Higher History Extended Essay Migration And Empire
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The Higher History Course allows learners to develop their knowledge and understanding of the past through the study of Scottish, British, European and world contexts in a variety of time periods. Options cover topics from the medieval, early modern and later modern periods, and include elements of political, social, economic and cultural history.
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The following document provides an overview of the changes to assessment in Higher History from session 2018-19.
Note for teachers and lecturers: The following guidance was published in August 2016 and details temporary measures that were put in place to reduce the volume of assessment in session 2016-17. The unit thresholds detailed in this document can continue to be applied to both units in National Courses and freestanding SCQF level 5 units from session 2017-18 onwards. However, the information on course assessment is no longer valid. Please refer instead to the most up-to-date course specification document for information on course assessment.
Details of changes to Understanding Standards packs can be found here.
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This explains the structure of the Course assessment; including the type and method of assessment. It also includes information on Course coverage.
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Information on the production and submission of SQA-assessed coursework for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher.
These documents contain details of Unit assessment task(s), show approaches to gathering evidence and how the evidence can be judged against the Outcomes and Assessment Standards. Teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these confidential documents through their SQA Co-ordinator.
There was no round 2 verification activity at this level in 2017.
There was no round 2 verification activity at this level in 2016.
These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Course and its Units.
The following document contains the Course Support Notes and the Unit Support Notes for this Course. They can be printed together or separately.
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