year 13 assessment record overview

2021

Year 13 Assessment Record Overview

A-LEVEL SUBJECTS R DOWNEY

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Contents A-Level Mathematics ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

A Level English Literature ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

A Level Biology ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

A Level Chemistry ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Film Studies ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

A Level History ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

A Level Religious Education: ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

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A-Level Mathematics

Type of Assessment Unit / Component / Paper included in the assessment Level of Control H, M, L

Assessment 1: Formal assessment taken September 2020

Summative assessment (AS Level) using past paper questions primarily from summer 2019.

H – Formal exam under strict exam conditions in the classroom.

Assessment 2: Mock assessment taken during December 2020

Summative assessment (AS Level and A Level content) using past paper questions.

H – Formal exam under strict exam conditions in the classroom.

Assessment 3: Formal assessment taken April/May 2021

A Level past paper November 2020 H – Formal exam under strict exam conditions in the classroom.

Assessment 4: Class work books Books displaying work undertaken in lesson M/L – class work activities with teacher supervision/Homework and Distance Learning Tasks.

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If an Unit / Component / Paper has been omitted at subject cohort level please briefly outline the reasons why:- Assessment 1: Only AS Level content as the students had not been taught A Level content yet. AS Level official mark schemes and grade boundaries applied. Assessment 2: AS Level and A Level content summative assessment only including what the students had been taught till this point. A Level content excluded:

Pure - Parametric Equations, Differentiation, Integration, Numerical Methods and Vectors.

Statistics – Regression for non-linear and exponential models, Hypothesis Testing using the PMCC, Venn Diagrams, Conditional Probability, The Normal Distribution

Mechanics – Forces and Friction, Projectiles, Application of forces and Further Kinematics Official mark schemes and grade boundaries applied.

Assessment 3: We had covered the full breadth of the curriculum prior to this assessment in lesson. The assessment used was set by the awarding body as end of course examination therefore covered the breath of the curriculum. Official mark schemes and grade boundaries applied. In all the assessments we only used formal assessments/past exam questions by the awarding body as this is what we have always done historically. This has enabled us to compare against historical results, national averages and recognise trends. At each assessment point we used external mark schemes and grade boundaries published alongside the examination used.

Outline the rationale for the choice of assessment evidence used, i.e. why the evidence above was used and how it supported the grading decision:- We used formal assessments/past paper questions by the awarding body as this is what we have always done historically. This has enabled us to compare against historical results, national averages and recognise trends. At each assessment point we used external mark schemes and grade boundaries published in line with the examination used.

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A Level English Literature


Assessment 1: December 2020

Mock Paper 1 ‘Aspects of Tragedy’ Paper 1 on ‘Othello’ and ‘Death of a Salesman’ Section A and C (2017 series)

H

Assessment 2: December 2020

Mock Paper 2 ‘ Social and Political Protest Writing’ on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, ‘The Kite Runner’ and William Blake’s poetry – adapted past paper

H

Assessment 3: w.b.26.4.21

TAG Paper 2 Section A

Paper 2 Section A Unseen using assessment resources

M


TAG Paper 1 Section B Paper 1 Section B Othello using assessment resources M


Paper 2 Section C Paper 2 Comparative Section C – from 2021 Assessment Materials M

Assessment 6: Spring 2021

NEA Coursework Folder ‘Theory and Independence’ unit. One Feminism essay and one Marxism essay.

M

Additional Assessment 7: Spring 2021

Classwork sample task Additional classwork task to demonstrate range or provide additional evidence for either Paper if necessary. Task set by individual teacher with an exam style question.

M

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If an Unit / Component / Paper has been omitted at subject cohort level please briefly outline the reasons why:- N/A

Outline the rationale for the choice of assessment evidence used, i.e. why the evidence above was used and how it supported the grading decision:- The whole course has been covered and tested to a Medium/High level of control to aid consistency and moderation. Both Literature exam papers have been tested over the assessments chosen. Elements of both papers have been tested later on in the course to provide current evidence and time for moderation using the new Grade descriptors. All assessments have been supervised in school to monitor work accurately. Students sat the Mock papers under exam conditions. All students have completed their NEA coursework folder and their work moderated. The Additional Assessment 7 is there as extra, relevant evidence to secure grades. The set of assessments demonstrates the full breadth of the English Literature course and will support the TAG decisions.

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A Level Biology


Assessment 1: Mock examination with papers taken on the following dates in December 2020:

Mock examination consisting of 3 exam papers assessing the specification taught up to that point. Exam papers were the 2019 papers. Questions from topic 5 and 6 removed as they had not been taught before December 2020.

