Section 1: What is IQA?
By the end of this section, you will have considered the:
- functions of internal quality assurance in learning and development
- key concepts of the internal quality assurance of assessment
- roles of practitioners involved in the internal quality assurance process.
Section 2: How to IQA
By the end of this section, you will have considered:
- what an internal quality assurance plan should contain
- the preparations that need to be made for internal quality assurance
- the appropriate criteria to use for judging the quality of the assessment process
- the types of feedback, support and advice that assessors may need to maintain and improve the quality of assessment
- standardisation requirements in relation to assessment
- the relevant procedures regarding disputes about the quality of assessment
- the value of reflective practice and continuing professional development in relation to internal quality assurance.
Section 3: Tools and templates
Finally, you'll have the opportunity to download some useful documentation that you could use when undertaking IQA activity. These are example documents that you can amend or alter to suit your needs.