6 Administration of Internally Assessed

Units (Route T and Route X)

6.1 Supervision and Authentication of Centre Assessed Units

The Code of Practice for GCE requires:

• . candidates to sign the Candidate Record Form (CRF) to confirm that the work submitted is their own, and
• . teachers/assessors to confirm on the CRF that the work assessed is solely that of the candidate concerned and was conducted under the conditions laid down by the specification.

The completed CRF for each candidate must be attached to his/her work. All teachers who have assessed the work of any candidate entered for each component must sign the declaration of authentication. Failure to sign the authentication statement may delay the processing of the candidates' results.

In all cases, direct supervision is necessary to ensure that the centre assessed work submitted can be confidently authenticated as the candidate's own.

If teachers/assessors have reservations about signing the authentication statements, the following points of guidance should be followed.

• If it is believed that a candidate has received additional assistance and this is acceptable within the guidelines for the relevant specification, the teacher/assessor should award a mark which represents the candidate's unaided achievement.

The authentication statement should be signed and information given on the relevant form.

• . If the teacher/assessor is unable to sign the authentication statement for a particular candidate, then the candidate's work cannot be accepted for assessment.
• . If malpractice is suspected, the Examinations Officer should be consulted about the procedure to be followed.

Route T

All teachers who have assessed the work of any candidate entered for each unit must sign the declaration of authentication.

The practical work for the PSA and ISA (Stage 1) should be carried out in normal lesson time with a degree of supervision appropriate for candidates working in a laboratory. The processing of raw data and the ISA test should be taken in normal lesson time under controlled conditions.

Redrafting of answers to any stage of the ISA is not permitted. Candidates must not take their work away from the class.

Material to submit to moderator

For each candidate in the sample, the following material must be submitted to the moderator by the deadline issued by AQA:

• the candidate's data from Stage 1 (on the Candidate Result Sheet)
• the ISA written test
• a Candidate Record Form showing the marks for the ISA and the PSA

In addition each centre must provide

• centre declaration sheet
• details of any amendments to the task sheet with the information supporting the changes from the Assessment Advisor, if t here are any significant changes

Route X

The practical work for the PSV and Stage 1 of the EMPA should be carried out in normal lesson time with a degree of supervision appropriate for candidates working in a laboratory. The processing of raw data and the EMPA written test should be taken in normal lesson time under controlled conditions.

Redrafting of answers to any stage of the EMPA is not permitted. Candidates must not take their work away from the class.

Material to submit to examiner

For each candidate, the following material must be submitted to the examiner by the deadline issued by AQA:

• the candidate's data from Stage 1 (on the Candidate Result Sheet)
• the EMPA written test
• a Candidate Record Form including the PSV verification of safe and skilful practical techniques and reliable and valid observations

In addition each centre must provide

• Centre Declaration Sheet
• Details of any amendments to the task sheet with the information supporting the changes from the Assessment Advisor, if there are any significant changes

The Head of Centre is responsible to AQA for ensuring that Centre Assessed work is conducted in accordance with AQA's instructions and JCQ instructions