University Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2014

L.N. 348 of 2014

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

University Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2014

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and 75

(6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has

promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of the University of Malta

by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by articles 75 (3) and 79 (b) of the said

Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the University Assessment

(Amendment) Regulations, 2014 and shall be read and construed as one with the

University Assessment Regulations, 2009, published as Legal Notice 274 of 2009,

hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from 20 June, 2014 onwards.

Amendment to regulation 14 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 14 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(2) The reviewer shall

(a) ensure that the examination paper is clear and unambiguous and that it

addresses the learning outcomes of the Study-Unit in question;

(b) ensure that the examination paper is properly proofread and that the paper

and mark scheme are free of error and of the required standard;

(c) ensure that the marks allotted to each question are indicated on the

examination paper;

(d) work out the paper him/herself to look out for any inconsistencies and

discrepancies where applicable; and

(e) if the chairman of the Board of Examiners considers that due to the nature

of the examination paper, or the large number of students registered on the study-

unit, or other valid reason, the reviewer is also required to participate in marking, the

Chairman shall indicate this to the person concerned at the time he is informed of his

appointment as reviewer.”

Amendment to regulation 35 of the principal regulations

For regulation 35 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“35. Students shall not be allowed to leave the examination venue whether

temporarily or permanently, during the first half an hour and during the last ten

minutes of an Examination, unless instructions in the rubric of the examination paper

stipulate that students may not leave the examination venue before the end of the

Examination.”

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