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Reviser

The role of the Reviser is to check the assessment material at various stages to ensure it is appropriate and accurate.

The Reviser is required to:

• Evaluate the first draft of the assessment material. This includes:
  • Ensuring all syllabus specifications are met
  • Indicating all errors in content
  • Checking for typographical errors
  • Working through practical assessments/source data, as necessary.
  • Ensuring the level of difficulty is consistent with the qualification and with previous years.
  • Ensuring parity of standards across components and across optional questions within a component.
  • Contacting the Product Manager for advice if the content is felt to be sensitive or inappropriate.
• Submit a report to Cambridge, indicating where revisions should be made and where errors must be corrected, within the agreed time–scale.
• Attend a meeting, if requested, at which the revised draft of the assessment material is evaluated and revised (Question Paper Evaluation Meeting or QPEC).
• Check and proof read the first proof of the assessment material, ensuring that changes agreed at the meeting have been carried out, and indicating any errors.
• Perform other syllabus and curriculum–related duties, as required by Cambridge.
• Perform all these services in accordance with Cambridge’s instructions and schedules.

It should be noted that individual roles and responsibilities may vary according to the requirements of the specific qualification, and that the Product Manager responsible for a specific syllabus may revise the role specifications accordingly. These role descriptions give a general overview only of the work normally undertaken by examining personnel and are not inclusive.