University Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2020

L.N. 11 of 2020

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

University Assessment (Amendment) Regulations, 2020

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, 2020 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 1 December 2019 onwards.

Amendment to regulation 1 of the principal regulations

The following paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be added after paragraph (1) of

regulation 1 of the principal regulations

“(2) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, (a) words

importing the masculine gender include the feminine; (b) words importing the

feminine gender include the masculine; and (c) words in the singular include the

plural and words in the plural include the singular.

(3) (i) These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other Statutes,

Regulations and Bye-laws, of the University including in particular the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards and the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

(ii) In case of conflict, these regulations shall be subservient to the Statutes

of the University, the General Regulations for University Undergraduate awards and

the General Regulations for University Postgraduate awards.”

Paragraphs (2) and (3) of regulation 1 of the principal regulations shall be

renumbered as paragraphs (4) and (5).

For paragraphs (4) and (5) of regulation 1 of the principal regulations

there shall be substituted the following

“(4) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

“Absence” means absence for any assessment or non-submission of work for

assessment;

“Assessment” means all forms of assessment that are used to award a mark and/or

grade that contributes towards the award of any University qualification. The method

of assessment shall be as prescribed in the Study-Unit description, and may include

written supervised Examinations, oral examinations, home assignments (whether

short or long essays) dissertations or theses, clinical or practical examinations,

portfolios, projects, fieldwork, case studies, logbooks, continuous assessment of a

placement, and any other method of assessment approved by Senate, or combinations

of these, to each of which a percentage of the final mark is assigned;

“Board” means the Board of a Faculty, Institute, Centre or School that is directly

responsible to Senate for offering a programme of study;

“Course” means a programme of study leading to a University award; it may

consist of one programme of study or may include a number of programmes of study

in particular areas of study;

“Dean” means the dean of a faculty or the director of an institute or a centre

or a school or of any other academic entity that is directly responsible to Senate for

offering a Course or part thereof;

“Examination” means any written assessment held under supervision on a set

date, at a set time and venue and except when specifically stated, does not include

oral, practical, clinical, or similar, and excludes assessment of work performed over

a period such as practicums and work/field placements;

“External examiner” means a senior academic who is an expert in the area of

study being examined and who is not affiliated to the University;

“Faculty” means any faculty or institute or centre or school or any other

academic entity that is directly responsible to Senate for offering a Course or part

thereof;

“Head of Department” means the head of a department or the co-ordinator of a

division or a Course or an area of study, as appropriate;

“Student” means (a) all persons enrolled and participating in a Course or

programme or study-unit of the University, including auditing students and any

student who has temporarily suspended their studies; (b) any other person who is a

candidate for any Assessment by the University; and (c) any person who has been

awarded a qualification or credits for study-units by the University, as appropriate;

“Study-Unit / Unit” means a part of a programme of study carried out upon a

syllabus approved by Senate, to which a specified number of ECTS credits is assigned,

and which is capable of separate assessment; a Study-Unit may take the form of a

series of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical or clinical sessions, field placements,

projects, research work, dissertations, private study, or a combination of such work,

or any other method of teaching;

“Study-Unit Co-ordinator” is appointed for Units taught by more than one

lecturer and means the lecturer responsible for overseeing the Unit and its assessment;

normally a Study-Unit Co-ordinator is the lecturer who delivers the greater part of

a Unit or, when teaching is distributed amongst various lecturers, the most senior

lecturer; and

“Synoptic Study-Units” means study-units, the teaching of which helps students

to integrate knowledge acquired in Study-Units pursued during the Course. Whenever

such Study-Units are included in a programme of study, these study-units are

designated and indicated as such in their Study-Unit description and the programme

of study, are compulsory, and are taught during the last year of the programme of

study.

(5) Any term used in these regulations which is not defined in paragraph

(4) of this regulation shall, if necessary, be taken to mean as defined in the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards.”

