1. CCEA Support Events GCE AS 3 & A2 3 CHEMISTRY Internal Assessment – Practical Techniques April 2013

2. Programme Introduction: Elaine Lennox (Subject Officer) AS 3 Paper & Mark scheme 2012 AS 3 Bench Marking A2 3 Paper & Mark scheme 2012 A2 3 Bench Marking Discussion – Changes to the structure and format of the Summer 2014 AS and A2 practicals Plenary

3. Review of GCSE/GCE N.I. regulator to produce report for DE for June 2013 Minister will then consider report On-line survey via CCEA website –Go to “Accreditation” tab then to “GCSE and A level reform” tab –Survey closes 31 st May

4. Grade Boundaries AS 3 – May 2012 AS 3 (Practical 1) (15%) AS 3 (Practical 2) (15%) Raw (90) UM (90) Raw (90) UM (90) A 7072 A 7472 B 63 B 6763 C 5754 C 6054 D 5145 D 5445 E 36 E 4836

5. Grade Boundaries A2 3 – May 2012 A2 3 (Practical 1) (10%) A2 3 (Practical 2) (10%) Raw (70) UM (60) Raw (70) UM (60) A* 6654 A* 6754 A 6348 A 6448 B 5642 B 5742 C 4936 C 5036 D 4230 D 4330 E 3624 E 3624

6. Award of A* An A* will be awarded to the A2 candidates who attain: an overall grade A in the qualification; and an aggregate of at least 90% of the uniform marks across the A2 units.

7. General Points Teacher’s copy of paper available to HOD 3 working days before timetabled starting time –Theory questions will be omitted as they are not required for apparatus testing Mark scheme is only sent to schools the day after the alternative practical has been taken Confidentiality – keep doors locked, papers locked away etc. 2 sittings – pupils in isolation ½ hour before the end of the first sitting Invigilation: –Needs to be a chemistry teacher present –Teacher who prepared the class cannot be the sole invigilator AS 3 and A2 3 Chemistry Papers will be collected on Tuesday 4 June (Published timetable – Friday 31 June - IGNORE)

8. The Process Feedback from teachers prior to assessment is essential if apparatus issues identified Teachers mark scripts – Internal Standardisation TAC 1 completed – Record of Marks Feedback from teachers during/after marking (via e-mail if possible) useful as it can inform the final mark scheme Senior Examiners are briefed on how mark scheme should be applied. Feedback from centres discussed and mark scheme amended if necessary Every script checked/moderated by an experienced examiner Examiners supervised Adjustments made to individual candidate and not to whole centre Access to Scripts and Enquiry about Results services available

9. Mark Schemes The mark schemes for AS 3 and A2 3 practical examinations will only be made available to teachers, from the School Examinations Officer, the day after the alternative examinations (AC132 and AC232) have been completed: –Both ACI31 and AC132 will only be available from Wednesday 22 nd May 2013 –Both AC231 and AC232 will only be available from Friday 17 th May 2013.

10. Marking Points “Instructions to Teachers” booklet - March 2013 – No hard copy – On Chemistry microsite – Support Materials Red pen Adhere strictly to CCEA mark scheme

11. Further Marking Points Sub-totals: –At end of each question section –Right hand side in ‘Teacher mark’ column –Do not use ‘Examiner check’ or ‘Remark’ column Useful tip: number of ticks should equal number of marks allocated for each question section Question total: In a circle, in the teacher mark column, opposite the beginning of the question Totalling and transfer of marks to front cover – be careful Internal standardisation – TAC2 if two or more teachers marking

12. Annotation Brief Only used when it is not clear why a particular mark has been awarded Should explain to moderator/checker why a particular mark has been awarded c.e.t. - used in calculations

13. Modifications Modifications to the GCE Chemistry AS 3 and A2 3 Practical Examinations and to the Guidelines and Procedures for their conduct for the summer 2013 series. ‘Teacher Agreement’ marks for titrations – Removed from both the AS 3 and A2 3 examination papers. Marks have been reallocated to other practical questions within question 1. Teacher’s Copy of the examination – The Teacher’s Copy will only contain the minimum requirement of marks so that practical tasks can be trialed 3 working days in advance of the practical examination. Question 1 will no longer appear on the Teacher’s Copy. Mark Schemes - The mark schemes for the practical exams will now be delivered into centres the day after the alternative session for both the AS and A2 practical exams. JCQ Centre Inspection Service - Previously the practical exams were not inspected. AS 3 and A2 3 practical examinations have now been added to the programme for the JCQ Centre Inspection Service. Further modifications will follow next summer.

14. Contact Us Subject Officer: elennox@ccea.org.uk@ccea.org.uk Support Officer: nbraniff@ccea.org.uknbraniff@ccea.org.uk