{"id":2278,"date":"2025-01-30T21:15:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loetb.ie\/further-education-and-training-fet-service\/quality-assurance\/quality-assurance-development-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:13:16","slug":"quality-assuring-the-assessment-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.loetb.ie\/ga\/further-education-and-training-fet-service\/quality-assurance\/quality-assuring-the-assessment-process\/","title":{"rendered":"An Pr\u00f3iseas Meas\u00fanaithe a \u00c1irithi\u00fa \u00f3 thaobh C\u00e1il\u00edochta de"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Pr\u00f3iseas Meas\u00fanaithe a \u00c1irithi\u00fa \u00f3 thaobh C\u00e1il\u00edochta de<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Cuirtear mionteagaisc ar f\u00e1il d'fhoghlaimeoir\u00ed at\u00e1 oiri\u00fanach don leibh\u00e9al NFQ, le haghaidh gach meas\u00fanaithe a iarrtar orthu a dh\u00e9anamh. \u00c1ir\u00edtear orthu sin sonra\u00ed faoin gc\u00faram meas\u00fanaithe at\u00e1 idir l\u00e1mha, crit\u00e9ir, sc\u00e9imeanna marc\u00e1la agus spriocdh\u00e1ta\u00ed, i gc\u00e1s inarb iomchu\u00ed. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 de fhreagracht ar an bhfoghlaimeoir meas\u00fanuithe a chur i gcr\u00edch agus a l\u00e9iri\u00fa go bhfuil an fhoghlaim bainte amach acu.\u00a0<\/p>

De ghn\u00e1th, ceapann m\u00fainteoir\u00ed a gcuid mionteagaisc f\u00e9in le haghaidh meas\u00fanaithe. I roinnt ionad, f\u00e9adfaidh roinn n\u00f3 foireann cl\u00e1ir mionteagaisc a cheapadh i dteannta a ch\u00e9ile, n\u00f3 f\u00e9adfaidh siad athbhreithni\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh ar mhionteagaisc a forbra\u00edodh ina n-aonar.\u00a0<\/p>

Baineann meas\u00fanuithe a dh\u00e9antar ar chl\u00e1ir oili\u00fana \u00fas\u00e1id as Sonra\u00edochta\u00ed caighde\u00e1naithe na hIonstraime Meas\u00fanaithe (AISanna) le haghaidh gach mod\u00fail, lena n-\u00e1ir\u00edtear coimr\u00ed, sc\u00e9imeanna marc\u00e1la agus doicim\u00e9adacht eile le haghaidh na n-ionstraim\u00ed meas\u00fanaithe uile, arna n-eisi\u00faint ag an tSeirbh\u00eds Taca\u00edochta QA.<\/p>

T\u00e1 Seicliosta Meas\u00fanaithe coiteann ceaptha ag an tSeirbh\u00eds Taca\u00edochta QA a \u00fas\u00e1ideann na Meas\u00fan\u00f3ir\u00ed go l\u00e9ir. Is \u00e9 is cusp\u00f3ir don Seicliosta a \u00e1irithi\u00fa go gcuirfidh gach ball foirne teagaisc isteach na doicim\u00e9id is g\u00e1 le haghaidh phr\u00f3isis an Phain\u00e9il um Fh\u00edor\u00fa Inmhe\u00e1nach, um Fh\u00edordheimhni\u00fa Seachtrach agus um Fhormheas Tortha\u00ed leis an \u00e1bhar meas\u00fanaithe foghlaimeora. \u00c9il\u00edonn an seicliosta ar Mheas\u00fan\u00f3ir\u00ed an fhaisn\u00e9is a chur i l\u00e1thair i bhform\u00e1id fhorordaithe chun comhsheasmhacht a chinnti\u00fa agus chun laghd\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh ar an m\u00e9id ama a chuirtear am\u00fa ag lorg na faisn\u00e9ise seo ag c\u00e9imeanna \u00e9ags\u00fala den phr\u00f3iseas. Cuirtear f\u00e9ilire d\u00e1ta\u00ed ar f\u00e1il do gach ionad agus seirbh\u00eds le haghaidh na dtr\u00e9imhs\u00ed deimhni\u00fach\u00e1in \u00e9ags\u00fala ag t\u00fas gach bliana acad\u00fala, ionas gur f\u00e9idir pleananna meas\u00fanaithe a thioms\u00fa i gcomhr\u00e9ir le spriocdh\u00e1ta\u00ed.<\/p>

