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 |
