Qualifications Update: National 5 Drama Qualifications Update: National 5 Drama.

Qualifications Update:National 5

Drama

Qualifications Update:National 5

Drama

Developing qualifications Developing qualifications - drivers- drivers• Progression – provide progression from Es & Os and maximise

continuity between levels • More open and flexible requirements – fewer, broader

outcomes, more focus on skills• Assessment which supports learning - open evidence

requirements – choice of assessment approaches – opportunities for combined assessment

• Refreshed and relevant contexts for learning, providing challenge and enjoyment

• Personalisation and Choice – in content/contexts for Units - Added Value Unit at National 4 – coursework assessment at National 5

• Robust and credible – current high standards in qualifications will be maintained

• has a hierarchical Unit structure that provides progression from National 3 to Higher

• provides opportunities for learners to be inspired and creatively challenged in generating and communicating their thoughts and ideas in creating drama

• focuses on the development and use of drama and production skills to present drama and develops a knowledge of social and cultural influences on drama

• provides opportunities to build challenging, coherent and enjoyable progression through all levels

• provides opportunities to select a role in either acting or production at National 5 and either acting or production or design at Higher and Advanced Higher.

• has added value assessments that provide personalisation and choice in performances at National 4, National 5 and Higher. Question papers also provide added value at National 5 and Higher

Key pointsKey points

Course StructureCourse Structure

National 3 National 4 National 5

Drama Skills Unit Drama Skills Unit Drama Skills Unit

Drama: Production Skills Unit

Drama: Production Skills Unit

Drama: Production Skills Unit

Added Value Unit Drama Performance

Component 1 — question paper 40 marks Component 2 — performance 60 marks Total marks 100 marks

New Quality Assurance arrangementsNew Quality Assurance arrangements• Will cover new National 1 to National 5 from 2013/14

• New arrangements will promote shared understanding of national standards through a collaborative and partnership approach

• New ‘Nominee’ role - provides a pool of nationally trained experts

• Intense verification in the first 3 years, then an intelligence led approach will be adopted

• Verification in Nov/Dec, Feb and Apr/May - allows for early identification of issues and support/guidance to be given

Assessment Support Schedule 2012/13 Assessment Support Schedule 2012/13

Oct 12 N3 to N5 Unit Assessment Support (Package 1)

Feb 13 N3 to N5 Unit Assessment Support (Package 2)

Feb 13 N5 Specimen Question Paper

Apr 13 N3 to N5 Unit Assessment Support (Package 3)

Apr 13 N5 Specimen Coursework

Apr 13 N4 Added Value Assessment Support

DramaNational 5

Unit Assessment Package 1Course Assessment

DramaNational 5

Unit Assessment Package 1Course Assessment

Unit assessmentUnit assessment• Flexible and open Assessment Standards and Evidence

Requirements in Units

• Greater range of techniques and methodologies for assessment – encouraged through Unit assessment support packages

• Assessments can be designed to provide evidence across more than one outcome or Unit – combined assessments

• More opportunities to gather naturally occurring evidence – assessment as part of learning and teaching

Unit Assessment Support Unit Assessment Support packages – purpose packages – purpose

Assessment support packages will be provided which you can use to:

•Assess your candidates

•Adapt for your own assessment programmes

•Help you develop your own assessments

Unit Assessment Support Unit Assessment Support packages – key featurespackages – key features

• Valid from August 2013

• Designed to encourage professional judgement

• 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

Unit assessment support Unit assessment support packages - approachespackages - approaches

Package 1 • Unit by Unit approach – discrete assessment tasks for

each UnitPackage 2 • Unit by Unit approach – discrete assessment tasks

for each Unit with specific exemplar tasksPackage 3 • Combined approach – groups Outcomes and

Assessment Standards from different Units

Assessment Package 1Drama Skills Production Skills

• Covers Outcomes and Assessment Standards.

• Describes how the Assessment Standards may be met.

• Uses practical tasks to guide the process of planning, researching and devising drama.

• Covers Outcomes and Assessment Standards.

• Describes how the Assessment Standards may be met.

• Uses practical tasks to guide the process of analysing and applying a range of production skills.

Key IssuesKey Issues

• Practical drama and production skills.• Qualitative assessment focus using naturally occurring

evidence where appropriate.• Standards comparable/aligned to existing Drama

qualifications and approaches.

Drama Skills • Planning, researching and devising drama• Responding to stimuli to create drama• Working with others

Drama Production Skills• Knowledge and understanding of production skills• Use production skills to enhance drama• Present a production concept as an actor or in a production

role.

The UnitsThe Units

DramaAdded Value Assessments:

- National 5 Course Assessment- National 4 Added Value Unit

DramaAdded Value Assessments:

- National 5 Course Assessment- National 4 Added Value Unit

Adding Value – National 4, Adding Value – National 4, National 5National 5

• Each Course at National 4 and National 5 includes assessment of Added Value

• For National 4, the added value is in an Added Value Unit - not graded

• For National 5, the added value is in the Course Assessment - graded A - D (as at present)

Added ValueAdded Value• 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

• Uses 7 defined assessment methods (there usually two of these)

Controlled AssessmentControlled Assessment• Where the assessment method is not a question paper,

SQA has introduced the concept of controlled assessment to ensure fairness and reliability

• 3 stages of assessment: Setting, Conducting, Marking the assessment

• Each will have a defined level of control: SQA-led activity, Shared responsibility between SQA and centres, Centre-led

• Subject-specific decisions, but mostly SQA-led activity in initial years

National 5 – DramaNational 5 – Drama2 components:

PerformanceQuestion Paper

National 5 – DramaNational 5 – DramaQuestion Paper

•Worth 40 marks (40% of total mark)•Section A – personal evaluation•Section B – response to stimulus

National 5 – DramaNational 5 – DramaPerformance

•Worth 60 marks (60% of total mark)•An acting role or a production role

•Support Log

National 4 Added Value Unit National 4 Added Value Unit Drama Drama

Performance•Prepare for, participate in and reflect on a small-scale devised drama performance in a selected role.•Participate in either an acting or production role.

National 4 Added Value Unit National 4 Added Value Unit Drama Drama

Performance• set by centres within SQA guidelines • application of learning and applied skills from

across the Course• evidence will be internally marked by centre

staff in line with SQA guidelines• marked on a pass/fail basis