Paper 1: Advanced Biochemistry, Microbiology and Genetics (Full Paper) Paper 2: Advanced Physiology, Evolution and Ecology (Full Paper) Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Biology (Almost full paper topic 5 and 6 question removed)

H

Assessment 2: Assessments taken in class in the weeks commencing: 26/4/2021 4/5/2021 10/5/2021

Assessment of topics covered since the mock examinations with some questions from earlier in the course to baseline attainment against the mock examinations.

Topic 5: Energy for Biological Processes Topic 6: Microbiology and Pathogens

H

Assessment 3: Y12 Exams

Exams covering the first half of the specification.

Topic 1: Biological Molecules Topic 2: Cells, Viruses and Reproduction of Living Things Topic 3: Classification and Biodiversity Topic 4: Exchange and Transport

H

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If an Unit / Component / Paper has been omitted at subject cohort level please briefly outline the reasons why:-

Outline the rationale for the choice of assessment evidence used, i.e. why the evidence above was used and how it supported the grading decision:- Mock exam data has been used as these represent highly controlled assessments that covered a significant part of the specification that were marked using the examination mark schemes and graded against typical examination grade boundaries. Marking was moderated to ensure that the standards reflected represented a fair result. Additional testing in April was used to identify where students had made improvements to their learning since the mock exams and for us to assess a larger part of the specification in total.

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A Level Chemistry


Assessment 1: Mock examination with papers taken on the following dates in December 2020:

Mock examination consisting of 3 exam papers assessing the specification taught up to that point. Exam papers were the 2019 papers with content from Paper 3 taking the place of content not yet taught in the original papers.

Paper 1: Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (9CHO/01) with elements of General and Practical Principles in Chemistry (9CHO/03) Paper 2: Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry with elements of General and Practical Principles in Chemistry (9CHO/03)

H

Assessment 2: Assessments taken in class in the weeks commencing: 26/4/2021 4/5/2021 10/5/2021

Assessment of topics covered since the mock examinations with some questions from earlier in the course to baseline attainment against the mock examinations.

Redox chemistry II Energetics II Organic Chemistry II and III

H

Assessment 3: Y12 Exams

Exams covering the first half of the specification.

Topic 1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table

Topic 2: Bonding and Structure

Topic 3: Redox I

Topic 4: Inorganic Chemistry and the Periodic Table

Topic 5: Formulae, Equations and Amounts of Substance

Topic 6: Organic Chemistry I

H

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Outline the rationale for the choice of assessment evidence used, i.e. why the evidence above was used and how it supported the grading decision:- Mock exam data has been used as these represent highly controlled assessments that covered a significant part of the specification that were marked using the examination mark schemes and graded against typical examination grade boundaries. Marking was moderated to ensure that the standards reflected represented a fair result. Additional testing in April was used to identify where students had made improvements to their learning since the mock exams and for us to assess a larger part of the specification in total. Y12 exams were chosen to provide further secure data on a significant portion of the A level specification.

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Film Studies

Type of Assessment Unit / Component / Paper included in the assessment Component 1 Sections A B C – Component 2 Sections A B (C) D – Component 3

Level of Control H, M, L

Assessment 1: (Essay Dec. 2019)

Essay – based on Eduqas sample exam questions (Dec. 2019)

Component 1 Section A Essay and microanalysis of key scene – completed in class and at home after face-to-face teaching.

L

Assessment 2: [Essay Feb. 2020]

Essay – based on Eduqas sample exam questions (February 2020)

Component 1 Section B Essay and microanalysis of key scene - completed in class and at home after face-to-face teaching prior to lockdown

L

Assessment : (Mock exam Feb. 2020)

Mock exam – based on Eduqas sample exam questions (February 2020)

Component 1 Section A and Section B – completed under exam conditions. H

Assessment 4: (Essay April 2020)

Essay – based on Eduqas sample exam questions (April 2020)

Component 1 Section C Essay and microanalysis of key scene – completed at home during lockdown 1 after a combination of face-to-face teaching and distance learning.

L

Assessment 5: [Essay June 2020]

Essay – based on Eduqas sample exam questions (June 2020)

Component 2 Section A Essay and microanalysis of key scene – completed at home after distance learning during lockdown 1.

L

Assessment 6: (Mock exam Sept. 2020)

Mock exam – based on Eduqas sample exam questions (September 2020)

Component 1 Section C and Component 2 Section A – completed under exam conditions to test the work they had done through distance learning during lockdown 1.

H

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Type of Assessment Unit / Component / Paper included in the assessment Component 1 Sections A B C – Component 2 Sections A B (C) D – Component 3

Level of Control H, M, L

Assessment 7: [Essay Feb.2021]

Essay – based on Eduqas past paper (February 2021)

Component 2 Section D and microanalysis of key scene – completed at home during lockdown 2 after distance learning.

L

Assessment 8: (Mock exam Feb. 2021)

Mock exam – based on Eduqas sample papers (February 2021)

Component 1 Sections A, B, C and component 2 Sections A and B – completed under exam conditions.

