Analysis

A detailed examination of the different parts of an assessment.

  Applied General Qualification

An alternative qualification to A levels, such as BTECs and OCR qualifications at Level 3, which provides learners with a means of accessing higher education.

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  Apprenticeship

A formal work-based learning programme. This will be a paid job with formal work-based training and learning.

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  Assess

A command / instruction word used within an exam situation or when trying to communicate something to another person.

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  Assessment

The action of judging something and making an informed opinion, and conclusion, of the outcome.

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  Assessment Criteria

These are the requirements that learners need to meet in order to achieve success in the learning outcome/s in a course, qualification, unit, module, lesson or topic.

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  Assessor

An individual who judges the performance and/or standard of achievement of another person.

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  Awarding Organisation

This is the name used to identify organisations, which were previously known as awarding bodies, and earlier still - examination boards.

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  Certificate

A formal, official, document confirming either successful achievement of something or a statement of truth.

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  Certificated

Confirmation, usually in a written form of a certificate, that something has achieved the requirements for the issuing of a certificate.