1.1What Iscontrolled Assessment?3

Contents

1Introduction3

1.1What isControlled Assessment?3

1.2What does ‘control’ actuallymean?3

1.3What is the purpose of this Guide?3

2SummaryoftheControlledAssessmentUnits4

Unit A691: Expressive Arts:Working inResponse to the study of Artworks by Practitioners4

Unit A692: Expressive Arts:Working inResponse to a Stimulus This unit represents6

3Teacherguidance onhowtoplanControlledAssessment8

3.1Controlled Assessment Delivery Flow Chart9

3.2Guidance onthe release ofControlled Assessment tasks to candidates10

3.3Guidance onresearch/datacollection10

3.4Guidance onthe production of the outcome10

4ControlledAssessmentcandidate guidelines14

4.1Task setting14

4.2Task taking14

5Teacherguidance ontaskmarking17

5.1Generic guidance on howto markControlled Assessment tasks17

5.2Unpacking assessment objectives inControlled Assessment tasks18

5.3Interpretationof the Controlled Assessment markingcriteria23

5.4Authentication of Controlled Assessmentoutcomes24

5.5Internal Standardisation of Controlled Assessment24

5.6Moderation ofControlled Assessment25

5.7Minimum requirements forControlled Assessment25

5.8Submission date for Controlled Assessment25

6FAQs26

7GuidanceondownloadingControlledAssessmenttaskfromInterchange28

Before you start28

Step 1 – Loginto Interchange29

Step 2 – Navigate to Controlled Assessment materials area30

Step 3 – Search for materials31

Step 4 – Open materials32

Step 5 – Troubleshooting33

1 Introduction

1.1What is Controlled Assessment?

ControlledAssessmentisanewformofinternalAssessment.Followingacourseworkreviewby QCA,ControlledAssessmenthasbeenintroducedaspartofnearlyallnewGCSEs,toreplace coursework.

High,mediumorlimitedcontrollevelsaresetforeachoftheControlledAssessmentprocesses: tasksetting,tasktakingandtaskmarking.Foreachstage,thelevelofcontrolwillensurereliability andauthenticity,andmakeAssessmentsmoremanageableforteachersandcandidates.

WeightingofControlledAssessmentsisdefinedbyQCAsubjectcriteriaand,dependingonthe subject,willbe25%or60%ofthetotalassessment.

In response to reforms announced by the Government and in response to Ofqual mandated changes to GCSEs, unitised assessment of this qualification is being replaced by linear assessment.

This means that candidates commencing a two year course from September 2012 will take all of their GCSE units at the end of the coursein June 2014.

1.2What does ‘control’ actually mean?

QCAhasproduceda GlossaryoftermsforControlledAssessmentregulations.Thelevelsof controlsaredefinedasfollows:

Formalsupervision(Highlevelofcontrol)–thecandidatemustbeindirectsightofthe supervisoratalltimes.Useofresourcesandinteractionwithothercandidatesistightly prescribed.

Informalsupervision(Mediumlevelofcontrol)– questions/tasksareoutlined,theuseof resourcesisnottightlyprescribedandassessableoutcomesmaybeinformedbygroup work.Supervisionisconfinedto(i)ensuringthatthecontributionsofindividualcandidates

arerecordedaccurately,and(ii)ensuringthatplagiarismdoesnottakeplace.Thesupervisor mayprovidelimitedguidancetocandidates.

Limitedsupervision(Limitedlevelofcontrol)–requirementsareclearlyspecified,butsome workmaybecompletedwithoutdirectsupervisionandwillnotcontributedirectlyto assessableoutcomes.

1.3What is the purpose of this Guide?

ThisGuideprovidesdetailedinformationforteachersabouthowtomanageControlledAssessment: someoftheinformationappliestoallGCSEsubjectsandsomeinformationprovidessubjectspecific guidance.It isimportanttomakethepointthatthisGuideplaysasecondaryroletothe Specificationitself.TheSpecificationisthedocumentonwhichassessmentisbasedandspecifies whatcontentandskillsneedtobecoveredindeliveringthecourse.At alltimes,

therefore,thisteachersupportshouldbereadinconjunctionwiththeSpecification.Ifclarification onaparticularpointissoughtthenthatclarificationshouldbefoundintheSpecificationitself.

Teachingofthisqualificationwillvarygreatlyfromschooltoschoolandfromteachertoteacher. Withthatinmind,thisGuideisofferedasguidancebutmaybesubjecttomodificationsbythe individualteacher.

2Summary of the Controlled Assessment

Units

Unit A691: Expressive Arts: Working in Response to the study of

Artworks by Practitioners

Thisunitrepresents30%ofthetotalassessmentandhasamaximumof 60marks.Thisunitwill reflectapproximately20 hoursofassessedwork.

Theworkcanbecarriedoutand internally assessedatanytimeduringthecourse.

Inthisunit,candidateswillhavetheopportunitytoworkingroups,pairsorindividually. TheunitencompassesallVisual,Language,MediaandPerformanceArtsandprovides

opportunitiestoworkacrosstraditionallyseparatedisciplines.Theprecisecontentoftheunitwill bedeterminedbycentresbutcandidateswillbeexpectedtocontributeworkinatleasttwo

artformsfrom:ArtandDesign;Music;Drama;Dance;CreativeWriting.Media-relatedskillssuchas thosewithstillandmovingimagesanddigitalmediaincludingnewtechnologiesshouldbe

exploredandseenastoolsthatoperatewithinanyoftheaboveartformsasappropriate.

Nooneartformmaycontributemorethan50%tothetotalassessmentofthecandidateacross

UnitsA691andA692takenasawhole.

Howthecandidatewillbeassessed

Candidatesmustproduceafinalrealisationwhichintegratesatleasttwoartforms.

Candidatesmustalsokeepaportfolioofevidence.Theportfoliomustshowhowcandidateshave:

Planned

Contributedtothedevisingprocess

Exploredskills,techniques

Selectedgenreandstylewiththeirthoughtsandideasonshapingandoveralldesign

ConsideredeachAreaofStudyintheirstudyofworksofartbythedifferentpractitioners

Communicatedusingtheartforms,recognisingandunderstandingtheirinteraction

Usedthisunderstandingtohelpthemplan,exploreanddevelopprocesses

Createdtheirrealisation

Reflectedontheirfinalrealisationwithideasonfuturedevelopment.

CandidatesmustprovideevidencetoshowtheyhaveconsideredeachoftheAreasofStudy,and howtheminimumdemandshavebeenmet.

Portfolioevidencefromthecandidatewillbeintheformofeither:

About700wordsofcontinuousproseor

A‘compendium’,containingcontinuouswriting,whichmayincludenotesorjottings

BetweeneightandtenminutesofcompactdiscorDVDcommentaryandvisualevidence withsomeaccompanyingexplanationincontinuouswriting,whichmayincludenotesor jottingsor

Amixtureof elementsfromtheabove.

Theportfolioshouldsupportthefinalrealisationandit isthereforeessentialthatanyoftheabove usedintheportfolioareintegratedwiththerealisation.

Forexample,acandidatemayproduceapieceofdancethatisperformedtoabackdropofa recordingofmovingimage.

Oracandidatemayhaveproducedachildren’seducationalbookandproducedstoryboardswhich areaccompaniedbymusicthecandidatehasdevisedtoenhancethechild’slearningexperience.

