Understanding Standards: Chemistry National 3 to Advanced Higher An Overview of Standards and Assessment
Aims To provide subject specialists with a general overview of the standards for both Unit and Course assessments.
What this Presentation Covers Course Structure Assessing Outcome 1 of a standard Unit Assessing Outcome 2 of a standard Unit Assessing National 4 Added Value Unit Assessing Higher Researching Chemistry Unit Assessing Advanced Higher Researching Chemistry Unit Higher & National 5 Course Assessment – Question Paper National 5 Course Assessment – Assignment Higher Course Assessment – Assignment Advanced Higher Course Assessment – Question paper Advanced Higher Course Assessment – Project report
Course Structure
Course Structure Level Number of Units Course Assessment National 3 3 Internally assessed National 4 4 National 5 Question paper Assignment report Higher Advanced Higher Project report
National 3 to Higher Units Each level has three standard Units - Chemical Changes and Structure - Nature’s Chemistry - Chemistry in Society Each of these Units has two Outcomes which are subdivided into a number of Assessment Standards. National 4 also has an Added Value Unit (AVU). Higher also has a Researching Chemistry Unit
Advanced Higher Units Advanced Higher has two standard Units - Inorganic and Physical Chemistry - Organic Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis Each of these standard Units has two Outcomes which are subdivided into a number of Assessment Standards. Advanced Higher has a Researching Chemistry Unit This Unit also has two Outcomes and Outcome 1 is subdivided into three Assessment Standards. .
Unit Assessment All Units are internally assessed. Unit Assessment Support Packs (UASPs), published on the SQA secure site, provide: Guidance for candidates Suggested assessment activities Conditions for assessment Marking guidance