Accessing the ePortfolio
Assessment is carried out through the ePortfolio page on your Participant Dashboard.
Unit overview
The Overview tab lists the assessment criteria and shows the status for each (Awaiting Contribution; Awaiting Marking; Marked, incomplete; Complete, etc). You can filter the criteria by status and track your progress using the Progress wheel on the right-hand side of the screen.
Submitting assignments
Assignments are submitted on the online templates. Click the Upload Contribution button to open the Upload Contribution Wizard.
Step 1 – What are your files for?
Under Contribution, select "I'm uploading Academic Writing". Open the drop-down menu beneath the Select Assignment heading and select the assignment you want to submit. When you select an assignment, the relevant assessment criteria will be automatically assigned.
When you are ready to continue, click ‘Save and Next’.
Step 2 – Enter Assignment Response
Read the instructions on the online template carefully and type your responses into the boxes provided. If you want to make the response boxes bigger, click and hold the two diagonal lines in the bottom right corner of the box and drag downwards.
If you want to save your progress and return to complete the assignment later on, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click ‘Save Draft’.
The draft will be saved on the Academic Writing tab. Click the ‘Continue submission’ button to return to the online template.
Step 3 – Submit for Review
When your assignment is complete and you are ready to submit, tick the declaration box at the bottom of the page and click ‘Submit for Review’ followed by ‘Yes, Submit’.
Please note that we cannot accept partially completed submissions for marking; the system will not allow you to click ‘Submit for Review’ until you have completed all response boxes and ticked the declaration.
Viewing your assignment
When you have submitted your assignment, it will appear in the Academic Writing tab as a PDF file. Click the
‘Open’ button to view the assignment.
Viewing your feedback
You will receive a notification when your assignment has been marked.
To view your feedback in ePortfolio, click the Overview tab and scroll down to the relevant assessment criteria. Click the blue ‘Review’ button to expand each criterion and view the assessor’s feedback.
Resubmitting the assignment
If any assessment criteria are marked as Partially Met or Not Met, you will be asked to resubmit the assignment. Your assessor’s feedback will tell you what you need to add to your assignment to fully meet the criteria.
Click the Upload Contribution button, select the assignment you need to resubmit from the drop-down menu at Step 1, and click ‘Save and Next’. Your previous attempt at the assignment will open in the online template.
Using your assessor’s feedback, identify the criteria that you need to resubmit and add to your initial response in the relevant response box. Do not delete any of the existing response, and do not edit your response to any criteria that have already been marked as fully Met. When you are ready to resubmit your assignment, follow the instructions for Step 3 – Submit for Review.
Follow the instructions for Viewing your assignment to view your resubmission. The content you have added to the assignment will be highlighted in yellow on the assignment PDF
Contacting your assessor and the Assessment Team
If you need to contact your assessor, you can do so via the Message your Marker button.
Your assessor can also message you through the ePortfolio. If they do contact you in this way, you will receive the message by email from no-reply@bestpracticenet.co.uk.
A record of all submissions and messages can be viewed in the speech bubble tab.
If you have any issues accessing the ePortfolio or uploading your assignments, you can contact the Assessment Team at EYSEN.assessment@bestpracticenet.co.uk.
Accessing your certificate
Once you have submitted all assignments and fully met the assessment criteria, your completion of the programme will be registered with the awarding body, NCFE, who will then issue your certificate. Once available, your certificate will be sent to you by email and the Certificate tab will appear in ePortfolio, from which you can re-download your certificate at any time.
Please note that the Certificate tab will not appear in your ePortfolio until your digital certificate has been sent.
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