Assessor – Durban
Assessor – Conduct Outcome Based Assessment
PURPOSE OF UNIT STANDARD
This generic assessor unit standard is for those who assess people for their achievement of learning outcomes in terms of specified criteria using pre-designed assessment instruments. The outcomes and criteria may be defined in a range of documents including but not limited to unit standards, exit level outcomes, assessment standards, curriculum statements and qualifications.
Those who achieve this unit standard will be able to conduct assessments within their fields of expertise. This unit standard will contribute towards the achievement of a variety of qualifications, particularly within the fields of Education Training and Development Practices and Human Resource Development.
In particular, people credited with this unit standard will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessment;
- Prepare for assessments;
- Conduct assessments;
- Provide feedback on assessments; and
- Review assessments.
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
The credit calculation is based on the assumption that those starting to learn towards this unit standard have no previous assessment experience. It is assumed, though, that the candidate-assessors have evaluative expertise within the area of learning in which they intend to assess (see Definition of Terms for a definition of “evaluative expertise”
SPECIFIC OUTCOMES
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1
Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessment
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2
Prepare for assessments.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3
Conduct assessments.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 4
Provide feedback on assessments.
SPECIFIC OUTCOME 5
Review assessments.
