Qualification The table brings together the Cohort, Qualification Code, Subject Code and Size into a ‘Qualification’ complete representation of the qualifications in the scope of Level 3 value added. Once again this data will be pre-loaded and maintained by Total College on an annual basis. In the 15/16 academic year there were a total of 627 qualifications in the L3VA dataset, just a few of which are seen below: Taking Extended Diploma in Business as an example we can see that its code is made up as follows: 3 = cohort code; 306 = qualification (type) code; 20101 = subject code; 3 = size (A level equivalence) Giving a full qualification code of 3306201013 Whereas the code for A level Biology is made up as follows: 1 = cohort code; 111 = qualification (type) code; 11010 = subject code; 1 = size Giving a full qualification code of 1111110101 These codes are used to identify specific qualifications and allow us to map to Learning Aims, meaning that OneGrade can connect with course information in a college’s MI system. Clicking on the button against any row will display the national value added lines which ‘Details’ were introduced earlier in this guide. Qualification Code Grade This is so called because each of the main qualification codes (which identify broad types of qualification) will have a grading scale associated with it. These points scores were rebased for 15/16 so that a true picture of value added can be calculated across the full range of different types of level 3 qualification. The points/grades mapping are also important in calculating target grades for students based on projected points:
Qualification The ‘Qualification’ table brings together the Cohort, Qualification Code, Subject Code and Size into a complete representation of the qualifications in the scope of Level 3 value added. Once again this data will be pre-loaded and maintained by Total College on an annual basis. In the 15/16 academic year there were a total of 627 qualifications in the L3VA dataset, just a few of which are seen below: Taking Extended Diploma in Business as an example we can see that its code is made up as follows: 3 = cohort code; 306 = qualification (type) code; 20101 = subject code; 3 = size (A level equivalence) Giving a full qualification code of 3306201013 Whereas the code for A level Biology is made up as follows: 1 = cohort code; 111 = qualification (type) code; 11010 = subject code; 1 = size Giving a full qualification code of 1111110101 These codes are used to identify specific qualifications and allow us to map to Learning Aims, meaning that OneGrade can connect with course information in a college’s MI system. Clicking on the ‘Details’ button against any row will display the national value added lines which were introduced earlier in this guide. Qualification Code Grade This is so called because each of the main qualification codes (which identify broad types of qualification) will have a grading scale associated with it. These points scores were rebased for 15/16 so that a true picture of value added can be calculated across the full range of different types of level 3 qualification. The points/grades mapping are also important in calculating target grades for students based on projected points:
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