QW Research into Continuous Assessment (Ангилья - Тендер #43293101)

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QW Research into Continuous Assessment

To ensure that Qualifications Wales is planning to ensure the continued effectiveness of assessment within qualifications we have created an internal work output on modernising assessment (MA). Modernising assessment work is about ensuring that assessments taken as part of qualifications in the future enhance, and strike an optimal balance between, four important assessment principles: validity, engagement, manageability, and reliability, including through the effective use of digital technologies (DT). Qualifications Wales want to award a contract for research services that will aim to:

1. explore the research evidence on the effectiveness of Continuous Assessment (CA) including any role played by Digital Technology (literature review)

2. consider several relevant examples of summative CA used in national/jurisdictional assessment systems, including any role played by DT (case studies)

3. use the findings from the first two outputs to describe plausible scenarios/opportunities for use of (digitalised) CA within a general and vocational qualifications context in Wales.

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1. Design the methodological and/or work approach for each of the required work outputs. This will be presented in a comprehensive implementation plan which includes all essential elements (e.g., timeline, resource allocation).

2. Implement all necessary steps to achieve the objectives once the activity against each output starts. For example, if any primary research is conducted for output 2, we expect the supplier to draft research documentation such as contact letters, consent forms, and information sheets and share them with Qualifications Wales for approval.

3. Maintain accurate records of all activities and, if applicable, responses gathered. As a minimum, detailed notes must be taken during primary research data collection activities.     

4. Submit a written report to Qualifications Wales for each of the outputs. The report should include: 

a. A description of the work approach including a reflection of the strengths and/or limitations (including collected data and analysis method in the case of primary research) 

b. Summary of key findings or the achieved results

c. Detailed description of the findings or achieved results  

The reports should be structured using sub-headings to help organise the findings and to enable conclusions or discussion points to be clearly identified.

The reports should be written to a publishable standard. This includes the use of an appropriate referencing system, full proofing and formatting and consistent use of acronyms.

The reports might be subject to a minimum of two rounds of editing. The successful supplier must respond to the comments in a timely manner, using tracked changes and comments boxes to track and log feedback.  

To avoid perceptions of a conflict of interest, Qualifications Wales are unable to accept bids from awarding bodies who offer regulated qualifications.

The supplier will hold Cyber-Essentials accreditation as a minimum or will obtain by the start of any proposed primary data collection.

Have necessary expertise and sufficient knowledge of the qualifications and the qualification system in Wales.

Single stage

QWL232413

Please see additional documents for full specification, instructions and response templates.

(WA Ref:133009)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.