Task one
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The course I am teaching in is Automotive
engineering Level 3, and we are in the business of training people to enter in
to the automotive industry in any sector (heavy diesel, sales, parts, light car
repairs and servicing etc.) Our course
will take approx.. 1/3 out of an apprenticeship for the student and put them into
the workplace in a work ready state that so they can be productive for their
employer on the very first day.
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The assessment I am working on for this section
is, Unit 21674; Demonstrate knowledge of terminology used in the motor
industry.
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It has been generated for people entering the
automotive industry to gain knowledge in the terms and definitions used by
people that work in it. The catch with this particular unit is that terms do
vary greatly depending on what country you are in. This is an ongoing unit as
the more the student learns the more terms they are going to find. But we
deliver this part of the course early on to help with the other parts.
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This fits into all sectors of the automotive
industry as a compulsory unit at level 2 for any automotive apprentice. This
unit is also a must by employer’s standards that they need to be able to talk
the lingo.
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The assessment approach is an informal/summative
style, in which the students are given a lesson on the requirements and booklet
to complete over a given time period.
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In the assessment class they are
able to give answers individually or consult within the group if needed. Each group
will be given a word or a term starting with each letter of the alphabet.
References;
Otago Polytechnic “Terminology
in the Motor Industry” 2013
Hamish this sounds like a useful assessment for learning about the terminology. I look forward to hearing later on how it works.
ReplyDeleteIt is not quite clear here what the students are doing with the workbook. When we talked you said they had to look for information about the terms (x 64) that you provide, and write their own definitions for the terms. Is that right? So they can get feedback on these definitions as they put them together? (Formative feedback.) Then when the workbook is completed they hand it in for marking (Summative assessment.)
Is the informal part of the assessment the fact that:
i. the students can work on the workbook in their own time as they study the unit standard? ii. it is an 'open book' assessment?
If you could clarify my questions on here that would be great. Then the information can be included in Task 3.
HI Bronwyn,
ReplyDeleteYes the students can work on the workbook in the own time and work together on the answers, if they do not know the meanings to the terms in the booklet then they are able to look them up with the resources provided.
After the workbook has been completed and marked then they have a assessment class were they are tested on a range of terms to cover the elements of the unit standard.
Cheers
Hamish
Thanks for the clarification Hamish.
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