GCSE History Exemplification of Examination Performance Events October

GCSE History Exemplification of Examination Performance Events October 2011

Overview of day Morning session • • Introductions and update Exemplification of Examination Performance: Paper 1 Foundation Paper 1 Higher

Overview of day Afternoon session • Exemplification of Examination Performance: • Paper 2 Foundation • Paper 2 Higher • Questions/answers Close

GCSE History • Can sit Paper 1 in Year 11 • Can repeat Paper 1 in Year 12 • Resit - best result counts as long as 40% terminal rule is met • Can mix and match tiers of entry, for example, Paper 1 (H) and Paper 2 (F) • Resitting a unit after Year 12 – terminal rule applies

GCSE History Unit 1: Paper 1 Unit 2: Paper 2 • 50% weighting • Max 100 raw marks • Max 200 uniform marks (H) • Max 139 uniform marks (F) • 25% weighting • Max 50 raw marks • Max 100 uniform marks (H) • Max 69 uniform marks (F)

Awarding GCSE History • raw marks - number of marks on the paper • 3 separate awards (Unit 1, 2 and 3) • raw mark grade boundary set by senior examining team • judgemental grade boundaries: • A, C and D (Higher tier) • C and F (Foundation tier) • raw mark grade boundaries can change from series to series

Awarding GCSE History: uniform mark grade boundaries • raw mark grade boundaries are mapped across to uniform mark scale • uniform mark grade boundaries will remain the same every year • final grade will be an aggregation of uniform marks (Units 1, 2 and 3)

Summer 2011 Unit 1 Raw mark to uniform mark conversions Paper 1 (H) Raw Paper 1 (F) Uniform Raw Uniform A* 79 180 C 61 A 70 160 D 50 100 B 52 140 C 34 120 E 39 80 F 28 60 D 23 100 G 17 40 E 17 90 120

Summer 2011 Unit 2 Raw mark to uniform mark conversions Paper 2 (H) Raw Paper 2 (F) Uniform Raw Uniform A* 40 90 C 28 60 A 34 80 D 24 50 B 27 C 21 70 60 E 20 F 16 40 30 D 17 50 G 12 20 E 15 45

Overall Award Outcomes GCSE History Summer 2011 Grade Cumulative Percentage A* A B C D E F G U 11. 1% 33. 0% 61. 1% 81. 9% 91. 1% 95. 7% 98. 1% 99. 0% 100. %

Continued Support Online accessibility • Visit www. ccea. org. uk for past papers, mark schemes and Chief Examiner Reports • Visit www. ccea. org. uk/history for subject specific support material • Revised ‘Top Ten Tips’ Centre Visits

GCSE History – Codes Unit 1: Paper 1 • GHY 11 (F) • GHY 12 (H) Unit 2: Paper 2 • GHY 21 (F) • GHY 22 (H) Unit 3: Controlled Assessment • GHY 31

Contact CCEA Officer with Subject Responsibility Clare Mc. Auley (028) 9026 1200 ext 2906 Email: cmcauley@ccea. org. uk Specification Support Officer Arlene Ashfield (028) 9026 1200 ext 2291 Email: aashfield@ccea. org. uk