| PDF Pages<\/th>\n | PDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
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| 1<\/td>\n | BRITISH STANDARD <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 2<\/td>\n | Committees responsible for this British\ufffdStandard <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 3<\/td>\n | Contents <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 5<\/td>\n | Introduction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 6<\/td>\n | 1 Scope 1.1 General 1.2 Types of assessment 1.3 Assessment life cycle <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 7<\/td>\n | 1.4 Focus on specifically IT aspects 1.5 Focus on principles 1.6 Compliance Table 1 Application of BS 7988 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 3.1 assessment 3.2 assessment centre 3.3 assessment distributor 3.4 assessment form 3.5 assessment software 3.6 assessment sponsor <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | 3.7 assistive technology 3.8 candidate 3.9 correct response 3.10 delivery platform 3.11 high-stakes assessment 3.12 ICT 3.13 IT 3.14 invigilation 3.15 invigilator 3.16 item 3.17 low\u2013stakes assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | 3.18 open-ended response 3.19 reliability 3.20 response 3.21 result 3.22 score 3.23 validity 3.24 workstation 4 Guiding principles <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | 5 Interface between assessment content and IT delivery 5.1 Responsibilities of assessment sponsors 5.2 Responsibilities of assessment distributors <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | 6 IT delivery of assessments \u2014 general 6.1 Interoperability 6.2 Hardware, software and communication considerations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 13<\/td>\n | 6.3 Assessments with time limits 6.4 Security features <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | 6.5 Verification of the assessment software <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | 7 Software for IT delivery of assessments \u2014 navigation and usability issues 7.1 Provision of adequate navigation facilities 7.2 Provision of information and help for candidates <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | 7.3 Usability 7.4 Links to assistive technology <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | 7.5 Trialling software for usability 8 Instant automated scoring, result determination and feedback 8.1 Scoring responses <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | 8.2 Software for result determination 8.3 Software to provide feedback <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | 8.4 Maintaining confidentiality of candidate data during trialling 9 Preparation and transmission of assessment content and correct responses 9.1 Preparation of assessment content and correct responses for use <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | 9.2 Transmission of assessment content and correct responses 10 Software and procedures for recording and transmission of candidates\u2019 details and responses an… 10.1 Interoperability 10.2 Recording responses and linking of responses to candidate identification <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 22<\/td>\n | 10.3 Transmission of response files to the assessment distributor 10.4 Storage of response files by assessment distributor <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 23<\/td>\n | 11 Provision of instructions and assessment-specific information for assessment centres 11.1 Technical information and help 11.2 Assessment-specific information 11.3 General instructions 11.4 Appeals <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 24<\/td>\n | 12 Provision of information and practice material for candidates 12.1 Provision of advance assessment-specific information to candidates 12.2 Provision of practice material <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | 12.3 Provision for candidates with disabilities 12.4 Provision of assessment security information to candidates 13 Equipment and facilities at assessment centre, including storage of responses 13.1 Workstations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 26<\/td>\n | 13.2 Hardware and software 13.3 Verification of the software on assessment centre equipment 13.4 Other facilities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 27<\/td>\n | 13.5 Assessment and equipment security 13.6 Storage of response files at assessment centres 14 Staffing of assessment centre <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 28<\/td>\n | 14.1 Staff functions and numbers 14.2 Staff training <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 29<\/td>\n | 15 Preparation for the assessment session 15.1 Preparation of the room and equipment 15.2 Preparation of the assessment 15.3 Preparation of the candidate(s) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 30<\/td>\n | 16 Conduct of assessment session 16.1 Invigilation 16.2 Assistance to candidates 16.3 Records of attendance 16.4 Concluding the assessment <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 31<\/td>\n | 17 Procedures relating to emergencies, technical failures and irregularities 17.1 Emergencies 17.2 Technical failures and delays 17.3 Restarting after an unplanned break 17.4 Recording <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 32<\/td>\n | Annex A (informative) Scenarios (informative) Scenarios A.1 General A.2 Scenario 1, Awarding Body A A.3 Scenario 2, Awarding Body B A.4 Scenario 3, University A A.5 Scenario 4, University B <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 33<\/td>\n | A.6 Scenario 5, Company A A.7 Scenario 6, Company B A.8 Scenario 7, Testing Company A.9 Scenario 8, Open Learning Provider <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Code of practice for the use of information technology (IT) in the delivery of assessments<\/b><\/p>\n |