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Managing National Assessment
Managing National Assessment (MNA) is the term used to describe the processes for achieving valid, fair, accurate and consistent internal assessment in schools. It is a partnership between schools and the Qualifications Authority.
MNA provides a transparent reporting system to schools on the quality of systems to assure assessor decisions.
MNA has two components:
- Annual external moderation of assessor decisions for up to 20% of all internally assessed standards in all curriculum areas
- An external check of a school's assessment systems and MNA Report at least once every three years to ensure that assessment is valid, fair, consistent, reliable, accurate and to the national standard.
Where external moderation or the assessment systems check reveals problems, the Qualifications Authority may as appropriate:
- require further material to be submitted for moderation and/or
- conduct a supplementary systems check and/or
- conduct an investigation under terms which parallel those of the Breaches of the Rules- External Assessment
- begin non-compliance procedures
Last updated: 12 February 2008