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Moderation and Validation (HE) Procedure

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Status	Current	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	9th November 2022	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	8th November 2027	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Executive Director Strategy Performance and Growth	The noted authority approved this version of the document. The Policy Framework Policy defines the current positions and committees that have authority to approve policies and procedures
Approval Date	8th November 2022	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	Not Applicable	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Policy Implementation Officer	Nicola Cooley Director Higher Education	This is the designated subject matter expert and contact person for enquiries relating to content and implementation
Policy Owner	Marc Blanks Executive Director Academic Operations	This is the member of Executive with responsibility for the document
Author	Nicola Cooley Director Higher Education	This is the author of record for this version of the document.
Enquiries Contact	Nicola Cooley Director Higher Education	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

This is the first document to be published in Melbourne Polytechnic's new Policy Register. It is basically equivalent to the document that was approved and in effect at the time the migration occurred, except for the numbering system and references, which have been updated to align with the new formatting and current requirements.

Clauses Amended:Procedure: All

Version History

Edition 2: Daryl Sadgrove, Executive Director, Strategy Performance and Growth – 8/01/2022 – The Moderation and Validation (HE) Procedure required a review as part of the Policy approval implementation plan. This review was conducted as per the Implementation Plan requirements by Higher Education Senior leadership team (HELM) and has been updated with minor edits to the text to support clearer explanation. Moderation techniques, that are supported by group and academic collaboration have been added.

Edition 1: Higher Education Academic Board – 03/02/2022 – New Moderation and Validation (HE) Procedure.

Previously the moderation procedure was combined with the superseded Subject Moderation policy in a single document. New procedure created with updated title and the procedure has been separated from the overarching policy.

Changes include:

- Use of new terms describing moderation which align with the sector that describe ‘moderating a subject assessment’ and differentiate moderating of a ‘students assessment grading.’

- E.g. ‘Assessment Validation’ will replace moderating a subject assessment

- ‘Assessment Grade Moderation’ will be used to describe the process of moderating the mark a student is awarded.

- Each stage of subject assessment validation and assessment grade moderation is defined and supports continuous improvement of assessment practices.