This task assesses the skills an knowlege require to meet the Functional Skills stanars at Entry 3 for Writing. At this level the learner can: Write texts with some aaptation to the intene auience. The learner will: Plan, raft an organise writing. Sequence writing logically an clearly. Use asic grammar incluing appropriate ver-tense an suject-ver agreement. Check work for accuracy, incluing spelling. Centre Contextualisation of Tasks It is envisage that teaching an learning approaches will unerpin the knowlege neee for the assessments. So that learners are not isavantage y their lack of knowlege aout specific topics the centre may alter the context of the writing assessment, ut care shoul e taken to ensure that all the stanars are covere. Centres may evise their own assessments ase on the stanars, ut in this case the assessment must e sumitte to NOCN for approval at least 15 working ays efore the planne use with learners. All new assessments, whether contextualise or centre evise must use the NOCN prouce mark scheme. The contextualise assessment must e availale at the External Quality Assurance visit. Conucting an marking the assessments At all Entry levels, tutors are allowe to rea the instructions for the task ONLY. Please note that any rafts of work shoul e hane in after the assessment an they will e assesse. Assessors must complete a recor sheet for each learner to give evience of how the criteria have een met. The NOCN mark scheme must e use for all assessments, even when contextualise or a new assessment written. The English component assessments may take place on ifferent ays to help centre management of the assessments. The component assessments may e split up ut the total amount of time availale to learners must not excee the permitte uration of the assessment. Assessments can take place in the classroom, although learners shoul not e isavantage y the environment. The Writing assessment must e complete in no more than one hour. To successfully pass the Writing assessment, the learner must achieve a pass for the paper. Page 1 of 7
If the learner oes not pass part of the assessment, a ifferent writing assessment may e retaken after two weeks, ut some teaching an learning must take place in this perio of time to ensure that the learner has the opportunity to improve their skills. Centres must retain recors of faile assessments as well as those which are passes. Assessors must sign an ate the complete Assessment Mark Sheet. Dictionaries an wor processing software may e use. Assessment Guiance Functional Skills Stanars Write texts with some aaptation to the intene auience. Coverage an Range a) Plan, raft an organise writing. ) Sequence writing logically an clearly. c) Use asic grammar incluing appropriate ver-tense an sujectver agreement. ) Check work for accuracy, incluing spelling. Met y Task Task 1 an 2 Task 1 an 2 Task 1 an 2 Task 1 an 2 Rememer that the assessor may rea the instructions, ut must not scrie for the learner in the Writing assessment. Wor processe or hanwritten work may e sumitte. Dictionaries shoul e availale however help cannot e given to fin wors. Quality Assurance The Functional Skills English assessor shoul mark the assessments in line with the mark scheme guiance. A sample of assesse work shoul e internally quality assure. This shoul e a sample of 10-25% of all the assessments ensuring that the sample inclues all assessors. Page 2 of 7
Assessment Mark Sheet Learner Name Run numer Centre Name Start time of Assessment En time of Assessment Date of Assessment Writing Task 1 Marks availale Assessor mark IV Mark Stanar an Coverage Planning an raft Work has a etaile plan (this can e in note form). a Work has a raft. Text shows some aaptation to auience c s Written using appropriate language an tone for auience throughout with only minor lapses. 0 marks Work is not appropriate in language or tone throughout. Sequence, structure, organisation Work makes goo use of organisation an structure in a logical orer. Work sometimes makes goo use of organisation an structure in a logical orer. 0 marks Lack or organisation, structure an logical sequencing. Content Inclues all relevant information. Inclues some of the relevant information. 0 marks If the information is irrelevant. c Page 3 of 7
Sentence structure an grammar Sentences make sense all the time an are grammatically correct incluing correct use of vertense an suject-ver agreement. Sentences make sense most of the time with some significant errors in one aspect of ver-tense or suject-ver agreement. Sentences make sense some of the time ut contain some significant errors in more than one aspect of ver-tense an suject-ver agreement. 0 marks There is little evience of ver-tense an suject-ver agreement. The sentences o not make much sense. Work checke for accuracy, incluing spelling Accuracy, incluing spelling, use of upper an lower case letters an en of sentence punctuation is accurate some of the time ut meaning is not impee on the whole. Accuracy, incluing spelling, use of upper an lower case letters an en of sentence punctuation, is sometimes inconsistent an on occasion meaning is impee. 0 marks Accuracy, incluing spelling, use of upper an lower case letters an en of sentence punctuation, is inconsistent an meaning is impee. Writing Task 1 Total Marks 13 Marks Page 4 of 7
Writing Task 2 Marks availale Assessor mark IV Mark Stanar an Coverage Planning an raft Work has a etaile plan (this can e in note form). Work has a raft. a Text shows some aaptation to auience s Written using appropriate language an tone for auience throughout with only minor lapses. c 0 marks Work is not appropriate in language or tone throughout. Sequence, structure, organisation Work makes goo use of organisation an structure in a logical orer. Work sometimes makes goo use of organisation an structure in a logical orer. 0 marks Lack or organisation, structure an logical sequencing. Content Inclues all relevant information. c inclues some of the relevant information. 0 marks If the information is irrelevant. Sentence structure an grammar Sentences make sense all the time an are grammatically correct incluing correct use of vertense an suject-ver agreement. Page 5 of 7
Sentences make sense most of the time with some significant errors in one aspect of ver-tense or suject-ver agreement. Sentences make sense some of the time ut contain some significant errors in more than one aspect of ver-tense an suject-ver agreement. 0 marks There is little evience of ver-tense an suject-ver agreement. The sentences o not make much sense. Work checke for accuracy, incluing spelling Accuracy, incluing spelling, use of upper an lower case letters an en of sentence punctuation is accurate some of the time ut meaning is not impee on the whole. Accuracy, incluing spelling, use of upper an lower case letters an en of sentence punctuation, is sometimes inconsistent an on occasion meaning is impee. 0 marks Accuracy, incluing spelling, use of upper an lower case letters an en of sentence punctuation, is inconsistent an meaning is impee. Writing Task 2 Total Marks 13 Marks Overall Result Task 1 Task 2 Overall Result for Paper (Pass/Fail pass mark is 18/26) Marks Assessor Name Assessor Signature Date Internal Quality Assurer Name (if sample) IQA Signature Date External Quality Assurer Name (if sample) Page 6 of 7
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