F\u00edor\u00fa Inmhe\u00e1nach<\/h6>

Seice\u00e1lann n\u00f3sanna imeachta f\u00edor\u00fach\u00e1in inmhe\u00e1naigh (IV) go ndearnadh meas\u00fanuithe ar bhealach dearbhaithe c\u00e1il\u00edochta: gur \u00fas\u00e1ideadh na hionstraim\u00ed meas\u00fanaithe cearta, go ndearnadh sonra\u00ed an fhoghlaimeora agus na tortha\u00ed a iontr\u00e1il i gceart sa QBS, etc. agus i gc\u00e1s sampla foghlaimeoir\u00ed, go nd\u00e9antar na marcanna a sheice\u00e1il. Is pain\u00e9al d\u2019fh\u00edoraitheoir\u00ed inmhe\u00e1nacha a fuair oili\u00faint agus taith\u00ed ar phr\u00f3iseas IV a dh\u00e9anann IV. \u00das\u00e1idtear na treoirl\u00ednte, na seicliosta\u00ed agus na teimpl\u00e9id tuairiscithe ch\u00e9anna i ngach ionad\/seirbh\u00eds. Cuirtear tuarasc\u00e1il chr\u00edochnaitheach IV ar f\u00e1il don Fh\u00edordheimhnitheoir Seachtrach.<\/p>

F\u00edordheimhni\u00fa Seachtrach<\/h6>

Is gn\u00e9 l\u00e1rnach \u00e9 an c\u00f3ras F\u00edordheimhni\u00fach\u00e1in Sheachtraigh (EA) chun c\u00e1il\u00edocht agus sl\u00e1ine na bpr\u00f3iseas meas\u00fanaithe a \u00e1irithi\u00fa. Is \u00e9 r\u00f3l an Fh\u00edordheimhnitheora Sheachtraigh athbhreithni\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh ar thuarasc\u00e1il IV chun a chinnti\u00fa go ndearnadh meas\u00fan\u00fa ar bhealach at\u00e1 dearbhaithe \u00f3 thaobh c\u00e1il\u00edochta de, athbhreithni\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh ar mheas\u00fanuithe na bhfoghlaimeoir\u00ed chun a chinnti\u00fa go ndearnadh meas\u00fan\u00fa orthu ar bhealach cothrom comhsheasmhach, agus a fh\u00edordheimhni\u00fa go bhfuil na gr\u00e1id a thugtar i gcomhr\u00e9ir leis na caighde\u00e1in n\u00e1isi\u00fanta don leibh\u00e9al sin.<\/p>

Oibr\u00edonn LOETB pain\u00e9al F\u00edordheimhnithe Seachtracha, a roghna\u00edtear \u00f3n bpain\u00e9al de EAanna oilte at\u00e1 \u00e1 chothabh\u00e1il ag ETBI. Forbra\u00edodh treoirl\u00ednte LOETB d\u2019ionaid at\u00e1 ag ullmh\u00fa do phr\u00f3iseas EA, agus do EAanna, agus seoltar iad sin chuig EAanna nuair a chomhaonta\u00edonn siad d\u00e1ta\u00ed le haghaidh F\u00edordheimhni\u00fa Seachtrach. Roghna\u00edonn an tSeirbh\u00eds Taca\u00edochta QA EA oiri\u00fanach do gach ionad\/seirbh\u00eds\/cl\u00e1r. Cinnt\u00edonn s\u00e9 seo leibh\u00e9al tr\u00e9dhearcachta ar fud na seirbh\u00edse. Ina theannta sin, \u00f3 am go ch\u00e9ile, thug an EA c\u00e9anna cuairt ar roinnt ionad a chuireann for\u00e1il chomhchos\u00fail ar f\u00e1il chun caighde\u00e1n coiteann a \u00e1irithi\u00fa.<\/p>

D\u00e9anann Pain\u00e9al Formheasta na dTortha\u00ed athbhreithni\u00fa ar thuarasc\u00e1lacha na Comhghuaill\u00edochta Eorpa\u00ed. Roinntear aiseolas anaithnidithe le gach ball foirne teagaisc chun foghlaim a roinnt ar fud na n-ionad uile. T\u00e1 s\u00e9 de fhreagracht ar gach bainisteoir l\u00e1rionaid a chinnti\u00fa go bhfaigheann baill foirne teagaisc aonair a n-aiseolas sonrach f\u00e9in \u00f3 phr\u00f3isis IV agus EA. \u00d3 am go ham, buailfidh ball den Roinn QA le baill foirne teagaisc aonair chun aiseolas a phl\u00e9 chun a chinnti\u00fa go nd\u00e9antar an gn\u00edomh ceartaitheach is g\u00e1.<\/p>

