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Controlled Assessment In Key Stage 4. Controlled assessment must be supervised. Level of supervision varies. Level of assistance varies. Proportion of marks awarded varies (25-100%). In some cases, work cannot be re-drafted. What’s different?. High control. Medium control. Low control.
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Controlled Assessment In Key Stage 4 Okehampton College
Controlled assessment must be supervised. • Level of supervision varies. • Level of assistance varies. • Proportion of marks awarded varies (25-100%). • In some cases, work cannot be re-drafted. What’s different? Okehampton College
High control. • Medium control. • Low control. SupervisionLevels Okehampton College
• Students must be in direct sight of the supervisor at all times. • The use of resources is tightly prescribed, normally only research folders/diaries. • Students must complete all work independently. • Students must not communicate with each other. • No assistance can be given to students.. What does formal supervision (high level of control) actually mean? Okehampton College
• Students do not have to be directly supervised at all times but there must be adequate supervision to ensure that work can be authenticated. • Teachers must ensure that: • the students’ work is their own • plagiarism does not take place • the contributions of individual students are recorded accurately. • Students have access to resources. • Students can work together. • Students can receive limited teacher guidance.. What does informal supervision (medium level of control) actually mean? Okehampton College
• Some work can be completed without supervision, outside the classroom/centre. • Students have access to resources. • Students can work together. • Students can receive guidance from teachers. What does limited supervision (low level of control) actually mean? Okehampton College
Replaces coursework in: • Art • English • Geography • History • Modern Foreign Languages • Music • Science • Technology Controlled Assessment Okehampton College
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