Theoutcomesandevidencemustreflectthattheartformsareintegratedintoaunifiedwhole. In eachoftheaboveoptions,candidatesshouldincludeviewsandideasofselfandothers,as

appropriate,andmustmakedetailedreferencetothethreecontrastingworksstudied,showing

whatknowledgeorskillshavebeentransferredtotheworkinprogress.Inaddition,thecompleted realisation(s)willbeincludedintheevidence.

Teacherswillobservetheprocessofdevising,planning,experimenting,rehearsingordrafting, performanceorcompletionduringtheassessed20hours(approximately),andwillkeepnoteson evidencethatmeetsassessmentobjectives,andthelevelofattainmentreached.

Theevidencethatformstheportfoliomusthavebeenpreparedandundertakenbythecandidatein thepresenceoftheteacherwithinadedicated20-hourperiodoftime.Materialthathasbeen preparedathomeoroutsideofthedirectsupervisionoftheteacher,mayinspireorsupportthe learningprocess,butmayonlybeusedasevidenceformeetingassessmentcriteriaif theteacher

isabletoauthenticatetheworkandsourcesareacknowledgedandreferenced.

SummaryofevidenceforUnitA691:

Thepracticalworkofthecandidatesinthewholeprocess

Theportfolio

Teacherevidencetosupportobjectivesandattainmentforbothprocessandfinaloutcomes

Therealisationoraphotographorrecordingofit

Theschemeofstudyfortheunitshowingthepractitionerschosenandhowthedemandsof theunithavebeenmet.

Teacherswillusealloftheaboveevidenceincomingtotheirconclusionsonthemarkstobe awardedforeachobjective.Theywillrecordandsummarisetheirevidenceonassessmentforms providedby OCR,foreachcandidate.

Unit A692: Expressive Arts: Working in Response to a Stimulus

This unit represents

30%ofthetotalassessmentandhasamaximumof60marks.Thisunitwillreflectapproximately

20hoursofassessedwork.

Theworkcanbecarriedoutand internally assessedatanytime duringthecourse.

Inthisunit,candidatesmustworkindividually.

Thisunitassessescandidates'knowledgeandunderstandingoftheExpressiveArtsprocessas they respondtoacontextualisedstartingpoint,exploretheAreasofStudyandhowtheyimpact upontheirideas;andconsidertheinfluenceoftheideas,intention,skillsandtechniquesofexisting practitioners.

Inthisunit,candidateswillhavetorespondtoastimulussetwithinacontextandapplytheir knowledgeoftheAreasofStudy.Theywillusearangeofskills,someofwhichhavebeenlearnt throughexposuretoorstudyofpractitioners.Practitionerswillnotdrivetheresponseandoutcome astheydoinUnitA691,butmay:

Impactuponthewayareasofstudyarereflected

Influencethetypeofresponse

Allowcandidatestoapplywhatislearntaboutideasandintentionfromworksby practitioners,andreflectthisinthedevelopmentoftheirownskillsinarealisation

Allowcandidatestodeveloptheirownindividualstylesandtechniquesbyintegratingaspects frompractitionerswiththecandidate’sownuniqueskillsandinterpretation.

Thecontextwillsuggestandthendefinethenatureoftheaudience,whichmustbeconsidered carefullyinthisunit.

TheunitencompassesallVisual,Language,MediaandPerformanceArtsandprovides opportunitiestoworkindividuallyacrosstraditionallyseparatedisciplines.Theprecisecontentofthe unitwillbedeterminedbycentresbutcandidateswillbeexpectedtocontributeworkinatleasttwo artformsfrom:ArtandDesign;Music;Drama;Dance;CreativeWriting.Media-relatedskillssuchas thosewithstillandmovingimagesanddigitalmediaincludingnewtechnologiesshouldbeexplored andseenastoolsthatoperatewithinanyoftheaboveartformsasappropriate.

Nooneartformmaycontributemorethan50%tothetotalassessmentofanycandidateacross

UnitsA691andA692takenasawhole.

Howthecandidate willbeassessed

Candidatesmustproduceafinalrealisationthatintegratesatleasttwoartforms.

Candidatesmustalsokeepaportfolioofevidence.Theportfoliomustshowhowcandidateshave:

Planned

Contributedtothedevisingprocess

Exploredskills,techniques

Selectedgenreandstylewiththeirthoughtsandideasonshapingandoveralldesign

ConsideredeachAreaofStudyinresponsetothechosenstimulus

Determinedtheirideas,intentionandaudience,reflectingtheartworksconsidered

Communicatedusingtheartforms,recognisingandunderstandingtheirinteraction

Usedthisunderstandingtohelpthemplan,exploreanddevelopprocesses

Createdtheirrealisation

Reflectedontheirfinalrealisationwithideasonfuturedevelopment. Portfolioevidencefromthecandidatewillbeintheformofeither:

About700wordsofcontinuousproseor

A‘compendium’,containingcontinuouswriting,whichmayincludenotesorjottings

BetweeneightandtenminutesofcompactdiscorDVDcommentaryandvisualevidence withsomeaccompanyingexplanationincontinuouswriting,whichmayincludenotesor jottingsor

Amixtureof elementsfromtheabove.

Theportfolioshouldsupportthefinalrealisationandit isthereforeessentialthatanyoftheabove usedintheportfolioareintegratedwiththerealisation.

Forexample,acandidatemaydeviseapieceofdramaandmaketheproperties(props)to enhancetheperformance.

Theoutcomesandevidencemustreflectthattheartformsareintegratedintoaunifiedwhole. In eachoftheaboveoptions,candidatesshouldincludeviewsandideasofselfandothers,as

appropriate,andmustmakedetailedreferencetothethreecontrastingartworksstudiedshowing

whatknowledgeorskillshavebeentransferredtotheworkinprogress.Inadditionthecompleted realisation(s)willbeincludedintheevidence.

Theevidencethatformstheportfoliomusthavebeenpreparedandundertakenbythecandidatein thepresenceoftheteacherwithinadedicated20-hourperiodoftime.Materialthathasbeen preparedathomeoroutsidethedirectsupervisionoftheteachermaybe usedasevidencefor meetingassessmentcriteriaif theteacherisabletoauthenticatetheworkandsourcesare acknowledgedandreferenced.

SummaryofevidenceforUnitA692:

Thepracticalworkofthecandidatesinthewholeprocess

Theportfolio

Teacherevidencetosupportobjectivesandattainmentforbothprocessandfinaloutcomes

Therealisationoraphotographorrecordingofit

Theschemeofstudyfortheunit,showingthestimuluschosenandhowthedemandsofthe unithavebeenmet.

Teacherswillusealloftheaboveevidenceincomingtotheirconclusionsonthemarkstobe awardedforeachobjective.Theywillrecordandsummarisetheirevidenceonassessmentforms providedby OCR,foreachcandidate.

3Teacher guidance on how to plan

ControlledAssessment

BothUnitsA691andA692havebeendesignedtobeinternallyassessed,applyingtheprinciples ofControlledAssessment.Controlsaresetwithintheassessmentssothatvalidityandreliability areensuredandtheassessors(teachers)canconfidentlyauthenticatetheircandidates’work. Thesecontrolstakeavarietyofformsineachofthestagesoftheassessmentprocess:task setting,tasktakingandtaskmarking,andwithineachofthesethreestagestherearedifferent levelsofcontrol.TheSchemeofAssessmentsectionsoftheseunitsincludemoredetailand specificrequirements.

