2. Understanding Standards: Hospitality: Practical Cake Craft
An overview of course assessment
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3. What this presentation covers
Structure of course assessment
now three components
question paper
assignment
practical activity

4. An overview of what is changed and/or what is unchanged
Question paper
new
Assignment and practical activity
assignment – stages 1 and 3
amendments to how these are marked
practical activity – stage 2

5. Component 1 – question paper
enables candidates to demonstrate underpinning knowledge of skills and processes in methods of cake production and finishing
25 marks
3 questions
45 minutes
25% course award

6. Component 1 – question paper
content based on revised mandatory skills, knowledge and understanding (see course specification)
revisions for clarification
additional detail in specific sections

7. Component 1 – question paper
methods of cake making
processing techniques
functional properties of ingredients
finishing application techniques
finishing decoration techniques

8. Component 1 – question paper
structured question paper
each question broken down into parts
each part worth 1–6 marks

9. Component 1 – question paper
Command words
list/name/identify
describe
explain
evaluate

10. Component 1 – question paper
Specimen question paper and detailed marking instructions
published end August 2017

11. Component 2 and component 3 – assignment and practical activity
no significant change in nature of coursework assessment
100 marks
75% course award

12. Component 2 – assignment section 1
Stage 1: designing
completed in centre as currently
original submitted to SQA for marking
20 marks
copy may be amended/improved to ensure a workable plan

13. Component 3 – practical activity
Stage 2: implementing
no change to process
70 marks
marked in centre
internal verification
subject to visiting verification
marks submitted to SQA

14. Component 2 – assignment section 2
Stage 3: evaluating
completed in centre as currently
submitted to SQA for marking
10 marks

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