AQA-2740-W-SP-14

GCE English Literature A for exams from June 2014 onwards (version 1.4)6.4 Internal Standardisation of MarkingCentres must standardise marking within the centreto make sure that all candidates at the centre havebeen marked to the same standard. One personmust be responsible for internal standardisation. Thisperson should sign the Centre Declaration Sheet toconfirm that internal standardisation has taken place.Internal standardisation may involve:• all teachers marking some trial pieces of work andidentifying differences in marking standards;• discussing any differences in marking at atraining meeting for all teachers involved in theassessment;• referring to reference and archive material suchas previous work or examples from AQA’s teacherstandardising meetings.but other valid approaches are permissible.6.5 Annotation of CourseworkThe Code of Practice for GCE states that theawarding body must require internal assessors toshow clearly how the marks have been awardedin relation to the marking criteria defined in thespecification and that the awarding body mustprovide guidance on how this is to be done.The annotation will help the moderator to see asprecisely as possible where the teacher considersthat the candidates have met the criteria in thespecification.Work could be annotated by either of the followingmethods:• key pieces of evidence flagged throughout thework by annotation either in the margin or in thetext;• summative comments on the work, referencingprecise sections in the work.6.6 Submitting Marks and Sample Work for ModerationThe total mark for each candidate must be submittedto AQA and the moderator on the mark formsprovided or by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) bythe specified date. Centres will be informed whichcandidates’ work is required in the samples to besubmitted to the moderator.6.7 Factors affecting Individual Candidates6Teachers should be able to accommodate theoccasional absence of candidates by ensuring thatthe opportunity is given for them to make up missedassessments.If work is lost, AQA should be notified immediately ofthe date of the loss, how it occurred, and who wasresponsible for the loss. Centres should use the JCQform JCQ/LCW to inform AQA Candidate Servicesof the circumstances. Where special help whichgoes beyond normal learning support is given, AQAmust be informed through comments on the CRFso that such help can be taken into account whenmoderation takes place (see Section 6.1).Candidates who move from one centre to anotherduring the course sometimes present a problem for ascheme of internal assessment. Possible courses ofaction depend on the stage at which the move takesplace. If the move occurs early in the course the newcentre should take responsibility for assessment. Ifit occurs late in the course it may be possible toarrange for the moderator to assess the work throughthe ‘Educated Elsewhere’ procedure. Centres shouldcontact AQA at the earliest possible stage for adviceabout appropriate arrangements in individual cases.6.8 Retaining Evidence and Re-using MarksThe centre must retain the work of all candidates,with CRFs attached, under secure conditions, fromthe time it is assessed, to allow for the possibility ofan enquiry about results. The work may be returnedto candidates after the deadline for enquiries aboutresults. If an enquiry about a result has been made,the work must remain under secure conditions incase it is required by AQA.32