TaskSetting:

CentreswillchoosethepractitionersandstimulusmaterialforthetaskswithinUnitsA691and

A692respectively,andcanmakeuseoflocalresourcesavailabletoanycentre.Thetasksmaybe setwithinoverarchingscenariosmorerelevanttocentres’ownenvironmentandtargetedattheir particularcohortsofcandidates.

It isnotpermittedtousethesamestimulusmaterialfortheassessmentashasbeenusedalready forpracticeorbackgroundmaterial.Centresshoulddevisetheirownpracticematerialusingthe OCRspecimencontrolledtaskasguidance.

TaskTaking:

It isvitalthatcentresrefertoSection5.3intheSpecificationandinparticularthedefinitionsofthe controlsthatmustbeexercisedwhencandidatesarecompletingthetasks.

It istheresponsibilityoftheHeadofCentretoensurethatthecontrolssetoutinthespecification andtheindividualunitsareimposed.

TaskMarking:

ThestartingpointformarkingthetasksistheMarkingGridswithineachunit.Thesecontainlevels ofcriteriafortheskills,knowledgeandunderstandingthatthecandidateisrequiredto

demonstrate.

Theassessmenttask(s)foreachunitshouldbemarkedbytheteacheraccordingtothegiven markingcriteriawithintherelevantunit,usinga‘bestfit’ approach.Foreachoftheassessment objectives/criteria,selectthedescriptorsthatmostcloselydescribethequalityoftheworkbeing marked.

Teachersmustbeconfidentthattheworktheymarkisthecandidate’sown.Thisdoesnotmean thatacandidatemustbesupervisedthroughoutthecompletionofallworkbuttheteachermust exercisesufficientsupervision,orintroducesufficientchecks,tobeina positiontojudgethe authenticityofthecandidate’swork.

AllworkforUnitsA691andA692ismarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythe centre.Marksarethensubmitted,afterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCR procedures.TheModerator/ExaminerwillmoderateUnitsA691andA692byasampleof candidatesandwill,inthesamevisittothecentre,alsoexamineallcandidatesforUnitA693.

3.1Controlled Assessment Delivery Flow Chart

Centredevisetask

Teacher Guidance/ Feedback

Candidate’sWorkin

Progress Couldinclude: Workshops Planning Experimenting Devising Exploring

Candidate’sWorkinProgress

Drafting

Rehearsing

Re-drafting

Timetabled lessonsto represent approximately

20 hours of assessedwork per unit

ProduceOutcomefor Assessment Could include:Performance ExhibitionComposition Portfolio

Evaluation/ Review

TeacherAssessmentandSubmission toOCRforModerationbyspecifieddeadlines

Submission of marks by 15th May

3.2Guidance on the release of Controlled Assessment tasks to candidates

3.2.1ChoiceofControlledAssessmenttask

OCRwillassumealimitedlevelofcontrolinrelationtothesettingoftasks.Thecriteriaand parametersforsettingthetaskaresetbyOCRandthecentresetsthetaskaccordingtothese criteria.Thestructureofthetaskshasbeendesignedtomeetthefullassessmentrequirementsof theunit.Candidateswillneedtotakepartinaplannedlearningprogrammethatcoversthe underpinningknowledgeandskillsoftheunitinadditiontocompletingtheevidencerequirements oftheassessmenttasks.

Centreswillchoosethepractitionersandstimulusmaterialforthetasksandcanmakeuseoflocal resourcesavailabletoanycentre.Thetasksmaybesetwithinoverarchingscenariosmorerelevant tocentres’ownenvironmentandtargetedattheirparticularcohortsofcandidates.

ControlledAssessmenttasksmaybeadaptedbycentresinwayswhichwillnotputatriskthe opportunityforcandidatestomeettheAssessmentCriteria,includingthechancetogainmarksat thehighestlevel.It isnotpermittedtousethesamestimulusmaterialfortheassessmentasused forpracticeorbackgroundmaterial.Centresshoulddevisetheirownpracticematerialusingthe OCRspecimencontrolledtaskasguidance.

3.3Guidance on research/data collection

Thereshouldbealimitedlevelofsupervisionwhencandidatesresearchandcollectinformationin preparationforcarrying-outtheirtask.Relevancetothetaskneedsreinforcingatthisstage.

Resourcecontrol:Accesstoresourceswillbelimitedtothoseappropriatetothetaskandas requiredbytheunit.Candidatesshouldhaveaccesstothemostappropriatematerialsand equipmenttoallowthemfullaccesstothemarkingcriteria.Candidatesmayoftenprovidetheir

ownmaterials,forexample,dancecostumes,musicalinstruments,toenrichthoseprovidedbythe centreandthisis acceptable.

3.4Guidance on the production of the outcome

3.4.1Controlsfortheproductionoftheoutcome

TeachersmustkeepliveControlledAssessmenttaskssecureandconfidentialatalltimeswhilstin theirpossession.Forexample,candidatesmaycollecttheresultsofanyresearchorinvestigations undertakeninaresearchfolderwhichmustbehandedintotheteacherbeforethewritingup sessionsbegin.Insuchcircumstances,it istheresponsibilityoftheteachertokeeptheresearch folderssecurebetweenthewritingupsessionsandthatcandidatesdonothaveaccesstothese foldersoutsideoftheallottedsessions.

Theremustbeahighlevelofsupervisionthroughouttheproductionoftheoutcome.Centrestaff mustbeabletoauthenticateallpartsofthecandidates’outcomesand,ultimately,it isthe responsibilityoftheHeadofCentretoensurethatthecontrolssetoutinthespecificationandthe individualunitsareimposed.

Candidatesshouldbeallowedsufficienttimetocompleteallofthetasks.It issuggestedthat evidenceisproducedinseveralsessions,eachfocussingonaspecifictaskwithintheoveralltask orscenario.Thesemaybeinterspersedwithopportunitiestodevelopappropriatepracticalskills.

Eachcandidatemustproduceindividualandauthenticevidenceforeachofthetasks.It is particularlyimportantthatcandidatesworkingingroupsshouldstillproduceindividualevidenceof theircontributiontoongoinggroupworkandanyfinalrealisationoroutcome.

Centrestaffmaygivesupportandguidancetocandidates.Thissupportandguidanceshouldfocus oncheckingthatcandidatesunderstandwhatisexpectedofthem.It isnotacceptableforteachers to providemodeloutcomesortoworkthroughoutcomesindetail.

Candidatesmustbeguidedontheuseofinformationfromothersourcestoensurethat confidentialityandintellectualpropertyrightsaremaintainedatalltimes.It isessentialthatany materialusedfromasourceisappropriatelyandrigorouslyreferenced.

Authenticitycontrol: Candidateswillcompleteallworkforassessmentunderdirectteacher supervisionexceptasoutlinedbelow.ForGCSEinExpressiveArtsmost,butnotall,workfor assessmentwouldbeduringnormaltimetabledlessonsunderdirectteachersupervision.It is acceptableforsomeaspectsofexplorationtobeoutsidethedirectsupervisionoftheteacherbut theteachermustbeabletoauthenticatetheworkandinsistonacknowledgementandreferencing ofanysourcesused.