Amendment to regulation 5 of the principal regulations

For sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) of regulation 5 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(b) when it is not possible or practical for a failed component of the first

Assessment to be re-assessed, the mark obtained in that component in the first sit shall

be retained and students shall be required to re-sit any other remaining component/s.

If this is not sufficient to ensure an overall pass, students shall normally be required to

refer the Study-Unit to the next year, if allowed by bye-laws governing their Course.”

Amendment to regulation 6 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“6. (1) Examinations, other than oral examinations of dissertations and theses,

shall be held on the dates approved by Senate before the commencement of each

academic year, which shall be scheduled as follows

(a) a session comprising a period of up to three weeks at the end of the first

semester;

(b) a session comprising a period of up to five weeks at the end of the second

semester;

(c) a session at the beginning of September for students to take a number of

assessments of incomplete Study-Units, as provided for in the relative bye-laws; and

(d) exceptionally, the Rector, after consultation with the Registrar, may grant

permission for Examinations to be held on other dates.”

Amendment to regulation 8 of the principal regulations

For regulation 8 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“8. Where the students have obligations towards the University, such as the

payment of fees or monetary penalties, that are outstanding, the Registrar, may direct

that

(a) they be excluded from taking any Assessment; or

(b) the results obtained by them in any Assessment be withheld; or

(c)they be withdrawn from the Course.”

Amendment to regulation 9 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 9 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“9. (1) When an Examination weighted 80% or more is indicated as the main

method of assessment of a Study-Unit, Study-Units assigned up to four credits shall

normally be examined by a paper of between one and two hours, Study-Units assigned

five to ten credits shall normally be examined by a paper of either two or three hours,

and Study-Units assigned more than ten credits shall normally be examined by a

paper of either three or four hours.”

Amendment to regulation 11 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (3) of regulation 11 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(3) Students are expected to bear in mind the necessity for good expression

and orderly presentation in all forms of assessment.”

Amendment to regulation 13 of the principal regulations

For sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) of regulation 13 of the

principal regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(a) the preparation of the Assessment (including marking scheme) to ensure

that it meets the requirements and learning outcomes of the Study-Unit and that it

covers the subject content specified in the Study-Unit description or syllabus;

(b) the marking of scripts or any other work submitted for Assessment and the

moderation and award of the final marks; and”

For sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) of regulation 13 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(2) The Chairman shall

(a) ensure that the Assessment process is conducted properly and in a timely

manner;”

Amendment to regulation 20 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 20 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“20. (1) The Senate shall normally appoint External Examiners, either on a

visiting or a non-visiting basis, for programmes of study in undergraduate degree

Courses. When appointed, External Examiners shall be members of each Board of

Examiners of compulsory final year Study-Units, and also members of the Award

Classification Board of the Course that includes the programme of study for which

they are appointed External Examiners, provided that in programmes of study which

include Synoptic Study-Units the External Examiner need only be involved in these

Study-Units besides the dissertation.”

Amendment to regulation 23 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 23 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“23. (1) External Examiners shall be requested to write a report to the Rector

about the outcome of their evaluation, including advice about the standards achieved

by the students, the quality of the evaluation process and their opinion about the

degree programme in general pointing out any strengths and/or weaknesses that

require attention, as applicable. The report should reach the Rector within two months

following completion of the evaluation, provided that when an external examiner is

appointed on a Board of Examiners of a Master’s Course mainly by research, the

report shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Board of Examiners.”

Amendment to regulation 27 of the principal regulations

For paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 27 of the principal regulations

there shall be substituted the following

“Eligibility of Examiners

(1) No person shall be appointed as a member of a Board of Examiners, as

an auxiliary examiner or as a reviewer of any Assessment if

(a) he is related to a student by consanguinity or by affinity to the third degree

inclusive; or

(b) he has been, at any time during the academic year to which the Assessment

refers, a guardian of a student; or

(c) he is in a dual or multiple relationship with the student; or

(d) he is precluded from examining in terms of the Consanguinity/Affinity/

Dual Relationship Policy approved by Senate; or

(e) for any other ethical reason which in the opinion of the Rector justifies the

non-appointment of the individual as an examiner.

