Assessing Outcome 1 Of Standard Units

Outcome 1 – Transfer of Evidence  An Outcome 1 pass in one standard Unit can be used as evidence of an Outcome 1 pass for any other standard Unit at that level.  An Outcome 1 pass can be used as evidence of an Outcome 1 pass at a lower level.  At Advanced Higher only an Outcome 1 pass for the Researching Chemistry Unit overtakes a pass for Outcome 1 in the standard Units. However, an Outcome 1 pass in the standard Units cannot be used as evidence of a pass for Outcome 1 in the Researching Chemistry Unit.

N4 to AH Outcome 1 – Standard Units Assessment Standards 1.1*Planning an experiment 1.2Following procedures safely 1.3* Making & recording observations/measurements correctly 1.4*Presenting results in an appropriate format 1.5Drawing valid conclusions 1.6*Evaluating experimental procedures * Different requirements at different levels.

Outcome 1 Differentiation Assessment Standard 1.1  National 4 – candidates need to list only one key variable to be kept constant.  National 5 to Advanced Higher – candidates need to list all the relevant key variables to be kept constant.

Outcome 1 Differentiation (cont’d) Assessment Standard 1.3  National 5 – Advanced Higher – candidates need to repeat measurements if appropriate Assessment Standard 1.4  National 5 – Advanced Higher – If candidates have repeated measurements then averages should be calculated.

Outcome 1 Differences Assessment Standard 1.6  National 4 – candidates should evaluate their procedures or suggest one improvement.  National 5 – candidates need to evaluate their procedures including justification(s) or provide one possible improvement and justify their suggested improvement.  Higher & Advanced Higher – candidates need to evaluate their procedures including justification(s) or provide two possible improvements and justify each of these suggested improvements.

N3 Outcome 1 - Standard Units Assessment Standards 1.1Following given procedures safely 1.2 Making & recording observations/measurements correctly 1.3Presenting results in a given format 1.4Drawing valid conclusions 1.5Evaluating experimental procedures

Outcome 1 – Advice from Verification  The experiment must relate to a key area  Demand must be commensurate with the level  Dependant and Independent variables  Plotting tolerance  Labels and units  Excel graphs  Annotate candidate evidence