Introducing Unit Specifications and Unit Assessment Support Packs Philosophy National 5.

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

Alternative Unit Title?Alternative Unit Title?

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.