitability Initial check for suitability Rewriting Rewriting Verification by subject specialist Verification by subject specialist
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Addition to the Question Bank Addition to the Question Bank
Allocation to section and subsection of Allocation to section and subsection of syllabus syllabus Coding of questions Coding of questions
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Question Banks Question Banks
On On-
- going review of questions used in
going review of questions used in examinations examinations Full review of all questions at least every Full review of all questions at least every two years two years Reviews relating changes in practice Reviews relating changes in practice
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Examination Papers Examination Papers
Syllabus Template Question Bank Examination Paper Marking Schedule Initial Check by Chief Examiner Final Check by International Reviewer Delivery of Examination
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Examination Papers Examination Papers
A template is used to select questions A template is used to select questions from the question bank from the question bank Balance of questions should reflect the Balance of questions should reflect the syllabus syllabus Draft paper reviewed by: Draft paper reviewed by:
– – Chief Examiner Chief Examiner – – International Examinations Reviewer International Examinations Reviewer
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Marking Marking
Examination Script Marking Schedule Examination Paper Marker Answer Frequency Data Results List Final Result Assembled Practical Results Data Final Result Verified Candidate Advised Certificate Issued
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Marking of Examination Papers Marking of Examination Papers
Marking schedule used by examination Marking schedule used by examination marker marker Border Border-
- line marks automatically remarked
line marks automatically remarked by Chief Examiner by Chief Examiner Percentage of other scripts remarked as Percentage of other scripts remarked as per QA procedures per QA procedures
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Marking of Examination Papers Marking of Examination Papers
Answer frequency data used as part of the Answer frequency data used as part of the question verification procedure question verification procedure Appeals and queries relating to questions Appeals and queries relating to questions moderated by Chief Examiner moderated by Chief Examiner
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QA Analysis QA Analysis
Examination Paper Syllabus Questions Linked To Syllabus Balance Evaluated Candidate Performance Evaluated Answer Frequency Data Question Analysis Question Verification Report to Course Provider Question Modification Other Relevant Information
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QA Analysis QA Analysis
Questions re Questions re-
- allocated back to syllabus to
allocated back to syllabus to check balance check balance Answer frequency data used to identify Answer frequency data used to identify problem questions problem questions Group data provided to course provider to Group data provided to course provider to help to identify areas of weakness in help to identify areas of weakness in course provision course provision
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Appeals Procedure Appeals Procedure
Candidate Course Provider Balance of Paper Specific Question Question Verification QA Data Response
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