(2) The Rector, acting on behalf of Senate, shall appoint another examiner

in place of the member who is so disqualified, after consultation with the Dean of the

Faculty concerned.”

Amendment to regulation 28 of the principal regulations

16. For regulation 28 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

Absence from Examinations or Non-Submission of Assignments or Dissertations

“28. (1) Absence from any type of Assessment in undergraduate Courses shall

be governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

(2) Absence from Assessment of Postgraduate Courses shall be conducted

as follows

(a) When students are absent from Examinations held in either January or May/

June for a reason that Senate considers valid, they shall be allowed to take the missed

Examination/s in the September Assessment Session under the same conditions, first

sit, or resit as they were entitled to take it in the missed session, provided that they

are otherwise eligible in terms of the regulations or bye-laws relevant to their Course.

Cases of students who submit medical reports to cover absences from an excessive

number of Examinations in the same session or more than one absence for the same

study-unit may be considered by a board appointed by Senate for the purpose, with a

view to determining whether these repeated absences are justified. In such instances,

this board shall advise the Faculty of appropriate action that may be taken, including

one or more of the following

(i) provide support for bona fide students;

(ii) award a Fail for one or more study-units;

(iii) withdrawal of student from the Course; and

(iv) further investigation of the reason for absence.

(b) When the mode of Assessment is by assignment, and there are reasons

for non-submission which the board of examiners considers valid, students shall

be allowed an extension of the deadline by a maximum of three weeks, or if this

is not sufficient because of their circumstances, they shall be allowed to submit

the assignment at the first practicable opportunity, but not later than the end of the

September supplementary session.

(c) When the mode of Assessment is by dissertation, the deadline for submission

shall be established by the Faculty. Submission of dissertations after the deadline and

without the express permission of the Faculty, if accepted for evaluation, shall result

in a reduction of marks as decided by the Board of Examiners. Requests by students

for extensions may be granted by the Board or Senate in terms of the applicable

regulations. The Board of Examiners shall take into account the period of extension

and may decide on a reduction of marks.”

Deletion of regulation 29 of the principal regulations

17. Regulation 29 of the principal regulations shall be deleted.

Renumbering of regulations 30 to 78 of the principal regulations

18. Regulations 30 to 78 of the principal regulations shall be renumbered as

regulations 29 to 77.

Amendment to regulation 29 of the principal regulations

19. For regulation 29 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“29. When a valid reason is required to cover absence or non submission and

students do not provide a reason for their absence, or the reason brought forward is

not considered sufficient to justify the absence or non-submission, students shall be

deemed to have failed the Assessment and shall receive a mark of 0.”

Amendment to regulation 39 of the principal regulations

20. For regulation 39 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“39. When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of the

provisions in regulation 38, a report shall be made in writing by the lecturer, an

administrator or an invigilator or other authorized person, which shall be referred

either to the Secretary of the University Assessment Disciplinary Board or to the

Secretary of the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board, as applicable.”

Amendment to regulation 40 of the principal regulations

21. For regulation 40 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“40. (1) When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of the

provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and (d) in work submitted for Study-Units

to which less than 8 credits are assigned, this shall be investigated by the Faculty

Assessment Disciplinary Board of the Faculty offering the study-unit, composed of

the Dean of the Faculty or his delegate, the Head of Department or his delegate and a

student from among the students’ representatives on the Faculty Board. The academic

who reports the case shall not form part of the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board.

(2) When a breach of any of the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c)

and (d) is established to have occurred, in cases deemed to be minor, and being the

student’s first offence, the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board shall

(a) issue an oral or written reprimand; and/or

(b) reduce the mark of the Assessment or of the relevant Assessment component

if applicable down to, and including, the mark of zero with or without the possibility

of reassessment.

