Qualifications Update:Fashion and Textile Technology

Dunblane Hydro27 November 2013

Qualifications Update:Fashion and Textile Technology

Dunblane Hydro27 November 2013

Qualifications Update:Fashion and Textile Technology

Alistair McKenzieQualifications Development Manager

Qualifications Update:Fashion and Textile Technology

Alistair McKenzieQualifications Development Manager

Developing qualifications Developing qualifications - drivers- drivers

• Progression

• More open and flexible requirements

• Assessment which supports learning

• Refreshed and relevant contexts for learning

• Personalisation and Choice

• Robust and credible

Key pointsKey pointsHigher Fashion and Textile TechnologyHigher Fashion and Textile Technology

• Skills based Units provide flexibility and choice

• Allows learners to engage with fashion, textiles and associated technologies in a proactive and practical way

• Builds skills, knowledge and understanding progressively up the levels

• Combines the best aspects of current Higher Grade Course

• Added Value is assessed by an assignment

Purpose and aims of the CoursePurpose and aims of the CoursePurpose

Develop knowledge understanding and skills related to the technological processes involved in the fashion/textile industry

AimsApply knowledge and understanding of technological processes and skills in the production of fashion/textile itemsAnalyse and apply understanding of textile properties and characteristicsInvestigate issues which influence the fashion/textile industryDemonstrate a range of textile construction techniquesIndependently and safely select and use tools and equipment

Unit StructureUnit Structure

National 3 National 4 National 5 Higher

Textile Technologies

Textile Technologies Textile Technologies

Textile Technologies

Fashion/Textile Item Development

Fashion/Textile Item Development

Fashion/Textile Item Development

Fashion/Textile Item Development

Fashion and Textile Choices

Fashion and Textile Choices

Fashion and Textile Choices

Fashion and Textile Choices

Conditions of the AwardConditions of the Award• Unit Assessment

• Assessed on a pass/fail basis within Centres • Verified by SQA to ensure that assessment judgements are consistent and

meet national standardsCourse Assessment

• Assignment - 100 marks• Graded on a scale of A - D within Centres • Assessed by a SQA visiting assessor to ensure that assessment judgements

are consistent and meet national standards

Assessment Support Schedule 2013/14 Assessment Support Schedule 2013/14

Sept 13 CfE Update Letter

Oct 13 Unit Assessment Support (Package 1)

Feb 14 Unit Assessment Support (Package 2)

Mar 14 Coursework General Assessment Information

Apr 14 Unit Assessment Support (Package 3)

May 14 Update Mandatory Documents

Jun 14 Update Unit Assessment Support

Fashion and Textile TechnologyUnit Assessment

at Higher

Fashion and Textile TechnologyUnit Assessment

at Higher

Unit assessment - recapUnit assessment - recap• Flexible and open Assessment Standards and Evidence

Requirements in Units

• Greater range of techniques and methodologies for assessment – encouraged throughout all assessment packages

• Assessments can be designed to provide evidence across more than one outcome or Unit – combined assessments

• More opportunities to gather naturally occurring evidence – assessment as part of learning and teaching

Unit Assessment Support purpose Unit Assessment Support purpose

As at National 5, Assessment Support will be provided which you can use to:

•Assess your candidates

•Adapt for your own assessment programmes

•Help you develop your own assessments

Unit Assessment Support at HigherUnit Assessment Support at Higher – key features – key features

• Valid from August 2014

• Complements and supports learning and teaching

• Assess competence against Unit Outcomes and Assessment Standards

• Designed to encourage professional judgement

• Provide broad-based tasks – allow assessors to choose appropriate context and forms of evidence

• Show range of approaches to generating assessment evidence

• Give information on the type of evidence which could be gathered

Unit assessment support Unit assessment support packages at Higher - approachespackages at Higher - approaches

Package 1 • Unit by Unit approach – discrete assessment tasks

for each UnitPackage 2 • Portfolio approach – naturally occurring evidence Package 3 • Combined approach – groups Outcomes and

Assessment Standards from different Units

Assessment Support Package ExampleAssessment Support Package ExampleUnit by Unit approachAssessment is exemplified with:An overview of the Task (or tasks), which will generate evidence for all Outcomes and Assessment Standardsconditions under which the assessment should take placeadvice on making assessment judgementsevidence required recording documentationreassessment informationappendix with details of the Candidate Task

Fashion and Textile TechnologyHigher Course Assessment

Fashion and Textile TechnologyHigher Course Assessment

Course Assessment at HigherCourse Assessment at Higher• Course Assessment at National 5, Higher and

Advanced Higher assesses Added Value

• Courses at Higher are graded A – D, as at present

• Controlled Assessment of setting, conducting and marking

• For Fashion and Textile Technology, there is 1 Component– an assignment

Higher – Higher – Assignment• 100 marks• Briefs will be set by SQA• Conducted under supervision in centres• Visiting Assessment

Higher – Higher – Assignment3 sections• Design and Plan (45 marks)• Make the fashion/textile item (40 marks)• Evaluation (15 marks)