{"id":2604,"date":"2021-02-16T11:16:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T11:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/?page_id=2604"},"modified":"2021-03-15T14:34:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T14:34:17","slug":"modern-studies-sqa-assessment-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/modern-studies-sqa-assessment-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Studies SQA Assessment Requirements 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

The assessment requirements for all SQA Modern Studies levels are detailed in the tables below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subject Name<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nModern Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subject Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nNational 5<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Course Theory & Practical Assignment)<\/td>\nCourse theory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How many formal assessments are expected between March and June?<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Are assessments long or short?<\/td>\nshort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Likely Duration<\/td>\n60 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exam formality<\/td>\nFormally supervised under exam conditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered by this\/these assessments?<\/td>\n100% of the 2020-21 revised course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent?<\/td>\n80% (SQA removed assignment which was 20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Topics expected in the assessment(s)<\/td>\n1. Democracy in Scotland 2. Crime and the law<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assessment Format<\/td>\nKU questions + Enquiry skills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment)<\/td>\nYes, we had already completed an assignment under exam conditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How are these to be assessed?<\/td>\nTeacher graded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component<\/td>\nAssignment (20 marks), World powers assessment (20 marks), Democracy in Scotland assessment (30 marks), Crime and law (30 marks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subject Name<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nModern Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subject Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nHigher<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Class Theory & Practical Assignment)<\/td>\nClasswork assessed by 2 exam-style papers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How many formal assessments are expected between March and June?<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Are assessments long or short?<\/td>\nLong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Likely Duration<\/td>\n1 hour 16 mins and 1 hour 34 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exam formality<\/td>\nFormally supervised under exam conditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered?<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent?<\/td>\n100% of the theory content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Topics expected in the assessment(s)<\/td>\nTest 1 – Social Inequality and USA (40 marks); Test 2 – UK Politics (40 marks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assessment Format<\/td>\nMix of long essay, short essay and enquiry skills questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment)<\/td>\nNo, this was removed by SQA for 2020-21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How are these to be assessed?<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component<\/td>\nn\/a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subject Name<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nModern Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subject Level<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAdvanced Higher<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Class Theory & Practical Assignment)<\/td>\nCourse Theory & Dissertation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How many formal assessments are expected between March and June?<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Are assessments long or short?<\/td>\nShort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Likely Duration<\/td>\n90 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Exam formality<\/td>\nFormally supervised under exam conditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered?<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent?<\/td>\n100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Topics expected in the assessment(s)<\/td>\n1. Understanding Criminal Behaviour 2. Responses by Society to Crime 3. Research Methods 4. Source Stimulus questions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assessment Format<\/td>\nEach assessment will have 1 x 30 mark essay + 15 mark research or source question<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment)<\/td>\nYes – dissertation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How are these to be assessed?<\/td>\nTeacher graded, based on submitted dissertation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component<\/td>\nAssessments each worth 45 marks, Dissertation worth 50 marks. Total = 140 marks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The assessment requirements for all SQA Modern Studies levels are detailed in the tables below: Subject Name Modern Studies Subject Level National 5 What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Course Theory & Practical Assignment) Course theory How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? 2 Are assessments long or short? short Likely … Continue reading Modern Studies SQA Assessment Requirements 2021<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1794,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2604","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1794"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2620,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2604\/revisions\/2620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/st\/balfronhssocials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}