Feedbackcontrol:Feedbacktocandidateswillbeencouragedbuttightlydefined.WithinGCSEin ExpressiveArts,OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertaking workthatisinternallyassessed.Thedegreeofteacherguidanceincandidates’workwillvary accordingtothekindsofworkbeingundertaken.It shouldberemembered,however,that candidatesarerequiredtoreachtheirownjudgementsandconclusions.Whensupervisingtasks, teachersareexpectedto:

Offercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasks

Exercisecontinuingsupervisionofworkinordertomonitorprogressandtoprevent plagiarism

ExercisecontinuingsupervisionofpracticalworktoensureessentialcompliancewithHealth andSafetyrequirements

Ensurethattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewiththespecificationrequirementsandcan beassessedinaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkingcriteriaandprocedures

Keeparecordoffeedbackgiventocandidateseitherusingateacherlogorrecordedon assessmentmaterialprovidedbyOCR.Thiscouldfollowtheformatbelow.

Date / Progress / Notes(includingadvicegiven,targetsetc.)

Timecontrol:Thetimelimitavailabletocandidatestocompletetheassessmenttaskisas specifiedwithineachunit.Taskswillbesetwithinabroaderlearningprogramme,whichwillallow theacquisitionofsubject-specificknowledgeandthedevelopmentofappropriatepracticalskills.

Controlledassessedworkshouldbecompletedwithinthetimelimitandsupervisedandmarkedby theteacher,Someofthework,forexampleexplorationandresearch,maybeundertakenoutside thecentre,butit islikelythatusingorapplyingthismaterialwillbeundertakenunderdirectteacher supervision.Withallinternallyassessedwork,theteachermustbesatisfiedthatthework submittedforassessmentisthecandidate’sownworkandbeabletoauthenticateitusingthe specifiedprocedure.

Collaborationcontrol:Candidatesmustcompleteand/orevidenceallworkindividually.With referencetocollaborationcontrol,allassessmentevidencewillbeprovidedbytheindividual candidate.However,wherecandidatesareworkingingroupsit isvitaltobeabletoidentifythe individualcontributioninthecandidate’sportfolioandtherealisation,andtheircontributiontoeach processmustbesupportedbyteacherevidence.Candidatesmustprovideanindividualresponse.

Completingthetasks

3.4.2ControlledAssessmenttasksecurity

It istheresponsibilityofthecentretoensurethatdownloadedControlledAssessmentTasksand candidates’scriptsarestoredsecurely.AnybreachinsecuritymustbereportedtoOCRassoona possiblebysubmittingawrittenreport(ablankreportformisavailableonInterchange)fromHead of CentretotheQualificationsManagerdetailingthecircumstances,thecandidatesconcernedand anyactiontaken.

Candidates’scriptsforallcompletedControlledAssessmenttasksmustbestoredsecurelyand theyshouldbeavailableformoderation.It issuggestedthattheyaredestroyedafterthelastdate forresultenquiriesfollowingtheexaminationseriesinwhichentriesfortheunitsconcernedare made.

Candidateabsenceatthetimeofassessment

If acandidateisabsentfromacentrewhenanassessmentiscarriedout,theControlled Assessmenttaskmaybesetatanalternativetimeprovidedthatthecentreissatisfiedthatsecurity hasbeenmaintainedbykeepingallmaterialssecure.

Unexpected circumstances

If anunexpectedproblem(suchasafirealarmorothercircumstancesbeyondtheteachers’ Controlled)occurswhileaControlledAssessmenttaskistakingplace,thetaskmayberesumed subsequentlyprovidedtheteacherensuresthatnocandidateislikelytohavebeenadvantagedor disadvantagedbydoingso.

3.4.3Presentationofwork

CandidatesmustobservecertainproceduresintheproductionofControlledAssessments.

Designs,diagrams,sketches,photographs,movingimages,animations,PowerPointand otherpresentationmodesmaybeproducedusingappropriateICT,newmediaand technologies.

Anycopiedmaterialmustbesuitablyacknowledged.

Quotationsmustbeclearlymarkedandareferenceprovidedwhereverpossible.

Worksubmittedformoderationormarkingmustbelabelledwiththe:

–centrenumber

–centrename

–candidatenumber

–candidatename

–unitcode

–unittitle.

Worksubmittedonpaperformoderationormarkingmustbesecuredbytreasurytagsorin artbook/portfolio.Worksubmittedindigitalformat(CD/DVD)mustbeinasuitablefilestructurewith eachfileclearlynamedwiththeunitcode,centrenumberandcandidatenumber.

4Controlled Assessment candidate guidelines

4.1Tasksetting

ForsubjectsinthecreativeartsOCRwillallowyourteachertodevisematerialforyourControlled

Assessmenttasks.

OCRwillproduceguidanceandideassuchasstartingpoints,briefs,scenariosandstimuliand these canbeusedtohelpyourteacherdevisetasksandactivitiesforyoutodoandgiveyouany advice,directionorguidanceyouneed.ThesetasksmaybebasedonOCR’smaterial,oronyour teacher’smaterialoronyourownideasforstartingpoints,briefs,scenariosorastimulus.Materials canbeadaptedtoallowyoutouselocalresourcesandtomakethemmorerelevantyourown environmentandyourinterestsandabilities.

Youwillnotbeabletobeassessedonanypracticematerialyouhaveworkedon.

4.2Task taking

4.2.1WhatcanI doinrelationtoresearch,draftingandre-drafting?

Muchofyourresearchandexplorationcanbedoneoutsideyourcentre.Therequirementsforthis willbeclearlylaiddownbyyourteacher.Makesureyouknowhowmuchtimeyouhaveforany researchandexplorationandplanhowtospendyourtime.

Anyworkforassessment,includingsomeofyourresearch,mustbecompletedunderwhatit is called‘informalsupervision’.Thismeansyourteachermustbeabletoauthenticatetheworkyou do.

Notalltheresearchthatyoucompletewillcontributetoyourassessment.Someofit mayjust inspireyouorsupportyourlearningandsothiscouldbecompletedwithalowerlevelofcontrol fromyourteacher,possiblyoutsideofyourcentre.

Theremustbeindividualevidenceofyourwork,soif youareallowedtoworkingroups,it isvital that yourteachercanidentifyyourindividualcontributionin yourportfolio/workforassessment,and thatyourteacherknowsyourcontributiontothegroupworkandanyoutcome.

Youwillbegiveneitheratimelimitorwordlimittoworkwithinandduringthattimeyoumaydraft andre-draftyourworkforassessment.Duringthisprocessyourteachermaygiveyousupportand guidanceasoutlinedbelow.

If youincludeinyourworkanyreferencestoexistingmaterialsyoumustacknowledgethisinyour workandanyquotationsmustbeclearlymarkedandareferenceprovidedwherepossible,so makesureyoukeeprecordsofallthesourcesofinformationyouintendtouse.

Yourteacherwilladviseyouonappropriateformatsforpresentingyourworkforassessmentand youmayuseICT,newmediaandtechnologiesasappropriate.

4.2.2HowmuchteachersupportcanI expect?

