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Operation Instructor
Guide to Assessment

Publication date: November 2009 Publication code: AA4147

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About this Guide Information about SQA qualifications The purposes of assessment Planning learning and providing feedback — formative assessment Measuring an individual’s attainment — summative assessment Making future choices Awarding qualifications Monitoring and maintaining standards Evaluating performance levels Principles of assessment Valid assessment Reliable assessment The relationship between validity and reliability Practicable and cost-effective assessment Equitable and fair assessment Carrying out assessment Different types of assessment Observation Product evaluation Questioning Assessment instruments Assessing cognitive ability by selected or constructed

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