Pain\u00e9al Formheasa na dTortha\u00ed<\/h6>

Tugann cruinni\u00fa an Phain\u00e9il Faofa Tortha\u00ed (RAP) deis don l\u00e1rionad\/bhainisteoir seirbh\u00edse agus d\u2019Fhoireann Bainist\u00edochta FET athbhreithni\u00fa a dh\u00e9anamh ar thortha\u00ed tr\u00e9imhse meas\u00fanaithe ar leith, saincheisteanna a eascra\u00edonn as na meas\u00fanuithe a shainaithint, agus cinneadh a dh\u00e9anamh maidir le molta\u00ed le haghaidh gn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed a bheidh le d\u00e9anamh amach anseo. \u00c9asca\u00edonn na n\u00f3sanna imeachta IV\/EA agus RAP seo meas\u00fan\u00fa cothrom agus comhsheasmhach ar fhoghlaimeoir\u00ed, agus taca\u00edonn siad le cinnteoireacht acad\u00fail a l\u00e9ir\u00edonn leasanna na bhfoghlaimeoir\u00ed agus cothabh\u00e1il caighde\u00e1n.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Quality Assuring the Assessment Process Learners are provided with briefs appropriate to the NFQ level, for all assessments they are asked to undertake. These include details of the assessment task at hand, criteria, marking schemes and deadlines, where appropriate. It is the learner\u2019s responsibility to complete assessments and demonstrate their achievement of learning.\u00a0 Teachers generally devise their own briefs for assessment. In some centres, a department or programme team may either devise briefs communally, or they may review briefs that have been developed individually.\u00a0 Assessments delivered on training programmes use the standardised Assessment Instrument Specifications (AISs) for each module, which include briefs, marking schemes and other documentation for all assessment instruments, which are issued by the QA Support Service. The QA Support Service have devised a common Assessment Checklist which is used by all Assessors. The purpose of the Checklist is to ensure that all teaching staff submit the documentation that is required for Internal Verification, External Authentication and Results Approval Panel processes with the learner assessment material. The checklist requires Assessors to present the information in a prescribed format to ensure consistency and to reduce the amount of time wasted in seeking this information at various stages of the process. All centres and services are provided with a calendar of dates for the different certification periods at the start of each academic year, so that assessment plans can be compiled in accordance with deadlines. Internal Verification Internal verification (IV) procedures check that assessments have been undertaken in a quality assured fashion: the correct assessment instruments have been used, learner details and results correctly entered into the QBS, etc. and for a sample of learners, marks are checked. IV is conducted by a panel of Internal Verifiers who have undergone training and familiarisation with the IV process. The same guidelines, checklists and report templates are used in every centre\/service. The final IV report is made available to the External Authenticator. External Authentication The External Authentication (EA) system is a core element of ensuring the quality and integrity of the assessment processes. It is the role of the External Authenticator to review the IV report to ensure that assessment has been undertaken in a quality assured manner, to review the learners\u2019 assessments to ensure that they have been assessed in a fair and consistent manner, and to authenticate that the grades given are in line with the national standards for that level. LOETB operates a panel of External Authenticators, selected from the panel of trained EAs maintained by ETBI. LOETB guidelines have been developed for centres preparing for the EA process, as well as for EAs, and these are sent to EAs when they agree dates for External Authentication. The QA support Service selects an appropriate EA for each centre\/service\/programme. This ensures a level of transparency across the service. Furthermore, on occasion, the same EA has visited a number of centres that offer similar provision in order to ensure a common standard. EA reports are reviewed by the Results Approval Panel. Collated anonymised feedback is shared with all teaching staff in order to share learning across all centres. It is the responsibility of each centre manager to ensure that individual teaching staff members receive their own specific feedback from the IV and EA processes. From time to time, a member of the QA Department will meet with individual teaching staff members to discuss feedback in order to ensure that the required corrective action is taken. Results Approval Panel The Results Approval Panel (RAP) meeting provides an opportunity for the centre\/service manager and FET Management Team to review the results of a given assessment period, identify issues arising out of the assessments, and decide on recommendations for future actions to be taken. 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