1 / 19

AQA Functional Skills

AQA Functional Skills. Dr Sarah Hartshorn Teacher Support Officer: Yorkshire and the Humber shartshorn@aqa.org.uk. AQA Functional Skills. Quality assured – rigorous procedures for production of high quality papers (QPEC) Task = ensures depth Test = ensures breadth

sharlene
Download Presentation

AQA Functional Skills

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. AQA Functional Skills Dr Sarah Hartshorn Teacher Support Officer: Yorkshire and the Humber shartshorn@aqa.org.uk

  2. AQA Functional Skills • Quality assured – rigorous procedures for production of high quality papers (QPEC) • Task = ensures depth • Test = ensures breadth • Currently assessment available in January and June

  3. Assessing Functional English • 3 Units - can be taken in any order • Assessment January and June from 2008 • Unit 1 Reading • Unit 2 Writing • Unit 3 Speaking and Listening: (internal assessment)

  4. Assessing Functional English Unit 1: Reading • Multiple choice • Level 1 (45 minutes) 12 questions • Level 2 (1 hour) 36 questions On screen testing trialled from June 08 onwards

  5. Assessing Functional English Unit 2: Writing Constructed answer • Level 1: 45 Minutes - 10 marks • Level 2: 1 hour – 15 marks

  6. Assessing Functional English Unit 3: Speaking and Listening • Level 1: Discussion • Level 2: Discussion and Presentation • Assessment now available in British Sign Language

  7. Assessing Functional English • Exceptional Award: Level 1 Exceptional award available for Level 2 entered candidates • Hurdle within a hurdle: Level 2 in all 3 units required to obtain Level 2 overall

  8. Assessing Functional ICT • 2 Units - can be taken in any order • Assessment January and June from 2008 • Unit 1: TEST comprising several question types • Unit 2: externally set TASK, completed on-screen under controlled conditions in the centre.

  9. Assessing Functional ICT Unit 1: The TEST: Question types include: • Multiple choice • Sentence completion • Matching pairs • Ordering • Searching • Underlining

  10. Assessing Functional ICT • Unit 2: The Task • Externally set task • Completed on screen under controlled conditions in the centre • Candidates need sole use of a computer • Must be able to print out the outcome

  11. Assessing Functional ICT • Unitised Model • Unit 1 and 2 in same session or separate session • No hurdle within a hurdle

  12. Assessing Functional Maths • 1 Unit • Assessment January and June from 2008 • Unit Levels • Level 1 – 1 component: Section A Functionality TASKS & Section B Competency TEST • Level 2 – 2 components: 2 papers taken at different times, but both in the same series.

  13. Assessing Functional Maths Level 1: 1 component • Written paper – Functionality test (calculator) & Competency test (non calculator + pre-release materials)

  14. Assessing Functional Maths Level 2: 2 Written papers • Written paper – Competency test (non calculator + pre-release materials) • Written paper – Functionality test (calculator)

  15. On-screen, at a PC, Assessment • Term ‘on-screen’ means taken at a desktop PC not ‘on-line’ • Will be on offer from summer 2008 • English: Reading available as an option –there will be no on-screen version of the writing test for the foreseeable future. • ICT: Unit 2 is assessed on-screen from January 2008 onwards. Unit 1 will be trialled on-line for a few pilot centres in January 2009. • Mathematics: The level 2 Competency test available as an option from June 2008. There are no plans currently for an on-screen version of the functionality tasks.

  16. AQA Support Materials Same level of support as offered to all our specifications: Example assessment materials Briefing & training sessions Dedicated support team who can be contacted by phone or email or via ‘Ask AQA’. Regularly up-dated FAQs on website E-AQA: direct access to entries, results & AQA services

  17. Nelson Thornes Support materials Range of blended resources, written and reviewed by AQA examiners Blend of Students’ Books, Teachers’ Books and interactive e-Resources provide range of teaching opportunities from basic skills in real life situations, through to more complex ideas to aid understanding and practice

  18. Contact Details • General: 0161 953 7588 functionalskills@aqa.org.uk • English: 0161 958 3848 English-gcse@aqa.org.uk • ICT: 0161 953 7563 Ict-subjects@aqa.org.uk OR ictfunctionalskills@aqa.org.uk • Mathematics: 0161 953 1180 Mathematics-gcse@aqa.org.uk OR mathspathways@aqa.org.uk • Diploma adviser: Julia Dingle 01427 874826 or 07825 606 328 jdingle@aqa.org.uk

  19. Keeping up to date with developments See the AQA website http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/functional_skills.php For further details www.qca.org.uk/functionalskills www.qia.org.uk Click on ’14-19 curriculum’ on’Programmes and services’ page www.lsneducation.org.uk/functionalskills

More Related