Guidelines for Marking the work of Students who - University of ...

The rationale for the introduction of this policy is to maintain equality ofopportunity for students with dyslexia in respect to the assessment ofcoursework.3. Circumstances under which special assessmentguidelines should be applied1. This marking policy should be applied to the assessment of all submittedwritten work and examination or test scripts that are produced by astudent who you have been informed has dyslexia. There is also anaspect of this policy that should be applied to the assessment of an oralpresentation.2. The only circumstance that overrides point 1 above is when a corerequirement has been established as a necessary learning outcome forassessment and this core requirement conflicts with the ability to followcertain guidelines in this document. However, these guidelines should stillbe followed as closely as possible, only excluding recommendations withinthis document that conflict with specified core requirements.3. If a core requirement exists that conflicts with this marking policy, thisshould be detailed within the module specification template and both therelevant dyslexic student and the Special Needs Tutor for the schoolshould be made aware of this circumstance.4. Decisions to specify a core requirement that disallows students withdyslexia access to certain marking concessions outlined in this documentshould be clarified with caution. There should be clear, justifiable reasonsthat relate to academic standards and that could not be seen asdiscriminatory practice. For example, if an issue of professional training orcompetency is considered a reason for upholding basic skills as a corerequirement, it is advisable to check that the relevant professional bodyactively supports this decision.5. Ideally, the relevant dyslexic student and the Special Needs Tutor for theschool should be made aware of the conflict detailed in point 3 above atthe time an assignment brief is issued and both parties should be madeaware of which exclusions are to be applied.6. Written feedback provided for the assignment or examination script shouldclearly state why these marking guidelines were only partially applied andPage 4 of 13