CCMS Guidance for Producing Assessment Material Using Workflow Management. Assessment Tester Guidance (for ESM assessment material)

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1 CCMS Guidance for Producing Assessment Material Using Workflow Management Assessment Tester Guidance (for ESM assessment material) If you have any questions regarding the content of this document, contact Last updated: 14/07/2017 Page 1 of 10

2 Table of Contents 1. Assessment Tester Role Receiving Task in CCMS and Downloading Material... 3 Question Paper and Mark Scheme... 3 Blank Report... 4 Job description Completing the Assessment Tester task Print the Question Paper... 6 Scan the worked Question Paper Uploading Completed Work... 7 Completed Report... 7 Worked Question Paper... 7 Submit the task... 8 Appendix Page 2 of 10

3 1. Assessment Tester Role As Assessment Tester you will ensure that the assessment material is workable and answerable in the specified time frame and commensurate with the expectations of the marking criteria. The purpose of the Assessment Tester is to: Work through the assessment material(s), completing the question paper and/or answer plan, as if you are the candidate, without reference to the mark scheme/marking criteria. Ensure all questions and tasks can be completed in the time available, are workable and answerable and are accessible to all. Review the mark scheme/answer keys and assessment criteria to ensure that all anticipated responses can be elicited from the assessment material and that marks awarded to each question are appropriate. Provide a report for the Assessment Standards Senior Manager, indicating any issues or concerns. 2. Receiving Task in CCMS and Downloading Material CCMS log in link: You will receive an notification letting you know when material is ready to be completed. You will need to locate the Question Paper, Mark Scheme, blank Assessment Tester Report form and Assessment Tester job description. Question Paper and Mark Scheme use the latest documents under the Assessment Materials tab; they will always appear at the top of the list of material, as shown below. Page 3 of 10

4 Example: Select Mark Scheme and click on Download. This will download the Mark Scheme onto your computer (usually in the Downloads folder on your computer) Blank Report is available under the Forms tab FYI a key icon will appear next to the document name, as below. Page 4 of 10

5 Job description is available under the Supporting Documents tab. Page 5 of 10

6 3. Completing the Assessment Tester task. Print the Question Paper and write your answers on the hardcopy, as a candidate would. Mark your answers using the Mark Scheme. Complete the electronic Assessment Tester Report form you have downloaded from CCMS. Include any comments you may have in the left side column, as instructed. Scan the worked Question Paper and save it onto your computer. To send the scanned material to OCR you can either upload it to CCMS as a single PDF document or add the scanned pages to the end of the report form. The different ways this can be done are outlined below. - scan all pages together so they appear on a single PDF document that you can later upload to CCMS. - scan the pages separately; you will then have multiple PDF documents that will need to be combined into one. Please follow the instructions in Appendix 1 on how to combine PDF files. - scan the pages separately, and then insert each scanned file at the end of Assessment Tester Report form. Open the form and select Insert. Then select Picture and locate the scanned document you want to insert. You will have to repeat the steps above for every document that needs inserting to the form. Page 6 of 10

7 4. Uploading Completed Work Please follow the steps below to upload your Assessment Tester Report into CCMS. This should contain your responses to the assessment material. Log back into CCMS and select the task. Completed Report update the corresponding document under the Forms tab. Worked Question Paper Follow these instructions only if you have chosen not to insert the worked material to the bottom of the Report form. The document you are uploading must be in a PDF format, otherwise OCR will not be able to retrieve it. Page 7 of 10

8 A key icon will appear next to the document name. Click on the document name again, and then select Upload. Then locate the PDF you have saved on your computer and upload it. Once you have uploaded the document successfully, the key will disappear. Submit the task DO NOT SUBMIT until all documents have been uploaded. Return to your list of tasks and highlight as shown below. Page 8 of 10

9 Please note that once the task is submitted, it will disappear from your CCMS account. You have now completed your task and an has been sent to the OCR CCMS Team. If you have any problems, please contact Page 9 of 10

10 Appendix 1 How to combine separate PDF files into a single PDF document. When combined, a new PDF document will open automatically. Save this document onto your computer. Page 10 of 10