Classical Studies Unit Assessment National 3 to National 5

1. Classical StudiesUnit AssessmentNational 3 to National 5

2. Unit assessment • Flexible and open Assessment Standards and Evidence Requirements in Units • Greater range of techniques and methodologies for assessment – encouraged through Unit assessment support packages • Assessments can be designed to provide evidence across more than one outcome or Unit – combined assessments • More opportunities to gather naturally occurring evidence – assessment as part of learning and teaching

3. Unit Assessment Support packages – purpose Assessment support packages will be provided which you can use to: • Assess your candidates • Adapt for your own assessment programmes • Help you develop your own assessments

4. Unit Assessment Support packages – key features • Valid from August 2013 • Designed to encourage professional judgement • Provide broad-based tasks – allow assessors to choose appropriate context and forms of evidence • Show range of approaches to generating assessment evidence • Give information on the type of evidence which could be gathered and how this is to be judged against Assessment Standards

5. Unit assessment support packages - approaches Package 1 • Unit by Unit approach – discrete assessment tasks for each Unit Package 2 • Combined approach – groups Outcomes and Assessment Standards from different Units Package 3 • Portfolio approach – evidence generated assessment standard by assessment standard

6. Assessment Package 1

7. Assessment Package 1 • Although a range of approaches to gathering evidence for Unit assessment have been illustrated: • the standard applied is the same irrespective of the approach taken • it is the skills, knowledge and understanding as specified in the Assessment Standards which are being assessed – do not inflate the demands of the Unit • there should be consistency in conditions across different techniques • all approaches should be manageable for candidates and centres

8. Key points from Unit Assessment Support packs • Assessment Overview • This document contains generic prompts which can be adapted to different contexts • Also a worked-through example – this is illustrative only • Evidence in one form may be supplemented with evidence in other forms • Assessment conditions • Candidates should have sufficient time to complete the task • Level of teacher/lecturer support should be appropriate for level but evidence must be the candidate's own work • When group work is used – evidence of individual achievement is required • Evidence to be retained • Sufficient for QA purposes • Practical approaches to retaining evidence e.g. candidate responses/product, assessor checklists, supplementary material • Reassessment • SQA policy continues to apply • Only need to reassess specific Outcomes or assessment standards not yet met

9. Key points from Unit Assessment Support packs • Teacher prompts and questioning may be used to: • Confirm evidence is candidate’s own work • For clarification/confirmation of standard being met • To supplement oral/visual/written presentation if necessary • Judging evidence • Standards need to be consistently applied, irrespective of the approach taken to generating evidence • General principles and specific exemplification given • Column 4 is adaptable to different contexts • Candidates may provide evidence of meeting the standard outwith the specific prompt – this should be credited • Candidate task • Illustrative only • Centres encouraged to adapt to their own contexts

10. Workshop 1 Task 1 • Use the materials provided: • Life in Classical Greece: National 3, 4 and 5 • Classical Literature: National 4 • Life in the Roman World: National 5 • In small groups of 2-3, discuss • The assessment tasks illustrated • Approaches to generating evidence • Making judgements • How could you use the Unit Assessment materials to support you in your own centres?