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

Name:

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 Company Induction

Explanation of Standards Explanation of Evidence

Copy of Assessor C.V. Company’s blank Competence Portfolio

Explanation of Assessment Process Copy of H&S Policy

Explanation of Appeal Procedure Explanation of Appraisal System

3. Explain 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 candidate’s 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

10. 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:

Assessment Method

Used

Yes/No

Benefits Drawbacks

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 Environments

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

Assessment Method NOT

usedPlanning for this method Assessing USING this method

13. Check your Organisation’s 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:

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2

3

4

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 assessor’s 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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2

3

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20. As an assessor giving feedback, choose a correct phrase from each of the options given below:

Just tell him what you think or Explain your decision

Takes as long as necessary or Won’t take more than 5 minutes

Give feedback as soon as the job’s over or Review all the evidence he provided before giving feedback

Not necessary to tell him the bits he did right or Everyone is motivated by praise

Feedback is given privately or Give feedback in the workplace

If something is wrong, just tell him or If something is wrong, agree how to make it right

Feedback is the assessor’s opinion of the candidate or Feedback is factual and objective, based on

evidence

Candidate should also give you feedback on the assessment or Feedback is one way – assessor to candidate

only

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?

Assessor – candidate signature: Date:

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