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Developing a Guiding Protocol for the Moderation of Summative Assessments

McGuire, W.; Raaper, R.

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W. McGuire



Abstract

According to literature, assessment moderation is a process for assuring ‘valid, fair and reliable’ assessment outcomes but also consistency of applied marking criteria. While being an important area in assessment, moderation is often referred as an ‘under researched area of higher education’. The School of Education in the University of Glasgow, like many other academic units in the UK and internationally, adopts a range of approaches to moderating assessment within any one programme and across programmes. By drawing on a small-scale study carried out in academic year 2014/2015, this article introduces the ways course leaders and markers from the School of Education experience moderation practices and their own roles within this process. The paper argues that both groups experience assessment moderation as being a diverse and often problematic part of assessment that requires time and collegial support. Furthermore, their detailed suggestions for institutional and practice level improvements will be highlighted. When exploring and analysing the research findings, the paper draws on recent scholarly work on social moderation and the development of communities of practice in assessment.

Citation

McGuire, W., & Raaper, R. (2016). Developing a Guiding Protocol for the Moderation of Summative Assessments. Journal of perspectives in applied academic practice, 4(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v4i1.197

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 10, 2016
Online Publication Date Feb 9, 2016
Publication Date Feb 9, 2016
Deposit Date Mar 15, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of perspectives in applied academic practice
Publisher Edinburgh Napier University
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Issue 1
Pages 36-43
DOI https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v4i1.197

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