9DI Check Your Understanding Questionnaire

9DI Questions
The questionnaire on the following pages must be completed in order to gain the 9DI award. The questionnaire can be completed in writing, electronically or can form the basis of a discussion between your 9DI assessor and yourself. This discussion can be conducted by phone or face-to-face. If you wish to be assessed by discussion please contact your assessor directly, or via info@maggiebraidassociates.com
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1. How would you decide that a candidate was ready for assessment?

2. What information does the candidate need before the assessment begins tick from the list below: Assessment Induction Explanation of Standards Copy of Assessor C.V. Explanation of Assessment Process Explanation of Appeal Procedure 3. Explain Company Induction Explanation of Evidence Companys blank Competence Portfolio Copy of H&S Policy Explanation of Appraisal System

how you made sure that BOTH your two candidates understood the following before their assessments took place: Purpose of assessment Requirements of assessment Processes of assessment

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4. Another assessor tells you that he has judged a deck operator candidate competent, based on the following tick the ones which are NOT fair, objective and factual criteria to use, and explain why: Judgment based on.. Not fair

Explanation of why this is NOT fair, objective or factual

Testimony from the OIM about his attitude

Documents produced as part of his work in the last 6 months

He likes the candidate he is a nice guy

Records of questions asked and answers given relating to the standards

He now has 20 items of evidence, which everyone else has

He has known the guy for 15 years

Witness testimony from an experienced work colleague doing the same job

Observation by the assessor of the candidate doing work on the deck last trip offshore 5. Why is it important for assessments to be fair, objective and factual?

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6. Describe your two candidates job roles and work environment, and how this has influenced the way you went about their assessments? Your answer should include: how you identified evidence sources and assessment opportunities that would suit these candidates situations how you planned to use assessment methods that were fair, valid and reliable for these candidates situations 1st Candidate

2nd Candidate

7. Evidence must comply with VARCS requirement based on this, complete the sentences below: Evidence which belongs to the candidate as an individual is

Evidence which meets some of part of the standard and is appropriate to be used for this candidate is

Evidence confirming candidate competence NOW is

Evidence produced as part of the candidates job which you know has been used in a similar way by other assessors is

There is enough evidence to meet all performance and knowledge requirements of the standard, then it must be

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8. Explain what assessment arrangements you might make to access a candidate: Who is Dyslexic?

Who was lacking in confidence?

Whose first language was not English?

Who was over-confident?

9. Describe how you have managed the following risks which may arise during your assessment? Risk How to manage the risk

Health and Safety

Candidates Welfare (i.e. wellbeing, comfort)

Quality of Assessments

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a. Describe how you have (or might have) used technology in your assessments:

b. What are the benefits and drawbacks of using technology?

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11. Indicate the assessment methods you have used (or might have used) in your assessments. Describe the benefits and drawbacks of each method, for ALL of them: Use Assessment d Benefits Drawbacks Method Yes/ No

Observation

Products of work (created during observation) Products of work ( created separately from observation)

Questioning

Discussion with Candidate

Witness Testimony

Candidate Statement

Assessing in Simulated Environment s

Recognising Prior Learning (RPL / APA)

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12. For all the assessment methods NOT USED in your assessment, as per Q11 on the previous page, explain : factors to take account of when PLANNING to use this method factors to take account of when USING this method Planning for this method Assessing USING this method

Assessment Method NOT used

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Check your Organisations procedures, and explain what they are in relation to the following aspects of assessing. Describe how you have followed these procedures during your assessments: Explain organisational procedures? Describe how you have followed it?

Dealing with disputes and appeals

Maintaining Confidentiality

Ensuring assessments are standardised

Data protection arrangements

Internal quality assurance process

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14. You are one of a team of three assessors, all assessing the same standards, and all reporting to the same IQA, who is your supervisor. List four things you could do to make sure you are all judging evidence in a safe and fair way: 1

15. Explain how you checked your candidates evidence to make sure that it was:

Reliable

Valid

Current

16. As an assessor you can only decide that a candidate is either competent or not yet competent why are these the only two choices you have?

17. An assessors decisions must be objective and consistent, Explain:

What this means

How you made sure your decisions were objective and consistent What would you do if you had any doubts

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18. Describe the other people involved in the assessment process in your system, and how you have worked with them as you completed your assessments?

1st Candidate Other person involved How you worked with them

2nd Candidate Other person involved How you worked with them

19.

Give three reasons why feedback is such an important part of the assessment process / cycle?

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20. As an assessor giving feedback, choose a correct phrase from each of the options given below: or or or or or or or or Explain your decision Wont take more than 5 minutes Review all the evidence he provided before giving feedback Everyone is motivated by praise Give feedback in the workplace If something is wrong, agree how to make it right Feedback is factual and objective, based on evidence Feedback is one way assessor to candidate only

Just tell him what you think Takes as long as necessary Give feedback as soon as the jobs over Not necessary to tell him the bits he did right Feedback is given privately If something is wrong, just tell him Feedback is the assessors opinion of the candidate Candidate should also give you feedback on the assessment 21.

a. If your candidate is COMPETENT, what would the next steps be after giving feedback on this decision?

b. If your candidate is NOT YET COMPETENT what would your next steps be after giving feedback of this decision?

22.

a. As an assessor you will be required to maintain your Continuing Professional Development. Explain how you will maintain your CPD?

b. Explain why it is important to maintain CPD?

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