General Board Guidance on the arrangements for external examiners
General Board Guidance on the arrangements for external examiners
General Board Guidance on the arrangements for external examiners
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questi<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
Marking of examinati<strong>on</strong><br />
scripts and o<strong>the</strong>r assessed<br />
work<br />
You may be asked to mark scripts and o<strong>the</strong>r assessed work<br />
as a first or sec<strong>on</strong>d marker, although <strong>the</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>General</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Board</str<strong>on</strong>g> do<br />
not c<strong>on</strong>sider this to be an essential requirement <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
assurance of standards. An excessive marking load should<br />
not be imposed <strong>on</strong> you. You should discuss with <strong>the</strong> Chair<br />
whe<strong>the</strong>r you are expected to mark scripts, and <strong>the</strong><br />
subsequent marking load.<br />
Review of marking<br />
standards and procedures<br />
You are entitled to see all scripts and any o<strong>the</strong>r work that<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tributes to <strong>the</strong> assessment and subsequent classificati<strong>on</strong>;<br />
more usually, you will review a sample of scripts to ensure<br />
that standards are maintained and that marking is c<strong>on</strong>sistent.<br />
In cases where you see <strong>on</strong>ly a selecti<strong>on</strong> of scripts and/or<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r assessed work, <strong>the</strong> principles <strong>for</strong> such selecti<strong>on</strong> should<br />
be agreed with you in advance.<br />
You should discuss with <strong>the</strong> Chair <strong>the</strong> number and types of<br />
scripts to be reviewed and sent in advance of any meetings<br />
with Examiners or candidates.<br />
Advising <strong>on</strong> class<br />
borderlines and general<br />
standards<br />
You are expected to advise <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> borderlines between<br />
classes and between passing and failing and should <strong>the</strong>re<strong>for</strong>e<br />
have <strong>the</strong> opportunity to scrutinise relevant scripts and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
assessed work. You may be invited to take part in oral<br />
examinati<strong>on</strong>s, where <strong>the</strong>y are allowed by <strong>the</strong> examinati<strong>on</strong><br />
regulati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />
You should discuss with <strong>the</strong> Chair of Examiners how <strong>the</strong>se<br />
duties are to be undertaken.<br />
Advising <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
per<strong>for</strong>mance of individual<br />
candidates<br />
You may be invited to advise <strong>on</strong> an individual piece of work or<br />
participate in oral examinati<strong>on</strong>s, where <strong>the</strong>y are allowed by<br />
<strong>the</strong> examinati<strong>on</strong> regulati<strong>on</strong>s. Decisi<strong>on</strong>s relating to<br />
individual candidates are taken by <strong>the</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Board</str<strong>on</strong>g> of<br />
Examiners as a whole, including <strong>the</strong> External<br />
Examiner(s). In an equality of votes <strong>the</strong> Chair has a sec<strong>on</strong>d<br />
or casting vote.<br />
You should discuss with <strong>the</strong> Chair of Examiners how <strong>the</strong>se<br />
duties are to be undertaken.<br />
Attendance at meetings<br />
You have a right to be present at all Examiners' meetings<br />
and, with <strong>the</strong> excepti<strong>on</strong> of <strong>the</strong> Medical and Veterinary<br />
Sciences Tripos and Parts IA and IB of <strong>the</strong> Natural Sciences<br />
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