DuringyourworkforControlledAssessmentyoumustproducework/evidenceindependentlybut yourteacherwillbeabletogiveyousomeadvice,support,guidanceandfeedbackbuttheamount willvarydependinguponthetypeoftaskyouaredoing.

Youmustmakeyourownjudgementsanddrawyourownconclusionsbutyourteacherwill:

offeradviceabouthowbesttoapproachatask

offerguidanceonthewayyouworkingroupssothatyouallhaveanopportunitytotackle yourtasks

offerguidanceabouttheavailabilityandchoiceofmaterialsandresources,althoughhow theseareeventuallyusedmustbeyourresponsibility

offeradvicetohelpyourresearch,possiblyarrangingvisitstoplaceofinterest,if thisis appropriate

monitoryourprogresstomakesureyourworkgetsunderwayinaplannedandtimely manner

ensurethatyourworkmeetstheSpecificationrequirements

keepalogofthefeedbacktheygiveyou

superviseanypracticalworkyoudotoensureyoureceiveadviceabouthealthandsafety. Thesupportgivenbyyourteacherwillbetomakesureyouunderstandwhatit isyouhavetodo.

Yourteacherwillnotbeallowedtoprovidemodelresponsesforyouorworkthroughyour

responsesoroutcomesindetail.

4.2.3WhatcanI expectinthesupervisedsessions?

Theworkthatyouwillbeassessedonwilltakeplaceinthesesessionsinschooltimeandyouwill besupervisedbyyourteacher.

Thesesessionsarelikelytobescheduledinnormalclassroomtime,althoughsometime performancesforexamplesmightbeafterschool,andthetask(s)willnormallyspreadoverseveral sessions.Attheendofeachsessionyouteacherwilleithercollectinyourwork,ormakesure

yourworkiskeptsecure,andgiveyouyourworkbackorallowyouaccesstoyourworkatthestart ofthenextsession.

Thematerialsandequipmentyouwillneedforyourassessmentwillbeprovidedbyyourcentre,as willaccesstoresourcesthatareappropriateforyourparticulartask.If accesstoanyspecialist equipmentandsoftwareisnecessarythisaccesswillbeprovided.

Youmaywishtoprovideyourownmaterials,forexample,artmaterials,dancecostumes,musical instrumentsetcinadditiontothoseprovidedby yourcentreandthisisacceptable.

Centredevisetask

Teacher Guidance/ Feedback

Candidate’sWorkinProgress Couldinclude:Workshops

Planning Experimenting Devising

Exploring

Candidate’sWorkinProgress

Drafting

Rehearsing

Re-drafting

Timetabled lessonsto represent approximately

20 hours of assessedwork per unit

ProduceOutcomefor Assessment Could include:Performance ExhibitionComposition Portfolio

Evaluation/ Review

TeacherAssessmentandSubmission toOCRforModerationbyspecifieddeadlines

Submission of marks between the first Monday in March and

thefirstFriday in May

5 Teacher guidance on task marking

5.1Generic guidance on how to mark Controlled Assessment tasks

ThestartingpointformarkingthetasksistheMarkingGridswithineachunit.Thesecontainlevels ofcriteriafortheskills,knowledgeandunderstandingthatthecandidateisrequiredto

demonstrate.OCRwillprovideexemplificationthroughrealorsimulatedcandidatework,whichwill helptoclarifythelevelofachievementtheassessorsshouldbelookingforwhenawardingmarks.

Theassessmenttask(s)foreachunitshouldbemarkedbytheteacheraccordingtothegiven markingcriteriawithintherelevantunitusinga‘bestfit’ approach.Foreachoftheassessment objectives/criteria,selectthedescriptorsthatmostcloselydescribesthequalityoftheworkbeing marked.

Markingshouldbepositive,rewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingfailureoromissions.The awardofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria.

Teachersusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingthedescriptorsthatbestdescribethework ofthecandidate.

Toselectthemostappropriatemark,teachersshouldusethefollowingguidance:

Wherethecandidate’sworkmeetstheallofthestatementsinaband,andnoothersina

higherband,thehighestmarkshouldbeawardedinthatband.

Wherethecandidate’sworkmeetsallofthestatementsintheloweroftwoadjacentbands andoneofthestatementsinahigherband,thelowestmarkinthehighestbandshouldbe awarded.

Wherethecandidate’sworkmeetsallofthestatementsinthelowerofthetwoadjacent bandsandsomeofthestatementsinthehigherband,anappropriatemarkinthehighest bandshouldbeawarded.

Wherethecandidate’sworkmeetsstatementsacrossthreeormorebandsthenprofessional judgementshouldbeusedtoattainthebestfit,whichislikelytobesomewhereinthemiddle band.

Centresshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothem;centresmustawardfullmarksinany bandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor.Thisisworkwhichis‘thebestonecouldexpect fromcandidatesworkingatthatlevel’.

Onlyonemarkperassessmentobjective/criteriawillbeentered.Thefinalmarkforthecandidate forUnitsA691andA692isoutofatotalof60andisfoundbytotallingthemarksforeachofthe markingobjective/criteriastrands.

5.2Unpacking assessment objectives in Controlled Assessment tasks

AO1Recall,select,useandcommunicate

Recall,select,useandcommunicatetheirknowledgeandunderstandingoftheworkof practitionersandtheconnectionsbetweentheirworks,demonstratinganunderstandingof contextualinfluences.

Indoingthisit isimportantthatlearnersdonotallowthemselvestobetakenoverbythe detailedstudyofpractitionersorofextensiveworks.It isthestyleandnatureoftheirwork, andthewaytheareasofstudyareexemplifiedthataretheimportantfeatures.

AO2Applyskills, processesandtechniques

Applyskills,processesandtechniques,andshapeandstructureideas,reviewing,modifying andrefiningtheirworkasit progresses.

Thisobjectivestressestheimportanceoftryingthingsout,exploringandexperimenting,but alsoapplyingtheskillsandresourcesdiscoveredthroughthepreviousobjective.It frees learnersto takerisksandtoseewhatworksandwhatdoesn’t.

AO3Communicateideas

Communicateideasthroughchosenartforms,applyingknowledgeandunderstandingofhow artformsrelateandinteractwitheachother,usingrelevantskills,techniquesand compositionalelements.

Thisobjectivetakeseverythinglearntthroughtheprevioustwoandappliesit toanoutcome, withastrongsenseofintentionandaudience.Intheexternallyexaminedunitthisisfocused throughastatedcommunityandsothepurposeandaudiencewillbeverycloselydefined. The objectiveimpliessomethingthatisfinishedandpolished.

AO4Analyseandevaluate

Analyseandevaluatetheeffectivenessoftheirworkatallstages,inrelationtotheworkof others,theirintentionsandtheintendedaudience.

Reflectingonwhathasbeendoneisimportant,notjustattheconclusionofcreating,butasan integralpartoftheprocess.Infact,it isitsuseaspartoftheprocessthatis mostimportant, andwhilstitwillbeidentifiedseparatelywithincoursework,intheexaminationit willbe assumed to beanintrinsicpartofthecreativeprocessofexploringanddevelopingandthen decidingonanoutcometocommunicate.

