Understanding Standards: Business Management National 5 An overview of course assessment Purple = R204 G153 B209 & Dark Blue =R0 G51 B102

What this presentation covers Course assessment – summary Question paper – format Assignment – summary Assignment – mark allocation Assignment – resources Assignment – supervision and control Assignment – authentication Assignment – reasonable assistance Assignment – unreasonable assistance Assignment – appendices

Revised National Qualification Course assessment – summary National Qualification Revised National Qualification Question paper 70 90 Assignment 30 Total marks 100 120

Revised National Qualification Question paper – format National Qualification Revised National Qualification Total marks 70 90 Proportion of course marks 70% 75% Section 1 30 marks 2 x 15 marks (integrated) 40 marks 2 x 20 marks (integrated) Section 2 4 x 10 (4 topics sampled) 50 marks 5 x 10 (all 5 topics sampled) Timing 1 hour 30 minutes 2 hours Undertaken During main exam diet Marked Marked externally by SQA

National Qualification Revised National Qualification Assignment – summary National Qualification Revised National Qualification Total marks 30 Proportion of course marks 30% 25% Evidence required Up to 4 pages plus up to 2 pages of appendices Up to 1,300 words plus up to 2 pages of appendices Excess content penalty Referred to senior examiner If more than 10% above 1,300 words, a penalty is applied Timing 4 hours research + 1 hour write up 5 hours in total (excluding field research) Issued Assignment task is the same each year Marked Marked externally by SQA

Assignment – mark allocation National Qualification Revised National Qualification Background information 4 Research methods and sources 6 Analysis and interpretation 12 Findings, analysis and interpretation Conclusions 5 Conclusions/Recommendations Collating and reporting 3 2

National Qualification Revised National Qualification Assignment – resources National Qualification Revised National Qualification Open book – there are no restrictions on resources that candidates can access Research and data collection may be collected as a group Data collection and analysis must be completed individually Field research can be carried out outwith the classroom setting and outwith the time allocated

National Qualification Revised National Qualification Assignment – supervision and control National Qualification Revised National Qualification Stage 1 – research – some supervision and control Primary research – some supervision and control Stage 2 – write up – a high degree of supervision Secondary research, report preparation and completion – high degree of supervision and control Excluding primary research – must be completed within centres

National Qualification Revised National Qualification Assignment – authentication National Qualification Revised National Qualification Regular checkpoint/progress meetings with candidates Regular checkpoint meetings with candidates Short spot-check personal interviews with candidates Short spot-check interviews with candidates Checklists recording activity/progress Photographs, film or audio evidence

Assignment – reasonable assistance National Qualification Revised National Qualification Advising candidates on the choice of a topic/area to research Advise candidates on the choice of topic and organisation to research Advise candidates on possible sources of information Clarify instructions/requirements of the assignment Advise candidates on the likely availability and accessibility of resources for their chosen topic Advise candidates on how best to structure their business report Feedback on interim progress

Assignment – unreasonable assistance National Qualification Revised National Qualification Provide candidates with full exemplar assignments Direct candidates to specific text within an article/PDF, etc Tell candidates what analysis they can deduce from a research finding Read and mark drafts

National Qualification Revised National Qualification Assignment – appendices National Qualification Revised National Qualification Website addresses used in research Statistical, graphical or numerical data Interview questions and/or responses Questionnaire/Survey questions and/or results Extracts/photos/images from appropriate websites Notes taken from a visit or a talk Notes taken from an audio-visual source Newspaper article or extracts

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