Understanding Standards: Accounting An Overview of Course Assessment National 5 An Overview of Course Assessment

What this Presentation Covers Course Assessment – Summary Question Paper – Format Assignment – Summary Assignment – Mark Allocation Assignment – Resources Assignment – Supervision, Control and Authentication Assignment – Assistance

Course Assessment – Summary National Qualification Revised National Qualification Question Paper 100 130 Assignment 50 Total Marks 150 180

National Qualification Revised National Qualification Question Paper – Format National Qualification Revised National Qualification Total Marks 100 130 Proportion of Course Marks 66% 72% Section 1 60 marks 2 x 30 marks (from full range) 70 marks 2 x 35 marks (from full range) Section 2 40 marks 4 x 10 (from full range) 4 x 15 (from full range) KU - Theory Approx 10 marks (10%) Approx 13 marks (10%) Time Allowed 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 50 Proportion of Course Marks 33% 28% Evidence Required Printouts of spreadsheet tasks in value and formula view Time Allowed Within 3 hours In one 2 hour block, (excluding printing time) – all printing should be completed on the same day as the assignment sitting Issued Set by SQA on an annual basis Marked Marked externally by SQA

National Qualification Revised National Qualification Assignment – Issue and Submission National Qualification Revised National Qualification Issued Mid-February End-February/Beginning March Submitted March pick up

National Qualification and Revised National Qualification Assignment – Mark Allocation National Qualification and Revised National Qualification Processing, preparing and presenting accounting information 40 marks with a variance of +/- 2 marks Using a spreadsheet 10 marks with a variance of +/- 2 marks

Assignment – Resources National Qualification Revised National Qualification Candidates can access electronic files supplied by SQA Candidates must have access to spreadsheet software Candidates can access a personal computer or laptop, with no access to the internet

Conducted under a high degree of supervision and control Assignment – Supervision, Control and Authentication National Qualification Revised National Qualification The assignment must be carried out: on an individual basis by the learners without use of any reference materials Candidates must carry out the assignment: on an individual basis without any reference materials without any teacher/lecturer support Conducted under a high degree of supervision and control

Assignment – Assistance National Qualification Revised National Qualification Teachers and lecturers should not assist candidates with the assignment

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