Mark / AO1
Accomplished
17–20 / Demonstratesdepthintheunderstandingoftheroleplayedbycontextual influencesonideas,theirdevelopmentandtheuseofskills,making connectionswhereverappropriate.
Choosesideasandartformsafterthoughtandthoroughreview,withasense ofclearintention.Thereisadeepunderstandingoftheartformsused,and extensiveapplicationoftheAreasofStudytotheworkofpractitioners.There isstrongandconsistentfocusandclarity.
Thereisevidenceofdetailedunderstandinganduseofcontextsand influencesoftheworkofpractitionersinthedevelopmentofideas.
Producescreative,imaginative,detailedandworkableideaswithdeliberate andeffectiverefinement,reflectingasophisticatedresponsetotheinfluences fromthepractitioners’worksstudied,whichprovidesanexcellentbasisfor futureexplorationanddevelopment.Subject-specificvocabularyisembedded throughout,withaccuratespelling,punctuationandgrammar.
Skilful
13–16 / Hasaclearunderstandingoftheroleplayedby contextualinfluenceson ideas,theirdevelopmentandtheuseofskills,withsomereferenceto connectionsbetweenthem.
Choosesideasandartformsafterthoughtandinadeliberateway, demonstratingsoundknowledgeandconfidenceinapplyingtheAreasof
Studytotheworkofpractitioners.Thereisconsistentfocusandclarity.
Referencestocontextsandinfluencesoftheworkofpractitionersare thoroughandmadeuseofinthedevelopmentofideas.
Producesworkableanddetailedideaswithdeliberateandeffective refinement,reflectingclearlyinfluencesfromthepractitioners’worksstudied. Theuseofsubject-specificvocabularyisapparentwithmostlyaccurate spelling,punctuationandgrammar.
Competent
9–12 / Recogniseswithsomeunderstandingcontextualinfluencesandtheirpurpose onideasandthedevelopmentoftheskillsinvolved.
Choosesideasandartformsafterthoughtandinadeliberateway, demonstratingAreasofStudyandhowtheyapplytotheworkofpractitioners. Focusandclarityaresometimespresent.
Thereissomeusemadeoftheirresponsetotheworkofpractitionersandits impact.
Producesworkableideaswithsomerefinement,reflectingsomeinfluences fromtheworkofpractitioners.Theuseofsubject-specificvocabularywhen usedisappliedwithclearunderstandingwithonlyoccasionalinaccuraciesin spelling,punctuationandgrammar.
Basic
5–8 / Basicrecognitionofcontextualinfluencesandtheirpurposeindeveloping ideas.
Chooseideasandartformsinasimplisticway,demonstratingsome knowledgeofAreasofStudy.
Theresponsetotheworkofpractitionersanditspotentialimpactissuperficial.
Producesideasthataresimple,meetingtheminimumneedsofthe assignment,withlittle,ifany,evidenceofrefinement,andthebriefestof referencestotheinfluencesoftheworkofpractitioners.Thereissomeuseof subject-specificvocabularyandanumberofinaccuraciesinspelling, punctuationandgrammar.
Mark / AO1
Limited
0–4 / Understandingofcontextualinfluencesoccursspontaneouslyasareaction andasasimplisticresponse.
Thefirstideaistakenandtheeasyoptionlookedforinchoiceofartformsand useofAreasofStudy.
Therequirementtoselect,useandcommunicatetheirresponseto practitionersisrecognised.
Producesrudimentaryideas,withoutrefinement,andwithnoreferencetothe influenceoftheworkofpractitioners,withlittleornosubject-specific vocabulary,andinaccuraciesinspelling,punctuationandgrammarare intrusive.
Mark / AO2
Accomplished
17–20 / Creative,imaginativeandaccomplishedexplorationandapplicationusingthe skills,processesandtechniquesinvolvedintheartformschosen.
Detailedknowledgeofawiderangeofgenresandstylesunderpinsacreative andimaginativeselection,entirelyappropriatetothewaytheideasare developing.
Creativeandimaginativedevelopmentleadstoastrongandsophisticated structure,whichislikelytobeveryeffective,andwhichmakesaccomplished useofskills,processesandtechniques,drawingextensivelyontheAreasof Study.
(UnitA693only)Creativeandconsistentattempttointerpretthecommission withoriginalitywithoutanysuperficialityorpredictability.
Skilful
13–16 / Competentexplorationandapplicationwithsomeinterestingoutcomes,using asatisfactoryvarietyoftheskills,processesandtechniquesinvolvedinthe artformschosen.
Considersarangeofgenreandstyles,andmakesathoughtfulselection takingfullaccountoftheideasdeveloping.
Someinterestingideasinacompetentdevelopment,whichleadstosound structureswhichshouldworkwell,andthatusearangeofskills,processes andtechniques,confidentlyaccessingtheAreasofStudy.
(UnitA693only)Imaginativeattempttointerpretthecommissionwithsome originalityandwithoutcliché.
Competent
9–12 / Competentexplorationusingsomeoftheskills,processesandtechniques involvedintheartformschosen.
Considersmorethanonegenreorstyle,andselectswithsomereferenceto development.
Somevarietyindevelopmentleadstoastraightforwardbutcompetent structurewhichwillwork,andwhichusessomeskills,processesand techniques,anddrawsuponknowledgeoftheAreasofStudy.
(UnitA693only)Clearandgenuineattempttointerpretthecommissionwitha littleoriginality,possiblysometimespredictableorusingcliché.
Basic
5–8 / Simpleandbasicexplorationandapplicationusingoneortwoskills.
Selectsonegenreorstylewithlittleconsiderationofalternatives,andsimple referencetodevelopment.
Simpledevelopmentleadstoabasicstructureandshaping,usingminimum skills,andminimumreferencetoAreasofStudy,whichmightwork.
(UnitA693only)Linkswiththecommission,butwithlittleoriginality,often predictableorsuperficial.
Mark / AO2
Limited
0–4 / Simpleuseofoneskillwithlittleornoexploration.
Astyleisusedbutwithoutanyplanningorknowledgeorunderstanding.It just
‘happens’.
Thestructureisasaresultofwhathasoccurredratherthanthedeliberate intentionofthecandidate.If theideasdoworkitwillbebychanceratherthan design,withlittlereferencetoAreasofStudy.
(UnitA693only)Uncertainornolinkswiththecommission,andthoselinks thataretherelackoriginality,andarepredictableandsuperficial.
Mark / AO3
Accomplished
9–10 / Creativeandimaginativecommunicationthatisveryeffectiveandengaging, makingastrongimpressiononitsaudience.
Makesimaginative,inventiveandeffectiveuseofawiderangeoftherelevant skills,techniquesandcompositionalelementsneededforasuccessful realisation.
Anexcellentunderstandingoftheinteractionbetweentheartformsandthe AreasofStudyisdemonstratedbyinventive,variedandcomplementaryuse withintherealisation,givingaseamless,integratedoutcome.
Skilful
7–8 / Communicateseffectivelywithasenseof‘havingsomethingtosay’.
Makeseffectiveuseofarangeoftherelevantskills,techniquesand compositionalelementstodevelopasuccessfulrealisation.
Goodunderstandingoftheinteractionbetweenartforms,andoftheAreasof
Study,clearlydemonstratedintheireffectiveusewithintherealisation.
Competent
5–6 / Communicatescompetently.
Clearattempttousesomeoftherelevantskills,techniquesandcompositional elementsneededforasuccessfulrealisation.
Satisfactoryunderstandingoftheinteractionbetweenartforms,andofthe
AreasofStudy,withsomeofthisunderstandingreflectedintheirusewithin therealisation.
Basic
3–4 / Communicatesatabasicandsimplelevel.
Someindicationofthoughthavinggoneintotheuseofafewoftherelevant skills,techniquesandcompositionalelementsneededforasuccessful realisation.
Demonstratesbasicunderstandingoftheinteractionbetweentheartforms used,referringtoAreasofStudy,butprobablytheoreticallyratherthan throughtherealisationofideasandplanning.
Limited
0–2 / Thereisanattemptatcommunication.
Identifiesbutwithlittleusemadeofafewoftherelevantskills,techniquesand compositionalelementsneededforasuccessfulrealisation.
Understandssomethingoftherelationshipbetweenthearts,andoftheneed fortheartsto worktogether,andhowthisrelatestotheAreasofStudy.
Mark / AO4
Accomplished
9–10 / Reflectswithlogicandinsightinanaccomplishedwaythatshowsclearlythe developmentalprocess,andhowsuccessfullytheoutcomemettheoriginal intentionforthechosenaudience.
Consistently,criticallyandeffectivelyevaluatestheworkofothers,andofthe
AreasofStudy,analysinglinksandinfluences.
Creative,imaginativeandperceptiveideasforthepotentialofthework undertaken,consideringartformsotherthanthoseusedinthecandidates’ originalwork.
Skilful
7–8 / Reflectscompetentlyandconsistentlyupontheworkatallstages,reflecting onwhethertheoriginalintentionfortheintendedaudiencewassuccessful.
Providesanevaluativereviewthatoffersideasontheworkofothers,linkingit withthedevelopmentofthecandidate’sownworkandtheAreasofStudy.
Producesperceptiveideasforfuturework,whichlinkwellwith,anddraw upon,theexperienceofthecandidate’sownwork.
Competent
5–6 / Iscompetentatmakingsomereflectivecommentupontheworkatallstages, includingtheimpactonthechosenaudience.
ProvidesastraightforwardreviewoftheworkofothersandtheAreasof
Study.
Identifiessomeavenuesforfollow-upworkwithsimpledevelopmentalideas.
Basic
3–4 / Givesasimpledescriptionofsomestagesofthework,mentioningchosen audience.
ProvidesabasicaccountoftheworkofothersandAreasofStudy.
Presentssimplesuggestionsastohowtheworkwouldbebetterif repeated.
Limited
0–2 / Givesashortnarrativeofwhathasbeendone,butnoreferencetosuccess regardingchosenaudience.
RefersbrieflytoworkothershaveundertakenandAreasofStudy.
Shortcommentssuggestingthingswouldhavebeenbetterwithmoretime, bettergroupmembers,andsimilarshallowstatements.

