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Understanding Advanced Higher Latin Course Updates and Assessment Structure

This event aims to provide information on the updates to the Advanced Higher Latin course for the 2016/17 academic year and beyond. It will cover changes in the mandatory units, course assessment structure, and assessment judgments. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the course requirements and assessment criteria.

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Understanding Advanced Higher Latin Course Updates and Assessment Structure

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  1. Understanding Standards: Advanced Higher Course Event Principal Assessor (PA) Advanced Higher Latin

  2. Aims of the Event

  3. 2016/17 Updates

  4. Updates applicable beyond session 16/17 • Current mandatory units for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher • would no longer form part of the requirement of the Course. • Removal will be progressive over sessions 17/18, 18/19, 19/20. • SQA will also retain the units of the Courses as free standing units for • learners who wish to take and be certificated for these. • suspension of the random sample element of unit verification, • currently in place in session 16/17, would be extended to 2017/18

  5. Advanced Higher - Skills SCQF level 7 32 SCQF credit points

  6. Course Structure: Unit Assessments The course is made up of three Units Internally assessed Sample centrally verified by SQA (Nominee verifiers)

  7. Course Structure: Course Assessment

  8. Course Structure: Course Assessment

  9. Course Structure: Course Assessments • Dissertation (60 marks) • Prepared internally, externally marked. • 3000-4000 words long, should include word count. • 10% beyond word count – penalty applies. • Max. 20 marks awarded for each of three elements: • content • use of primary and secondary resources • argument and analysis • Range of marks 20-17, 16-13, 12-10, 9-6, 5-1, 0.

  10. Verification Key Messages Summary - 2015/16 (Principal Verifier for Latin) • Approach to Unit Assessments: Literary Appreciation and Translating • Vast majority of centres used SQA UASPs. • Some centres amended UASP questions/tasks to suit the needs of candidates. • Most centres submitted very clear and well-organised packages: facilitates the verification process and assists in providing useful feedback to centres.

  11. Verification Key Messages Summary - 2015/16 (Principal Verifier for Latin) Approach to Assessment in Units: Added Value Unit • SQA AVU template followed • Good evidence of understanding of requirements of the four Assessment Standards • Encouraging to see personalisation and choice in selection of topics

  12. Verification Key Messages Summary - 2015/16 (Principal Verifier for Latin) Assessment Judgements: Literary Appreciation and Translating • Vast majority of centres applied judging evidence reliably and in line with national standards. • Holistically, at least half of the passage should be translated properly for a ‘pass’. • Acceptable to put numerical scores on candidates’ scripts in both Translating and Literary Appreciation. • Amended Judging Evidence / ‘centre-devised’ marking schemes.

  13. Course Reports Summary - 2015/16 (Principal Assessor for Latin) Literary Appreciation On the whole candidates engaged well with the questions. Candidates were able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the prescribed texts.

  14. Course Reports Summary - 2015/16 (Principal Assessor for Latin) Translating The majority of candidates were well prepared and their performance was good. Candidates were able to engage with passage and demonstrate a good command of grammar and syntax.

  15. Course Reports Summary - 2015/16 (Principal Assessor for Latin) Project-dissertation Perhaps the most significant factor in determining success was the candidate’s choice of topic. Stronger project-dissertations those that were more targeted or had analytical titles.

  16. Course Reports Summary – 2015/16 (Principal Assessor for Latin) Advice on General Preparation Literary Appreciation: A thorough knowledge of the prescribed texts is of prime importance as questions require an accurate grasp of detail. Continue to prepare candidates to answer questions on content, style and tone. Translating: Candidates must have a firm grasp of the prescribed grammar and syntax. Continue to practise translating complex passages. Project-dissertation: Candidates advised to choose their topic wisely and quote in Latin.

  17. 2016 Statistics – Advanced Higher Latin

  18. Sources of Further Information Latin Advanced Higher Verification Key Message Reports, Course Report http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/48455.html

  19. Workshop 1 – approximately 1 hour

  20. Workshop 2 – approximately 1h20min

  21. Workshop 3 – approximately 1 hour

  22. SQA Marker Opportunities Marker applications are encouraged from new Markers who would like to join a marking team for 2017 Nat 5 / Higher / Advanced Higher opportunities SQA’s new eRecruiter system, where applications may be submitted, is available online: https://appointeeopportunities.sqa.org.uk

  23. SQA Marker Opportunities Marker applications are encouraged from new Markers who would like to join a marking team for 2017 Nat 5 / Higher / Advanced Higher opportunities SQA’s new eRecruiter system, where applications may be submitted, is available online: https://appointeeopportunities.sqa.org.uk

  24. Any Questions?

  25. WWW.sqa.org.uk│0303 333 0330

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