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Effective Strategies for GCSE History Controlled Assessment Preparation

Explore successful approaches and recommendations for GCSE History controlled assessments, including insights on candidate performance, source evaluation, annotations, and assessment structure. Access valuable resources and guidelines for improved student outcomes.

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Effective Strategies for GCSE History Controlled Assessment Preparation

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  1. CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT • This was a very successful unit 2010 mean mark = 33.5 2011 mean mark = 35.7 • Work was relevant and better focussed • Much higher overall than examination performance on any unit. • This meant higher grade boundaries were awarded for this unit.

  2. UMS conversion * = 44 [45 UMS] A = 40 [40 UMS] B = 36 [35 UMS] C = 32 [30 UMS] D = 28 [25 UMS] E = 22 [20 UMS] F = 20 [15 UMS] G = 16 [10 UMS]

  3. Website • All relevant material is on this www.wjec.co.uk • GCSE History and open all documents • Teacher guidance notes

  4. General issues • Standard of work generally very good • Majority of work hand-written • Most work done in class over several sessions • Problems with non-attendees / senior management • Still much work was over-long • Not all centres used the marking checklist

  5. Part (a) • Main problem was with a set structure of introduction, isolated evaluation and conclusion • Suggested that candidates should be encouraged to integrate their source evaluation into the narrative of the historical events. • Quality of source evaluation varied with candidates often rewarded for irrelevant and incorrect comments.

  6. Part (b) • On the whole, this was done well • Candidates were showing that they understand what interpretations are and how different views are arrived at. • Some answers still need a stronger judgement

  7. Marking and annotation • Around 20% of centres had their raw marks adjusted in 2011. This was higher than normal as the moderating panel felt the need to get things right at the first go. • Recommended that the checklist is used in centres • Annotation within the body of the work does aid the moderation process

  8. Titles / questions • A new pair of exercises must be set for 2012 • If the same exercises are submitted in consecutive years, the work will be returned to the centre and no marks awarded for the unit. • Forms are available for the next two year cycle, 2013-2014. Electronic versions should be sent to Greg Lewis for approval over the next six months. They are available on the website.

  9. OFQUAL SURVEY • The government standards watchdog, OFQUAL, has recently published a report on the introduction of controlled assessment. • The report can be found here www.ofqual.gov.uk/news-and-announcements/130/750

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