Exemplification of Examination Performance Events GCSE History Exemplification of Examination Performance Events October 2011

Overview of day Morning session Introductions and update Exemplification of Examination Performance: Paper 1 Foundation Paper 1 Higher

Overview of day Afternoon session Exemplification of Examination Performance: Paper 2 Foundation Paper 2 Higher Questions/answers Close

GCSE History Can sit Paper 1 in Year 11 Can repeat Paper 1 in Year 12 Resit - best result counts as long as 40% terminal rule is met Can mix and match tiers of entry, for example, Paper 1 (H) and Paper 2 (F) Resitting a unit after Year 12 – terminal rule applies

GCSE History Unit 1: Paper 1 Unit 2: Paper 2 50% weighting Max 100 raw marks Max 200 uniform marks (H) Max 139 uniform marks (F) Unit 2: Paper 2 25% weighting Max 50 raw marks Max 100 uniform marks (H) Max 69 uniform marks (F)

Awarding GCSE History raw marks - number of marks on the paper 3 separate awards (Unit 1, 2 and 3) raw mark grade boundary set by senior examining team judgemental grade boundaries: A, C and D (Higher tier) C and F (Foundation tier) raw mark grade boundaries can change from series to series

Awarding GCSE History: uniform mark grade boundaries raw mark grade boundaries are mapped across to uniform mark scale uniform mark grade boundaries will remain the same every year final grade will be an aggregation of uniform marks (Units 1, 2 and 3)

Summer 2011 Unit 1 Raw mark to uniform mark conversions Paper 1 (H) Raw Uniform Paper 1 (F) A* 79 180 C 61 120 A 70 160 D 50 100 B 52 140 E 39 80 C 34 120 F 28 60 D 23 100 G 17 40 E 17 90

Summer 2011 Unit 2 Raw mark to uniform mark conversions Paper 2 (H) Raw Uniform Paper 2 (F) A* 40 90 C 28 60 A 34 80 D 24 50 B 27 70 E 20 40 C 21 60 F 16 30 D 17 50 G 12 20 E 15 45

Overall Award Outcomes GCSE History Summer 2011 Grade Cumulative Percentage A* 11.1% A 33.0% B 61.1% C 81.9% D 91.1% E 95.7% F 98.1% G 99.0% U 100.%

Continued Support Online accessibility Visit www.ccea.org.uk for past papers, mark schemes and Chief Examiner Reports Visit www.ccea.org.uk/history for subject specific support material Revised ‘Top Ten Tips’ Centre Visits

GCSE History – Codes Unit 1: Paper 1 GHY11 (F) GHY12 (H) Unit 3: Controlled Assessment GHY31

Contact CCEA Officer with Subject Responsibility Clare McAuley (028) 9026 1200 ext 2906 Email: cmcauley@ccea.org.uk Specification Support Officer Arlene Ashfield (028) 9026 1200 ext 2291 Email: aashfield@ccea.org.uk