Higher Media
Our Nutshell Series gives the key facts about National Qualifications. In this document you'll find our about Higher Media 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 Media: www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/47908.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 Media LANGUAGES OCT 2018 Content The course has two areas of study: • Analysing media content • Creating media content HIGHER
Skills Learners will be able to: • analyse and create media content, appropriate to purpose, audience and context • plan and research when creating media content, appropriate to purpose, audience and context • apply knowledge and understanding of the key aspects of media literacy • apply knowledge and understanding of the role of media within society • self-evaluate and develop critical thinking skills Opportunities for Learners Learners will be able to: • use different media effectively for learning and communication • be creative and express themselves in different ways • use creative and critical thinking to synthesise ideas and arguments • enjoy, and contribute to others’ enjoyment of, creative and expressive presentation • see the links between creativity and employability Assessment • The course will be assessed through two question papers (exams) and an assignment, which will be marked by SQA and graded A to D. • The marking is scaled so that paper 1 (Analysis of media content) makes up 33% of the total assessment mark, paper 2 (The role of media) makes up 17% and the assignment 50%. • The assignment involves a degree of personalisation and choice. Learners plan and develop media content in response to a negotiated brief. Question Paper 1 Question Paper 2 Analysis of media content Section 1: analysis of media content in context (40 marks) Section 2: analysis of media texts (10 marks) The role of media (20 marks) 2 hours 15 minutes 1 hour Specimen Paper www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm Assignment Section 1: Planning (30 marks) Researching and planning media content, and considering the impact of actual or likely constraints. Section 2: Development (30 marks) Making the planned media content and evaluating the effectiveness of their development process and finished content.
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.