H

Assessment 9: Mock exam May 2021]

Mock exam – based on Eduqas past paper from October 2020)

Component 1 Sections A, B, C and Component 2 Sections A, B and D - mock exam paper completed under exam conditions - however students were aware of possible questions beforehand after being given a list of previous exam questions during revision sessions. (Yet to take place)

M

Assessment 10: [Coursework Feb. – April 2021]

Non-exam assessment (NEA)

Component 3 – practical application of learning in the form of the production of a film or screenplay, storyboard and evaluation; completed both in class under supervision and at home. (In progress)

M

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If an Unit / Component / Paper has been omitted at subject cohort level please briefly outline the reasons why:- Component 2 Section C has been omitted. This part of the course had only just begun when exams were cancelled. Staff made a decision to focus on Component 3 NEA.

Outline the rationale for the choice of assessment evidence used, i.e. why the evidence above was used and how it supported the grading decision:-

A combination of high, medium and low-level control

Evidence is from across the course, from December 2019 – May 2021 to best illustrate students’ abilities in a range of circumstances and

to show either their consistency to achieve a certain grade or the fluctuation in their grades.

Evidence covers both Component 1 sections A,B,C, and Component 2 sections A,B,D and Component 3.

. Evidence covers AO1, the demonstration of knowledge and learning; AO2, the application of knowledge and learning; AO3 apply

knowledge and understanding of elements of film to the production of a film or screenplay.

. Evidence covers core study areas of film form, meaning and response and context.

. It also covers specialist areas of study: auteur, spectatorship, ideological critical approaches, narrative and critical debates.

. Mark schemes issued by the exam board were used where appropriate.

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A Level History


Assessment 1: Yr12 Exam

Written Exam Unit 1H and Unit 2M 1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957

H

Assessment 2: Yr13 Mock

Written Exam Unit 1H and Unit 2M H

Assessment 3: Exam Questions Google classroom

Written Exams Unit 1H and Unit 2M M

Assessment 4: Testing Window

Written Exam Unit 1H and Unit 2M H

Assessment 5: NEA

Coursework – 25% of grade

"The Atlantic Slave Trade was the most important factor in the development of Liverpool as a major industrial centre c. 1750-1850". Assess the validity of this view.

M


Outline the rationale for the choice of assessment evidence used, i.e. why the evidence above was used and how it supported the grading decision:- Covers breadth of course, and includes substantial evidence from all topics that have been taught.

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A Level Religious Education:


Assessment 1: April 2021: New Atheism

Essay question Taken from 2019 A Level/A2 paper

Component 2 (Philosophy), Theme 2: Challenges to Religious Belief Philosophy Assessment Resource 40

M:

Assessment 2: April 2021: TAGS Testing wk 1 Situation Ethics

Examination

Component 3 (Ethics), Theme 3: Teleological Ethics Ethics Assessment Resource 46

H:

Assessment 3: May 2021: TAGS Testing wk 2 Birth Narratives

Examination Taken from 2018 A Level/A2 paper

Component 1 (Christianity), Theme 1: Religious Figures and Sacred Texts

H:

Assessment 4: May 2021: TAGS Testing wk 2 Eucharist

Essay question

Component 1 (Christianity), Theme 4: Religious practices that shape religious

identity Christianity Assessment Resource 5

M:

Assessment 5: May 2021 Virtue Theory

Essay question Component 3 (Ethics), Theme 1: Ethical Thought Ethics Assessment Resource 45

M:

Assessment 6: May 2021 Theodicies

Examination Taken from 2019 A Level/A2 paper

Component 2 (Philosophy), Theme 2: Challenges to Religious Belief

H:

Assessment 1: April 2021: New Atheism

Essay question Taken from 2019 A Level/A2 paper

Component 2 (Philosophy), Theme 2: Challenges to Religious Belief Philosophy Assessment Resource 40

M:

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If an Unit / Component / Paper has been omitted at subject cohort level please briefly outline the reasons why:- Component 1: Theme 3 Component 2: Theme 4 Component 3: Theme 4 These themes/units were particularly difficult to teach at a distance level due to the complexity of the content. There were other themes/strands that were difficult, but I believed would contribute better to band 5 (insightful links across components), so focused on these when in the classroom. Time in the classroom was obviously restricted.

Outline the rationale for the choice of assessment evidence used, i.e. why the evidence above was used and how it supported the grading decision:- I have decided to use the opportunity to test the students for a number of reasons:

1. One ‘high level’ of control assessment available for evidence was at the beginning of the course and therefore using A/S marking 2. The second ‘high level’ of control assessment was during the brief period they were back in school and I don’t believe was a true

representation of their abilities 3. The ‘medium level’ of control assessments will allow me to be confident in my grading as I will have a larger pool to choose from 4. Some students have access arrangements that weren’t in place for previous tests

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