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National 4 and 5 Modern Studies
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National 4 & 5 Modern Studies
• National 4 and National 5 Modern Studies
will cover the same three units:
– Democracy in Scotland and the UK (The
Scottish Political System)
– Social Issues in the UK (Crime and the Law)
– International Issues (The USA)
N4 Modern Studies
Assessments
•
Pupils will be assessed in the following
ways:
1. Unit Assessments
2. Added Value Unit (an assignment)
N4 Modern Studies
Unit Assessments
• During the course of S4, pupils will sit one
assessment on each of the following units:
– Democracy in Scotland and the UK (The Scottish
Political System)
– Social Issues in the UK (Crime and the Law)
– International Issues (The USA)
• They will usually be at the end of the topic and
are marked as pass / fail. Pupils get the
opportunity to re-sit a failed assessment once.
N4 Modern Studies
AVU Assessment
• Pupils also complete an Added Value Unit,
which is an assignment. This will be on a
topic or issue from one of the following
units:
– Democracy in Scotland and the UK
– Social Issues in the UK
– International Issues
• This is also marked as pass / fail.
N4 Modern Studies
Qualification
• A pass in all 3 units as well as the AVU will
gain pupils a pass in National 4 Modern
Studies.
• There is no final exam.
N5 Modern Studies
Assessments
•
Pupils will be assessed in the following
ways:
1. Unit Assessments
2. Added Value Unit (an assignment)
3. Final exam
N5 Modern Studies
Unit Assessments
• Pupils will sit one assessment on each of the
following units:
– Democracy in Scotland and the UK (The Scottish
Political System)
– Social Issues in the UK (Crime and the Law)
– International Issues (The USA)
• They will usually be at the end of the topic and
are marked as pass / fail. Pupils get the
opportunity to re-sit a failed assessment once.
N5 Modern Studies
AVU Assessment
• Pupils also complete an Assignment. They will
complete this on a topic or issue from one of the
following units:
– Democracy in Scotland and the UK
– Social Issues in the UK
– International Issues
• The assignment will have 20 marks out of a total
of 80 marks. The assignment is worth 25% of
the overall marks for the Course assessment.
N5 Modern Studies
AVU Assessment
• The Assignment will be completed in
class, but sent to the SQA for marking.
N5 Modern Studies
Final Exam
• Pupils will also sit an end of year final exam.
This question paper will be set and marked by
SQA. Pupils will complete this in one hour and
30 minutes.
• This question paper has three sections
(Democracy, Social Issues & International
Issues).
• Each section will have three questions: two
questions will assess knowledge and
understanding; the third question will assess
evaluating skills using sources.
N5 Modern Studies
Final Exam
• Each section is worth 20 marks. This
question paper is worth 75% of the overall
marks for the Course assessment.
N5 Modern Studies
Qualification
• Students must pass all 3 Unit
Assessments during the course of the
year.
• Scores from the Assignment and the
Question Paper will be added together and
a grade awarded from A-D.
National 4 & 5 History
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National 4 & 5 History
• National 4 and National 5 History will
cover the same three units:
– Scottish History (Scottish Wars of
Independence)
– British History (Changing Britain 1760 – 1900)
– European and World History (Hitler & Nazi
Germany 1919 – 1939)
N4 History
Assessments
•
Pupils will be assessed in the following
ways:
1. Unit Assessments
2. Added Value Unit (an assignment)
N4 History
Unit Assessments
• During the course of S4, pupils will sit one
assessment on each of the following units:
– Scottish History (Scottish Wars of Independence)
– British History (Changing Britain 1760 – 1900)
– European and World History (Hitler & Nazi Germany
1919 – 1939)
• They will usually be at the end of the topic and
are marked as pass / fail. Pupils get the
opportunity to re-sit a failed assessment once.
N4 History
AVU Assessment
• Pupils also complete an Added Value Unit,
which is an assignment. This will be on a
Historical topic or issue from one of the
following units:
– Scottish History
– British History
– European and World History
• This is also marked as pass / fail.
N4 History
Qualification
• A pass in all 3 units as well as the AVU will
gain pupils a pass in National 4 History.
• There is no final exam.
N5 History
Assessments
•
Pupils will be assessed in the following
ways:
1. Unit Assessments
2. Added Value Unit (an assignment)
3. Final exam
N5 History
Unit Assessments
• Pupils will sit one assessment on each of the
following units:
– Scottish History (Scottish Wars of Independence)
– British History (Changing Britain 1760 – 1900)
– European and World History (Hitler & Nazi Germany
1919 – 1939)
• They will usually be at the end of the topic and
are marked as pass / fail. Pupils get the
opportunity to re-sit a failed assessment once.
N5 History
AVU Assessment
• Pupils also complete an Assignment. They will
complete this on a topic or issue from one of the
following units:
– Scottish History
– British History
– European and World History
• The assignment will have 20 marks out of a total
of 80 marks. The assignment is worth 25% of
the overall marks for the Course assessment.
N5 History
AVU Assessment
• The Assignment will be completed in
class, but sent to the SQA for marking.
N5 History
Final Exam
• Pupils will also sit an end of year final
exam. This question paper will be set and
marked by SQA. Pupils will complete this
in one hour and 30 minutes.
• This question paper has three sections
(Scottish, British and European/World
History).
N5 History
Final Exam
• Pupils will be asked to show the following
skills across the three sections:
– to describe an event or development,
– explain an event or development,
– analyse a historical issue,
– place a source in its historical context
– compare two sources
– evaluate the usefulness of a source.
N5 History
Final Exam
• Each section is worth 20 marks. This
question paper is worth 75% of the overall
marks for the Course assessment.
N5 History
Qualification
• Students must pass all 3 Unit
Assessments during the course of the
year.
• Scores from the Assignment and the
Question Paper will be added together and
a grade awarded from A-D.