(3) When a breach of the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and (d) is

deemed to be major, or if minor, being the student’s second or subsequent offence,

the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board shall refer the report to the University

Assessment Disciplinary Board.

(4) The University Assessment Disciplinary Board may give direction and

more guidelines to Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Boards on procedures to be used

in such cases.”

Amendment to regulation 44 of the principal regulations

22. For sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of paragraph (3) of regulation 44 of the

principal regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(c) reduction of the mark for the specific Assessment component down to,

and including, the mark of zero with or without the possibility of a reassessment. If

reassessment is allowed, students shall be eligible to not more than the minimum pass

mark in that component;

(d) reduction of the overall mark for the Study-Unit down to and including

the mark of zero with or without the possibility of a reassessment. If reassessment is

allowed, students shall be eligible to not more than the minimum pass mark;”

Amendment to regulation 62 of the principal regulations

23. Regulation 62 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“62. If the examiner conducting the revision is of the opinion that there are

objective grounds for changing the result either upwards or downwards, the examiner

shall communicate the findings to the chairman of the Board of Examiners, who

shall convene a meeting of the Board of Examiners, including the examiner who

conducted the revision, to discuss the paper. The Board of Examiners shall follow

mutatis mutandis the procedures outlined in regulations 24 and 25. If the examiner’s

recommendation is to revise the marks downwards, the Board of Examiners shall

only agree to the recommendation if it results in a change of grade. A pass grade shall

not be downgraded to a failing grade; if it is found that extra marks in a passing grade

have been given by mistake, these marks shall be removed provided that the final

percentage mark is not less than the minimum pass mark.”

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(1) L-assenzi minn kwalunkwe xorta ta’ Valutazzjoni f’korsijiet f’livell sal-

ewwel grad għandhom ikunu regolati mir-Regolamenti Ġenerali għar-Rikonoxximenti

Universitarji sal-Ewwel Grad, 2019.

(2) L-assenzi għal Valutazzjoni f’korsijiet f’livell ta’ wara l-ewwel grad

għandhom ikunu regolati kif ġej

(a) Meta l-istudenti jkunu assenti mill-Eżamijiet li jsiru jew f’Jannar

jew f’Mejju/Ġunju għal raġuni li s-Senat jikkunsidra bħala valida, huma għandhom

jitħallew jagħmlu l-Eżami/jiet fis-Sessjoni ta’ Valutazzjoni ta’ Settembru taħt l-istess

kondizzjonijiet, jekk hux eżami fl-ewwel attentat jew eżami reparatorju, bħal ma kien

intitolat li jagħmel l-eżami fis-sessjoni meta kien assenti, dejjem sakemm l-istudent

ikun eliġibbli skont kull dispożizzjoni oħra tar-regolamenti u tal-ordinamenti tal-

Kors tagħhom. Każijiet ta’ studenti li jissottomettu rapporti mediċi biex ikopru

assenzi minn numru eċċessiv ta’ Eżamijiet fl-istess sessjoni jew aktar minn assenza

waħda għall-istess taqsima studju jistgħu jiġu kkunsidrati minn bord maħtur mis-

Senat għal dan l-iskop, bil-ħsieb li jiġi determinat jekk dawn l-assenzi ripetuti humiex

ġustifikati. F›każijiet bħal dawn, dan il-bord għandu jagħti parir lill-Fakultà dwar

l-azzjoni xierqa li tista’ tittieħed, inkluż waħda jew aktar minn dawn

(i) l-għoti ta’ appoġġ lill-istudenti bona fide;

(ii) l-għoti ta’ Weħel għal taqsima studju waħda jew aktar;

(iii) l-irtirar tal-istudent mill-Kors; u

(iv) aktar investigazzjoni dwar ir-raġuni għall-assenza.

