Regulating health and care V Levels at subject level
Condition VL(Health)1 requirements and guidance: Assessment objectives
Proposal
Assessment objectives are set on a subject-by-subject basis to align with the requirements of the subject content. They help to ensure that the assessments made available by different awarding organisations are designed in a comparable way for a given subject.
Under Condition VL(Health)1.3, we have developed the following assessment objectives and weightings which reflect the requirements of the health subject content.
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Assessment objective |
Weighting |
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AO1 – Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, requirements and approaches relevant to the subject area |
25-30% |
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AO2 – Apply knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, requirements and approaches and to plan, carry out tasks, produce outputs, and use information appropriately |
35-40% |
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AO3 – Analyse and evaluate information, situations and evidence to make judgements, draw conclusions and make recommendations |
30-35% |
In line with the approach taken for tranche 1 V Level subjects and given the intended purpose of V Levels as broad applied and vocational qualifications, we propose that assessment objective 2 (AO2) should carry the greatest weighting. This is because AO2 most directly reflects the application of knowledge and understanding, together with the skills that are central to the qualification's purpose.
However, we are proposing a small adjustment to the assessment objective weightings compared with the tranche 1 subjects. We propose increasing the weighting of AO3 (analysis and evaluation) from 25-30% to 30-35% and reducing the weighting of AO2 (application) from 40-45% to 35-40% as a result. This reflects the work-related purposes set out in the draft subject content for the V Level in health currently being consulted on by DfE, which place greater emphasis on analytical and evaluative skills. We propose that the weighting of AO1 (knowledge and understanding) remains unchanged at 25-30%.