The moderation of student work such as coursework, practical outputs and examination scripts, ensures the use of agreed marking criteria, comparability and equity of standards and consistency and fairness of marking. Read the Policy for the verification of assessment and standardisation and moderation of marking for more details.
University staff are in the position of assessing the work of students that they have taught, and it is vital that the marking of student work is not influenced by unconscious bias. There are procedures in place to guard against this, both in the design of assessments, and in the marking process:
- Assessment design will promote inclusive, accessible and equitable practices that prepare learners for assessment; this is a key feature of the Hallam Model inclusive curriculum prompts.
- The University will ensure fair assessment outcomes for students through rigorous standardisation and moderation processes.