(b) Meta l-mod ta’ Valutazzjoni jkun b’assenjament, u jkun hemm

raġunijiet għaliex ma ġiex sottomess li l-Bord tal-Eżaminaturi jikkunsidra validi,

l-istudenti għandhom jingħataw estensjoni sa massimu ta’ tliet ġimgħat, jew jekk

dan ma jkunx biżżejjed minħabba fiċ-ċirkostanzi tagħhom, jistgħu jitħallew jagħtu

l-assenjament mal-ewwel opportunità prattikabbli, iżda mhux aktar tard mill-aħħar

tas-sessjoni ripartorja ta’ Settembru.

(ċ) Meta l-mod ta’ Valutazzjoni huwa permezz ta’ dissertazzjoni, id-data

ta’ meta għandha tiddaħħal d-dissertazzjoni għandha tiġi stabbilita mill-Fakultà. Is-

sottomissjoni tad-dissertazzjonijiet wara din id-data u mingħajr il-permess speċifiku

tal-Fakultà, jekk aċċettata għall-Valutazzjoni għandha tirriżulta fi tnaqqis ta’ marki

kif deċiż mill-Bord tal-Eżaminaturi. Talbiet mill-istudenti għall-estensjonijiet jistgħu

jingħataw mill-Bord tal-Fakultà jew mis-Senat skont ir-regolamenti applikabbli. Il-

Bord tal-Eżaminaturi għandu jikkunsidra l-perijodu ta’ estensjoni u jista’ jiddeċiedi

dwar tnaqqis ta’ marki.”

It-Tħassir tar-regolament 29 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

17. Ir-regolament 29 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jitħassar.

In-Numerazzjoni mill-ġdid tar-regolamenti 30 sa 78 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

18. Ir-regolamenti minn 30 sa 78 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandhom ikunu

nnumerati mill-ġdid bħala r-regolamenti 29 sa 77.

L-Emenda għar-regolament 29 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

19. Minflok ir-regolament 29 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jidħol dan li

ġej

“29. Meta raġuni valida jenħtieġ li tingħata biex tiġġustifka assenza minn

xi Valutazzjoni jew mis-sottomissjoni u l-studenti ma jgħatux raġuni jew ir-raġuni li

tingħata ma tkunx ikkunsidrata bħala suffiċjenti biex tiġġustifika l-assenza minn xi

valutazzjoni jew sottomissjoni, l-istudenti għandhom jitqiesu li m’għaddewx mill-

Valutazzjoni u għandhom jingħataw marka ta’ 0.”

L-Emenda għar-regolament 39 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

20. Minflok ir-regolament 39 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jidħol dan li

ġej

“39. Meta jkun allegat li studenti jkunu wettqu ksur ta’ xi dispożizzjonijiet

tar-regolament 38, għandu jsir rapport bil-miktub mill-lettur, mill-amministratur jew

minn inviġilatur jew minn persuna awtorizzata oħra, li għandu jkun riferut jew lis-

Segretarju tal-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni jew lis-Segretarju tal-Bord tad-

Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultà, kif applikabbli.”

L-Emenda għar-regolament 40 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

21. Minflok ir-regolament 40 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jidħol dan li

ġej

“40. (1) Meta studenti allegatament jikkommettu ksur ta’ xi dispożizzjoni

fir-regolament 38 (1) (b), (ċ) u (d) f’xogħol ippreżentat għal Taqsimiet Studju li

għalihom hemm assenjati anqas minn 8 kretti, dan ir-rapport għandu jkun investigat

mill-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultà li tkun qiegħda toffri t-taqsima

studju, magħmul mid-Dekan tal-Fakultà jew id-delegat tiegħu, il-Kap tad-Dipartiment

jew id-delegat tiegħu, u student magħżul minn fost ir-rappreżentanti tal-istudenti fuq

il-Bord tal-Fakultà. L-akkademiku li jirrapporta l-każ m’għandux jagħmel parti mill-

Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultà.