If it isnotclearwithina portfolioofevidence,orthroughthecandidate’sownpresentationofwork, wherethemarkshavebeenawarded,annotationmustbecarriedoutbythepersonmarkingthe work.

Aseparatecoversheetcontainingreferencetothecriteriaappliedandtheirlocationwithintheunit isrequired.

Thefollowingnotesareforgeneralguidance:detailedinstructionswillbeissuedbyOCRduring theyearoftheexamination.

Foreachcandidate,theteachermustkeeparecordofevidenceandalogoftheworkdone,noting precisedetailsofevidencefortheawardingofmarks,thecontextoftheworkanditsdifficulty.The formatofthelogisamatterforthecentre;it maybebasedontheassessmentsheetsprovidedby OCR.

IntheSpringTermoftheyearoftheexamination,centreswillsendtotheappointedOCR ModeratorthecompletedIndividualandSummaryCourseworkAssessmentFormsforUnitA691 andUnitA692.TheModeratorwillinformthecentreofthosecandidateswhoseworkhasbeen selectedforthemoderationsampleforUnitsA691andA692.

5.3Interpretation of the Controlled Assessment marking criteria

Applyingtheassessmentcriteria

ThestartingpointformarkingthetasksistheMarkingGridswithineachunit.Thesecontainlevels ofcriteriafortheskills,knowledgeandunderstandingthatthecandidateisrequiredto

demonstrate.OCRwillprovideexemplificationthroughrealorsimulatedcandidatework,whichwill helptoclarifythelevelofachievementtheassessorsshouldbelookingforwhenawardingmarks.

Useof‘bestfit’approach tomarking grids

Markingshouldbepositive,rewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingfailureoromissions.The awardofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria.

Teachersusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingthedescriptorsthatbestdescribethework ofthecandidate.

Toselectthemostappropriatemark,teachersshouldusethefollowingguidance:

Wherethecandidate’sworkmeetstheallofthestatementsinaband,andnoothersina higherband,thehighestmarkshouldbeawardedinthatband.

Wherethecandidate’sworkmeetsallofthestatementsintheloweroftwoadjacentbands andoneofthestatementsinahigherband,thelowestmarkinthehighestbandshouldbe awarded.

Wherethecandidate’sworkmeetsallofthestatementsinthelowerofthetwoadjacent bandsandsomeofthestatementsinthehigherband,anappropriatemarkinthehighest bandshouldbeawarded.

Wherethecandidate’sworkmeetsstatementsacrossthreeormorebandsthenprofessional judgementshouldbeusedtoattainthebestfit,whichislikelytobesomewhereinthemiddle band.

Onlyonemarkperassessmentobjective/criteriawillbeentered.Thefinalmarkforthecandidate forUnitsA691andA692isoutofatotalof60andisfoundbytotallingthemarksforeachofthe markingobjective/criteriastrands

Internalstandardisation

It isimportantthatallinternalassessors,workinginthesamesubjectarea,worktocommon standards.Centresmustensurethattheinternalstandardisationofmarksacrossassessorsand teachinggroupstakesplaceusinganappropriateprocedure.

Moderation

AllworkforUnitsA691andA692ismarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythe centre.

Marksarethensubmitted,afterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCR procedures:refertotheOCRwebsiteforsubmissiondatesofthemarkstoOCR.Thepurposeof moderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeach

centreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeof candidateswithinthecentre.

TheModerator/ExaminerwillmoderateUnitsA691andA692bylookingatasampleofcandidates’workduring acentrevisit. Inthesamevisit,s/hewillalsoexamineallcandidatesforUnitA693. ThedateofthevisitwillbearrangedatatimeconvenienttobothcentreandModerator/Examiner andwillbescheduledaftertheconclusionoftheA693examination.

Eachcandidate’sworkinthesampleshouldhaveacoversheetattachedtoit withasummaryof the marksawardedforeachtaskandmustshowhowmarkshavebeenawardedinrelationtothe markingcriteriadefinedinAppendixB. ForeachcandidatetheModeratorwillseeevidenceoftheir realisation(performance/presentation)andportfolio.

WhereevidenceisprovidedonCD/DVD,performances/presentations shouldbechapteredfor eachcandidateinthesamplesubmittedonaseparateCD/DVD.At thebeginningofeach realisation,eachcandidateshouldclearlystatehis/hernameandcandidatenumberandtheunit.

Realisationsmustbeplannedsothatallcandidatesarevisibletothecameraandidentifiable duringtherealisations.

