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Higher Project Level 2 Summary. GLH – SLN: 0.133333 Stand alone qualification. Selling the project. This project has not just been dropped into a timetable to make up hours/funding.
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Higher Project Level 2Summary GLH – SLN: 0.133333 Stand alone qualification
Selling the project • This project has not just been dropped into a timetable to make up hours/funding. • It really does benefit the learner in a number of ways and will develop skills required for study at university • They also use evaluative and analytical skills to develop end results
Benefits of the qualification • It is stand alone • It develops basic skills of the learner • It is independently produced with very little guidance from tutors • It is a topic the learner chooses and therefore one he/she is interested in and are therefore more motivated • Marking of the project is very quick and straightforward
Learning outcomes • Be able to choose, plan and manage a project • Be able to research information and apply it to project • Be able to select and apply skills to complete a project • Be able to review a project and own performance, and analyse the project
Criteria and marks that can be awarded • Managing work – based on robustness of objectives and depth of work (up to 7 pts) • Using resources – reliable, valid, relevant, varied, referenced (up to 9 pts) • Develop and realise – ideas developed showing understanding of topic. Work is logical, quality of language, structure, grammar, spelling. Effective presentation (up to 17 pts) • Review – Meeting their objectives and valid reasons. (up to 7 marks) Total points: 40 (max 36 pts if learners have required lots of support)
Development of functional skills English • Interpreting information from a variety of sources and applying it • Being able to determine valid and reliable secondary research sources, skim and scan information and pick out the most important points relevant to objectives • Improving structure, logical approaches to in-depth assignments • Understanding how to structure a bibliography and use quotes appropriately • Learn from frequent mistakes
Development of functional skills Maths • Applying data to support relevant points which can be interpreted in different ways. • Analysing increase/decreases, percentages, ratios etc. I.T. • Converting data into graphs, charts and spread sheets. Producing attractive Power Points with images, animation etc
Review • Of the Abraham Moss students completing the Higher Diploma, the vast majority have openly stated that they enjoyed being able to work on a project which they were interested in, rather than being told what to prodcuce