AQA GCE Specification 2007 - Littleover Community School

Business Studies - Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced, 2007 examination24 Moderation24.1 Moderation Procedures Moderation of the coursework project is by inspection of a sample ofcandidates’ work, sent by post from the centre to a moderatorappointed by AQA. The centre marks must be submitted to AQAand the sample of work must reach the moderator by a specified datein the year in which the full A Level qualification is to be awarded.Following the re-marking of the sample work, the moderator’s marksare compared with the centre marks to determine whether anyadjustment is needed in order to bring the centre’s assessments intoline with standards generally. In some cases it may be necessary forthe moderator to call for the work of other candidates. In order tomeet this possible request, centres must have available the project andCandidate Record Form of every candidate entered for theexamination and be prepared to submit them on demand. Markadjustments will normally preserve the centre’s order of merit, butwhere major discrepancies are found, AQA reserves the right to alterthe order of merit.24.2 Post-ModerationProceduresOn publication of the GCE results, the centre is supplied with detailsof the final marks for the centre-assessed unit.The candidates’ work is returned to the centre after the examination.The centre receives a report giving feedback on the appropriatenessof the tasks set, the accuracy of the assessments made, and thereasons for any adjustments to the marks.Some candidates’ work may be retained by AQA for archivepurposes.44 klm