5.4Authentication of Controlled Assessment outcomes

Whereverpossible,theteachershoulddiscusswork-in-progresswithcandidates.Thiswillnotonly ensurethatworkisunderwayinaplannedandtimelymannerbutwillalsoprovideopportunitiesfor assessorstocheckauthenticityoftheworkandprovidegeneralfeedback.

Candidatesmustnotplagiarise.Plagiarismisthesubmissionofanother’sworkasone’sown and/or failuretoacknowledgethesourcecorrectly.Plagiarismisconsideredtobemalpracticeand couldleadto thecandidatebeingdisqualified.Plagiarismsometimesoccursinnocentlywhen candidatesareunawareoftheneedtoreferenceoracknowledgetheirsources.It istherefore importantthatcentresensurethatcandidatesunderstandthattheworktheysubmitmustbetheir ownandthattheyunderstandthemeaningofplagiarismandwhatpenaltiesmaybeapplied. Candidatesmayreferto research,quotationsorevidencebuttheymustlisttheirsources.The rewardsfromacknowledgingsources,andthecredittheywillgainfromdoingso,shouldbe emphasisedtocandidatesaswellasthepotentialrisksoffailingtoacknowledgesuchmaterial.

Pleasenote:CentresmustconfirmtoOCRthattheevidenceproducedbycandidatesisauthentic. It isarequirementoftheQCACommonCriteriaforallQualificationsthatproofofauthenticationis received.

5.5Internal Standardisation of Controlled Assessment

Thiscanbedoneinanumberofways.Inthefirstyear,referencematerialandOCRtraining meetingswillprovideabasisforcentres’ownstandardisation.Insubsequentyears,this,or centres’ownarchivematerial,maybeused.Centresareadvisedtoholdpreliminarymeetingsof

staffinvolvedtocomparestandardsthroughcross-markingasmallsampleofwork.Aftermost markinghasbeencompleted,afurthermeetingatwhichworkisexchangedanddiscussedwill enablefinaladjustmentstobemade.

5.6 Moderation of Controlled Assessment

AllworkforUnitsA691andA692ismarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythe centre.Marksarethensubmitted,afterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCR procedures:refertotheOCRwebsiteforsubmissiondatesofthemarkstoOCR.Thepurposeof moderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeach centreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeof candidateswithinthecentre.

TheModerator/ExaminerwillmoderateUnitsA691andA692byasampleofcandidatesandwillin thesamevisittothecentrealsoexamineallcandidatesforUnitA693.

Eachcandidate’sworkinthesampleshouldhaveacoversheetattachedtoit withasummaryof themarksawardedforeachtaskandmustshowhowmarkshavebeenawardedinrelationtothe markingcriteriadefinedinAppendixBoftheSpecification.ForeachcandidatetheModeratorwill seeevidenceoftheirrealisation(performance/presentation) andportfolio.

WhereevidenceisprovidedonCD/DVDperformances/presentations shouldbechapteredforeach candidateinthesamplesubmittedonaseparateCD/DVD.At thebeginningofeachrealisation, eachcandidateshouldclearlystatehis/hernameandcandidatenumberandtheunit.

Realisationsmustbeplannedsothatallcandidatesarevisibletothecameraandidentifiable duringtherealisations.

ThedateofthevisitwillbearrangedatatimeconvenienttobothcentreandModerator/Examiner andwillbescheduledaftertheconclusionoftheA693examination.

5.7Minimum requirements for Controlled Assessment

Thereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproduced.

If acandidatesubmitsnoworkforaninternallyassessedcomponent,thenthecandidateshouldbe indicatedasbeingabsentfromthatunitonthemarksheetssubmittedtoOCR.If acandidate completesanyworkatallforaninternallyassessedunit,thentheworkshouldbeassessed accordingtotheinternalassessmentobjectivesandmarkinginstructionsandtheappropriatemark awarded,whichmaybezero.

5.8Submission date for Controlled Assessment

Candidates’marksmustbedespatchedtotheModeratorandtoOCR.PleaserefertotheOCR

websitefordetailsofsubmissiondatesrelevanttothecurrentseriesofexaminations.

6 FAQs

WhencanControlledAssessmentbetaken?

ControlledAssessmentisaformofinternalassessmentandassuchthereisn’taspecifieddatein whichControlledAssessmenthastobetaken.

Controlled assessment tasks may be undertaken at any point in the course.

It isuptothecentretodecidewhenControlledAssessmentwillbetaken:guidanceonthiscanbe foundinSection5:ControlledAssessmentofallrevisedGCSESpecifications(firstteachingin September2009).

Whencanteachersandcandidatesaccessthematerial?

TherearenoOCRsetControlledAssessmenttasksforthesesubjects.TheControlledAssessmenttaskswillbedevisedbythecentrefrominformationprovidedinthesubjectspecification.The ControlledAssessmentinformationwillalsobeprovidedasdownloadsfromtheControlled AssessmentareaofInterchange.

Cananypreparationworkbedoneoutoftheclassroom?

Yes.Controlsaresetattheleveloftaskssetting,tasktakingandtaskmarking.Preparationwork comesintothetasktakinglevel,underResearchandDataCollection,whichhavealimitedlevelof controli.e.workcanbecarriedoutwithoutdirectsupervision.Moreguidanceonthiscanbefound canbefoundinSection5:ControlledAssessmentofallrevisedGCSESpecifications(first

teachinginSeptember2009).

Isthereaminimumormaximum timethatcanbespentontheassessments?

TherearesuggestedtimelimitsgiveninSection5:ControlledAssessmentofallrevisedGCSE (firstteachinginSeptember2009).

Howlongiseachassessmentvalidfor,ie,canweuselastyear’sassessment thisyear?

Taskswillremainthesameforthedurationofthespecifications:ControlledAssessmenttaskswill bedevisedbythecentrefrominformationprovidedinthesubjectspecification.TheControlled AssessmentinformationwillalsobeprovidedasdownloadsfromtheControlledAssessmentarea ofInterchange.

WherecantheMarkSchemesbeaccessed?

MarkSchemesareincludedinthespecificationsandcanalsobeaccessedfromtheOCRwebsite: MarkSchemesareattachedattheendofeachSampleAssessmentMaterial.

DowehavetotaketheControlledAssessmentunderexamconditions/teachersupervision?

Yes,butonlyfortasktaking,i.e.thelastpartofControlledAssessmentwhencandidatesare producingtheirfinalpieceofwork–notethatthiscanbeovermorethanonesupervisedsession. Moreguidanceonthiscanbefoundin Section5:ControlledAssessmentofallrevisedGCSE Specifications(firstteachinginSeptember2009).

AretheControlledAssessmentsthesameaswritten examinations,canweresit?

From September 2012 candidates are only able to re-take a qualification in its entirety. It is no longer possible to re-sit individual units.

DowemarkthetasksordoOCR?

ControlledAssessmenttasksareinternallymarkedbycentresandexternallymoderatedbyOCR.

CanI devisemyownTasks?

CentredevisedtasksaretofollowtheguidelinessetoutintheSpecification,asindicatedabove.

WhatdoesthechangetoControlledAssessmentmean?

AllworksubmittedforassessmentinUnitsA691andA692willhavetobedoneinthecentre,

underthesupervisionoftheteacher/tutor.Recordingsofperformanceswillhavetobemadeunder theteacher’scontrol.

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