introducing unit specifications and unit assessment support packs philosophy national 5
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Introducing Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packs
Introducing Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packs
Philosophy National 5
Unit AssessmentUnit Assessment
Assessments can be designed to provide evidence for one Unit, as part of a Portfolio or as combined assessments
Flexible and open Evidence Requirements in Units Greater range of techniques and methodologies for
assessment – encouraged through Unit assessment support packages
More opportunities to gather naturally occurring evidence – assessment as part of learning and teaching
Unit StructureUnit Structure NATIONAL 5
develop basic knowledge and understanding of philosophy and philosophers
develop basic thinking, analytical and evaluative skills appropriate to philosophy
encourage learners’ ability to use abstract thought
offer learners insight into the ideas of others which might be different from their own
develop communication skills appropriate to philosophy
HIGHER
develop knowledge and understanding of philosophy and philosophersdevelop thinking, analytical and evaluative skills appropriate to philosophyencourage learners to use philosophical techniques, including abstract thought offer learners insight from the ideas of others which might be different from their owndevelop communication skills appropriate to philosophy
Key points: Philosophy UnitsKey points: Philosophy Units
standards remain the same feature the best approaches of the current
Philosophy Units have a hierarchical Unit structure that provide
progression from National 5 to Higher contexts of Arguments in Action, Knowledge & Doubt
and Moral Philosophy has added value assessment that increase
personalisation and choice in the Philosophy assignment at National 5
Unit SpecificationsUnit SpecificationsEvidence Requirements for this Unit:Assessors should use their professional judgement, subject knowledge and experience, and understanding of their learners, to determine the most appropriate ways to generate evidence and the conditions and contexts in which they are used. Evidence could be drawn from a variety of activities and presented in different formats – presentations, posters, individual or group tasks . Assessors should ensure that candidates are assessed only on whether they have met Assessment Standards and not the quality of writing, presentation etc.
Moral Philosophy Unit SpecificationsMoral Philosophy Unit Specifications
For this Unit learners will be required to explain moral theories by:
1.1 describing the main features of a moral theory, making reference to appropriate philosophers
1.2 applying the theory to specific moral issues For this Unit learners will be required to evaluate moral
theories by:
2.1 describing the strengths and weaknesses of a moral theory
2.2 expressing an opinion on the theory with supporting reasons
Unit Assessment Support Packages - purposeUnit Assessment Support Packages - purpose
UASPs can be used to:
•Assess your candidates
•Adapt for your own assessment programmes
•Help you develop your own assessments
UASPs – key featuresUASPs – key features
Valid from August 2013
Designed to encourage professional judgment
Provide broad-based tasks – allow assessors to choose appropriate context and forms of evidence
Show range of approaches to generating assessment evidence
Give information on the type of evidence which could be gathered and how this is to be judged against Assessment Standards
Philosophy UASPsPhilosophy UASPs
Package 1 Unit by Unit approach – discrete assessment tasks
for each Unit and combining of skills within Units N5
Package 2 Portfolio approach across N5 Units Package 3 Combined across Units N5
National 5 Added Value UnitNational 5 Added Value Unit
Makes the Course more than the sum of its parts Builds on current Course assessment and Group
Award approaches Defined as breadth, challenge and/or application
as outlined in Building the Curriculum 5 May involve accumulation, assimilation,
integration and/or application of skills, knowledge and understanding
Controlled assessment – setting conducting and marking
Philosophy AssignmentPhilosophy Assignment
Focus on challenge and application of Philosophical skills
Unit Specification and Unit Assessment Support package
Assesses skills in philosophy Externally Assessed
N5 Internal Assessment of Course ComponentsN5 Internal Assessment of Course Components
Controlled assessment is SQA’s approach to developing assessments (setting), the conditions of assessment (conducting), and marking assessments (marking).
SQA is introducing controlled assessment for non-question paper components of the Added Value Unit and new National Courses at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher.
Philosophy Unit AssessmentPhilosophy Unit Assessment
EVIDENCE
Candidate written responseCandidate notes used for a presentationAV recordingAssessor checklistObserver observation notes
Moving onMoving on
Workshop 1 and 2 will give you the opportunity to look at the Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packages in detail.