(2) Meta jkun stabbilit li seħħ ksur ta’ xi dispożizzjonjiet tar-regolament

38 (1) (b), (ċ) u (d), il-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultà għandu,

f’każijiet meqjusa li jkun minuri, u jekk ikun l-ewwel reat tal-istudent

(a) jagħti twiddiba orali jew bil-miktub; u/jew

(b) inaqqas il-marka tal-Valutazzjoni jew tal-komponent tal-Valutazzjoni

rilevanti jekk applikabbli sa’, u inkluż, il-marka ta’ 0 bil jew mingħajr il-possibilità

ta’ Valutazzjoni mill-ġdid.

(3) Meta l-ksur tad-dispożizzjonjiet tar-regolament 38(1) (b), (ċ) u (d)

ikun meqjus li jkun maġġuri, jew jekk minuri, li jkun it-tieni reat jew reat sussegwenti

tal-istudent, il-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultà għandu jirreferi

r-rapport lill-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Università.

(4) Il-Bord tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Università jista’ jagħti

direzzjoni u aktar linji gwida dwar il-proċeduri li għandhom jintużaw f’każijiet bħal

dawn lill-Bordijiet tad-Dixxiplina tal-Valutazzjoni tal-Fakultajiet.

L-Emenda għar-regolament 44 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

22. Minflok is-sotto-paragrafi (ċ) u (d) tal-paragrafu (3) tar-regolament 44

tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jidħol dan li ġej

“(ċ) tnaqqis tal-marka għall-komponent speċifiku tal-Valutazzjoni sa, u

inkluż, il-marka ta’ żero bil- jew mingħajr il-possibilità ta’ Valutazzjoni mill-ġdid.

Jekk il-Valutazzjoni mill-ġdid tkun permessa, l-istudenti għandhom ikunu eliġibbli

għal mhux aktar mill-anqas marka meħtieġa biex jgħaddu f’dak il-komponent;

(d) tnaqqis tal-marka globali għat-Taqsima Studju sa u inkluża l-marka ta’

żero bil- jew mingħajr il-possibilità ta’ Valutazzjoni mill-ġdid. Jekk il-Valutazzjoni

mill-ġdid tkun permessa, l-istudenti għandhom ikunu eliġibbli għal mhux aktar mill-

anqas marka meħtieġa biex jgħaddu;”

L-Emenda għar-regolament 62 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

23. Minflok ir-regolament 62 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jidħol dan li

ġej

“62. Jekk l-eżaminatur li qiegħed jagħmel ir-reviżjoni huwa tal-fehma

li hemm raġunijiet oġġettivi biex jinbidel riżultat ’il fuq jew ’l isfel, l-eżaminatur

għandu jikkomunika l-konklużjonijiet tiegħu liċ-chairman tal-Bord tal-Eżaminaturi,

li għandu jsejjaħ laqgħa tal-Bord tal-Eżaminaturi, inkluż l-eżaminatur li għamel ir-

reviżjoni, biex jiddiskutu l-karta. Il-Bord tal-Eżaminaturi għandu jsegwi mutatis

mutandis il-proċeduri msemmija fir-regolamenti 24 u 25. Jekk ir-rakkomandazzjoni

tal-eżaminatur tkun biex jirrivedu l-marki ’l isfel, il-Bord tal-Eżaminaturi għandu

jaċċetta r-rakkomandazzjoni biss jekk tirriżulta f’bidla fil-grad. Grad li juri li student

għadda ma għandux jitniżżel għal grad li juri li student ma għaddiex; jekk jinstab li

xi marki żejda ngħataw bi żball f’riżultat li bih l-istudent ikun għadda, dawn il-marki

għandhom jitneħħew iżda l-marka perċentawali finali ma għandhiex tkun anqas mill-

anqas marka meħtieġa biex jgħaddu.”