The assessment requirements for all SQA History levels are detailed in the tables below:
Subject Name | History |
Subject Level | National 5 |
What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Course Theory & Practical Assignment) | Classwork assessed by two tests (Assignment removed by SQA) |
How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? | 2 |
Are assessments long or short? | One short, one long |
Likely Duration | 50 minutes and 90 minutes |
Exam formality | Formally supervised under exam conditions |
How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered by this/these assessments? | 100% of the 2020-21 revised course |
What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent? | 80% (assignment removed by SQA for 2020-21) |
Topics expected in the assessment(s) | 1. Mary, Queen of Scots 2. Making of Modern Britain and WWII |
Assessment Format | Mixture of knowledge and enquiry skills in each paper |
Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment) | Asssigment removed by SQA this year |
How are these to be assessed? | n/a |
In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component | Short (Mary Queen of Scots) test is 29 marks, longer (British and WWII) test is 51 marks. |
Subject Name | History |
Subject Level | Higher |
What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Class Theory & Practical Assignment) | Classwork assessed by two tests (Assignment removed by SQA) |
How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? | 2 |
Are assessments long or short? | Long |
Likely Duration | 90 minutes each |
Exam formality | Formally supervised under exam conditions |
How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered? | 100% of the 2021 course |
What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent? | 73% (SQA removed the assignment component) |
Topics expected in the assessment(s) | 1. Treaty of Union 2. Britain 1851-1951 3. Appeasement |
Assessment Format | First test will be one appeasemet essay from a choice of four and two source/short answer questions. Second test will be one Britain essay from a choice of four and two source/short asnwer questions. |
Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment) | No, this was removed by SQA for 2020-21 |
How are these to be assessed? | Teacher graded, based on submitted assignment |
In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component | Each paper is worth 40 marks in total, for a total mark out of 80. |
Subject Name | History |
Subject Level | Advanced Higher |
What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Class Theory & Practical Assignment) | Classwork assessed by two tests and a dissertation |
How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? | 2 |
Are assessments long or short? | Long |
Likely Duration | 80 minutes and 100 minutes |
Exam formality | Formally supervised under exam conditions |
How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered? | 100% of course |
What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent? | 100% of course |
Topics expected in the assessment(s) | The Spanish Civil War |
Assessment Format | 1. 3 Source Questions 2. 2 Essays from a choice of 5 |
Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment) | Dissertation |
How are these to be assessed? | Teacher graded, based on submitted assignment |
In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component | Source question test worth 40 marks, essay test worth 50, dissertation worth 50 |