- e-Assessment
- Computer Based Assessment
- ITQ Level 2
ITQ Level 2
- CBA is available for the following ITQ 2009 units
- Using CBA
- Entries
- Fees and invoices
- Examination and administration dates
- Results
- Claiming Units
- Software
- Administrator help tool
- ITQ tutorial
- Useful documents
CBA is available for the following ITQ 2009 units
- Unit 19 - Database software
- Unit 34 - Using email
- Unit 59 - Presentation software
- Unit 70 - Spreadsheets software
- Unit 78 - Word processing software
Using CBA
To offer CBA for the Level 2 ITQ 2009 units above a centre has to be approved to deliver the ITQ 2009 qualification and be registered to use the OCR CBA system.
To become approved to deliver the ITQ 2009 qualification complete the approval form and return it to OCR Operations in Coventry.
To register to use the OCR CBA system complete the Sign up for CBA form.
To submit work for CBA marking for the Level 2 ITQ 2009 units above a candidate has to sit the equivalent Level 2 CLAiT Plus 2006 unit assignment and then submit it in the ITQ 2009 context. This is achieved automatically by selecting the ITQ Level 2 option in the OCR CBA system when assigning and sitting a unit assessment.
The following table shows the Level 2 ITQ 2009 units above and their Level 2 CLAiT Plus 2006 equivalent.
| ITQ 2009 | Is equivalent to | CLAiT Plus 2006 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 19 - Database software | Unit 3 - Creating and using a database | |
| Unit 34 - Using email | Unit 8 - Electronic communication | |
| Unit 59 - Presentation software | - | Unit 5 - Design an e-presentation |
| Unit 70 - Spreadsheet software | - | Unit 2 - Manipulating spreadsheets and graphs |
| Unit 78 - Word processing software | - | Unit 1 - Integrated e-document production |
Entries
All entries have to be made electronically in OCR Interchange. For guidance on how to do this refer to the making entries for vocational qualifications via Interchange guide (PPT, 6 MB).
Entries can be named or unnamed and for a specific ITQ 2009 qualification or for a unit from a specific ITQ 2009 qualification.
Fees and invoices
CBA fees are covered in the ITQ 2009 qualification/unit entries fees - there are no extra charges for choosing the CBA route. Please see the fees list for latest prices. There are no charges for re-sits.
Examination and administration dates
The Level 2 ITQ 2009 units above can be taken and submitted for CBA marking at any time to suit the centre and learner.
Results
The result of the CBA marking of the Level 1 ITQ 2009 units above is returned electronically to the centre within minutes in the reports section of the OCR CBA system. The CBA marking report for any candidate pass has to be retained and submitted to OCR as evidence when claiming the unit.
Claiming units
For any candidate that achieves a pass by CBA for the Level 2 ITQ 2009 units above the unit has to be claimed from OCR using the online claims system in Interchange. This system allows the centre to claim the candidate's unit and select which entry to use.
For further guidance on creating a claim using the online claims system refer to the making online claims for QCF and Functional Skills qualifications guide (PPT, 6 MB).
For each candidate included in the claim an OCR ITQ (QCF) Submission Cover Sheet has to be completed indicating which unit is to be claimed.
Once the claim has been created the evidence (completed OCR ITQ (QCF) Submission Cover Sheet for each candidate and CBA marking report for each unit) has to be submitted to your allocated OCR examiner-moderator quoting the claim number. This can be done manually by post or electronically.
ITQ certificates will be processed more quickly if centres do not mix CBA claims with units using alternative evidence. It would also speed certificate production if the CBA reports were sent electronically to the OCR examiner-moderator, clearly stating in the email subject heading, CBA together with the centre number, scheme code and claim number of the reports attached.
Software
The OCR CBA system for Level 2 ITQ 2009 requires internet access and the use of the Adobe Authorware web player version 7.0. Additionally for units 19, 70 and 78 theMicrosoft Word 2003, Excel 2003 and Access 2003 applications are required. The administrator help toolcan be used to check that these requirements have met.
Administrator help tool
The administrator help tool should be used by the centre administrator to ensure that the centre's computers are set-up correctly and meet the minimum requirements of the OCR CBA system.
The administrator help tool can be extracted and run from you centre's network or burned to and run from CD.It can be used to install the Adobe Authorware web player version 7.0 (on each client computer), check that the Microsoft Word 2003, Excel 2003 and Access 2003 applications can be launched and check the correct file permissions have been set.
To use the administrator help tool you should access the Readme.txt file and follow the on screen instructions. You can refer to the CBA guide for Level 2 ITQ 2009 for further information.
ITQ tutorial
To familiarise centre staff and candidates with CBA for Level 2 ITQ 2009 we have created an ITQ tutorial.
The tutorial contains information on the OCR CBA system and also contains practice tests for all five ITQ 2009 units offered in the Level 2 CBA format.
To use the tutorial save the zip file to your computer, unzip it and double click on the start.exe file to launch.
The tutorial is also available online from the help section of the OCR CBA system.
- ITQ tutorial (Exe, 13 MB)
Useful documents
- Claiming units for Level 1 and 2 ITQ 2009 CBA (PDF, 175 KB)
A guide for claiming units achieved using the CBA options. - Computer-based assessment guide - Level 2 (PDF, 1 MB)
A guide for successfully administering CBA for Level 2.
- Unit 19 - CBA Part 2 - Assessment objective spread and map of potential errors per question (PDF, 29 KB)
- Unit 70 - Part 2 - Assessment objective spread and map of potential errors per question (PDF, 23 KB)
- Unit 78 - CBA Part 2 - Assessment objective spread and map of potential errors per question (PDF, 33 KB)
