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By comparing these marks with the original centre marks, centres can see whether their marking in a particular unit/component was accepted without any change or whether adjustments were made. Further details about the reasons for any adjustments are provided on the feedback form.  \nWhen an adjustment has been made, centres may wish to know how the final marks were determined. This document explains the procedure which is used.  \nWhy is moderation necessary?  \nOfqual’s General Conditions of Recognition states that moderation must be carried out on any assessments marked by centres.  \nMarking student work uses human judgement and when that student work is moderated, there can be disagreement between the original centre marker and the moderator. People assessing the same piece of work may disagree over the clarity of the answer being given or the level of skill and knowledge being demonstrated. It is also possible that the same person looking at the same piece of work at different times may make different judgements without being ‘wrong’ either time.  \nIt is possible to reduce judgmental differences with practice, experience and discussion, but they will always exist. A small tolerance is therefore allowed on centre assessment. If the differences between a moderator’s marking and a centre’s marking are within this tolerance, the differences can be taken as a legitimate variation in judgement and the centre’s marks can be accepted. If the differences are outside the tolerance, an adjustment will be needed to align the centre’s standard of marking with the agreed AQA standard.  \nHow is moderation carried out?  \nIn most AQA centre assessed units/components, a sample of work from each centre is provided for a moderator (either by post or when the moderator visits). The moderator starts by considering part of this sample (called the sub-sample) .  \nIf the moderator agrees with the marks in this sub-sample (to within the specified tolerance), then no change is made to the centre’s marking.  \nIf the centre’s marks for any of the work in the sub-sample are outside tolerance, the moderator considers further work from the centre’s sample, and any necessary adjustment to the centre’s marks is made using the regression technique described below.  \nPrecisely how much work is inspected by the moderator at this stage depends on the pattern of differences between the centre’s marks and the moderator’s marks.  \nIf there is a consistent pattern (even where the differences are large), a fair adjustment can be made from inspecting the work of a relatively small number of candidates.  \nIf the pattern is less consistent, the whole sample needs to be inspected. In exceptional circumstances, an adjustment which is fair to all candidates cannot be found from the sample, and at that point the moderator will request further work (often the work of all candidates) from the centre.  \nThe marking of the sample (or sub-sample) is not a re-assessment of the individual candidates involved. It would be unfair to amend the marks of these candidates on a different basis from the marks of the other candidates at the centre. Instead, the sample is intended to be representative of the marking standard at the centre, in order to provide an indication of whether an adjustment is needed and to determine the nature and scale of that adjustment.  \nTherefore, there is a requirement that the centre’s marking is internally standardised. For further information on internal standardisation see the AQA website ([aqa.org.uk/coursework](aqa.org.uk/coursework)) and the JCQ website ( Non-Examination Assessments-JCQ Joint Council for Qualifications) .  \nWhere centres are in a consortium (i.e. several centres are working together in a subject with joi","cbCaikOcM2ImFS40","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikOcM2ImFS40","pdf",362516,"English","# Introduction\n# Why is moderation necessary?\n# How is moderation carried out?\n# How is regression used to make adjustments?","[{\"question\":\"What does moderation compare when results are sent to centres?\",\"answer\":\"Moderation compares candidates’ final marks for centre assessed units/components with the original centre marks, showing whether the original marking was accepted or required adjustments. 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