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Achieving your Assessment and Quality Assurance Units (TAQA)

Second Edition


February 2014 | 288 pages | Learning Matters
This edition of the focused and comprehensive text written for TAQA learners and all trainee assessors and quality assurers is another essential support text from bestselling author Ann Gravells. The content covers all assessor and quality assurance units and is easy-to-read and clearly structured. This edition has been enhanced with new chapters; and has activities and examples to help you link theory with practice.
It includes:
*cross references to the qualification units and the national occupational standards;
*two new chapters covering the external quality assurance role;
*completed examples of templates and forms for assessors, internal and external quality assurers;
*ideas for evidence that can be used towards achievement of each unit;
*new bullet lists, tables and checklists.

TAQA, and other assessor and quality assurer trainees will find this text both an invaluable resource for their course and useful handbook to take into practice. Please note: This book has since been updated into two books: Principles and Practices of Assessment, and Principles and Practices of Quality Assurance.

 
Introduction
 
Principles and Practices of Assessment
 
Assessing Occupational Competence in the Work Environment
 
Assessing Vocational Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
 
Principles and Practices of Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment
 
Internally Assuring the Quality of Assessment
 
Principles and Practices of Externally Assuring the Quality of Assessment
 
Externally Assuring the Quality of Assessement
 
Plan, Allocate and Monitor Work
 
Appendices
Unit 1: Understanding the principles and practices of assessment

 
Unit 2: Assess occupational competence in the work environment

 
Unit 3: Assess vocational skills, knowledge and understanding

 
Unit 4: Understanding the principles and practices of internally assuring the quality of assessment

 
Unit 5: Internally assure the quality of assessment

 
Unit 6: Understanding the principles and practices of externally assuring the quality of assessment

 
Unit 7: Externally assure the quality of assessment

 
Unit 8: Plan, allocate and monitor work in own area of responsibility

 
 
Index

An excellent textbook.

Mr Justin Honey-Jones
Commercial Training and CPD, AoFA Qualifications
September 9, 2014

Good, practical book

Mrs Dorothy Braidwood
Professional Studies, Norfolk Adult Education Service
September 4, 2014

My learners find this book very beneficial to aid their learning.

Miss Sam Grice
Wisemore Campus, Walsall College
August 12, 2014

This book is recommended for any teacher or assessor who wants to take the TAQA qualification. The knowledge of robust formative and summative assessment and developmental feedback is necessary for all teachers, trainers and assessors.

Mrs Cheryl Hine
Access to H.E., Leeds City College
July 24, 2014

Very similar to previous book, with updates based on changes and current legislation.

Mrs Karen Gray
Teacher Education, Simply-Training
July 14, 2014

The only book you really need to pass your TAQA units. Clearly laid out and well structured.

Mrs Janice Farley
Skills for Life, Adult Education Centre
June 25, 2014

A good practical text for learners

Miss Isabelle King
WFD, national Council of Voluntary Youth Services
May 21, 2014

I have recommended this book to staff studying for the IQA qualification. It is very informative and supportive for their continued studies.

Mr Douglas Lawrence
My Department is not Listed, Great Yarmouth College
April 30, 2014

Although I do not directly teach the TAQA units the book is useful to inform me on the content so I can advise teacher trainees accordingly.

Mr David Andrews
Education, Grantham College of Further Education
April 30, 2014

This text has been recommended to our students and our chief librarian is intending to order a batch for the september cohorts in 2014. we as a teaching staff have already started to use the text which has informed lesson planning.
Thank you.

Mr Adam Spiller
Teacher Education, Peterborough Regional College
April 16, 2014
Key features
  • cross references to the qualification units and the national occupational standards
  • two new chapters covering the external quality assurance role
  • completed examples of templates and forms for assessors, internal and external quality assurers
  • ideas for evidence which can be used towards achievement of each unit
  • new bullet lists, tables and checklists