Higher History
Our Nutshell Series gives the key facts about National Qualifications. In this document you'll find our about Higher History including the details of course assessment. The nutshell will explain what your child will learn in the course and what his or her experience will be.
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parentforumscot For course information, specimen question papers and past paper guidance visit: Higher History: www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/47923.html Curriculum for Excellence Key Terms and Features Factfile Education Scotland: https://education.gov.scot/nationalqualifications Further Information for Parents and Learners Information on assessment, skills, progression, revision resources and summaries of National Qualifications www.parentforumscotland.org HIGHERS IN A NUTSHELL The National Parent Forum of Scotland Higher Summary History SOCIAL STUDIES OCT 2018 Content The course has three areas of study: • British, European and world • Scottish history There is flexibility in the contexts and themes which can be studied. Skills Learners will be able to: • develop a conceptual understanding of the past and an ability to think independently • apply a detailed historical perspective in a range of contexts • analyse various interpretations of historical sources and critically evaluate a variety of views • understand the relationship between factors contributing to, and the impact of, historical events • analyse, evaluate and synthesise historical information • research complex historical issues, drawing well-reasoned conclusions Opportunities for Learners Learners will be able to: • develop a coherent and balanced understanding of Scottish, British, European and world history • develop thinking skills • develop skills in literacy through using and synthesising information in a variety of ways • research and investigate themes and events • synthesise information from a wide range of sources to produce detailed and reasoned lines of argument Assessment • The course will be assessed through two question papers (exam) and an assignment, which will be marked by SQA and graded A to D. • The question papers make up 73% of the total assessment mark and the assignment makes up 27%. • In the assignment, learners have an open choice of historical topic, question or issue to research. Question Paper 1 Question paper 2 British, European and world history Section 1: British (22 marks) Section 2: European and world history (22 marks) Explaining the impact of historical developments and analysing the factors that contributed to them. Scottish History Includes evaluating the usefulness of a source and explaining an event or development. 1 hour 30 minutes 44 marks 1 hour 30 minutes 36 marks Specimen Paper www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm Assignment Two stages: research and production of evidence It is recommended that the research stage takes approximately 8 hours. Production of evidence is in one sitting of 1 hour 30 minutes. 8 hours + 1 hour 30 minutes 30 marks Progression Higher courses can stand alone or follow on from National 5 qualifications and may lead to Advanced Highers, the Scottish Baccalaureate and a range of qualifications within Further and Higher Education. HIGHER