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Centres that have delivered the previous Pearson Edexcel specification will find that the format of the personal study hasn’t changed – it is very similar to what students do now in the current Unit 3. However, significantly, a discrete number of marks have now been ascribed to the personal study. There are 18 marks available for the personal study, so that it now represents 12 per cent of marks for the overall A level qualification .  \nThe purpose of this guidance document is to help you understand the requirements of the personal study and to give you advice on different ways in which you can approach the personal study with your students .  \nThe personal study  \nWhat is the aim of the personal study?  \nThe aim of the personal study is for the student to create a sustained piece of critical and contextual analysis, showing an awareness of intention and context, which links to their own practical work.  \nHow long should the personal study be?  \nThe personal study should take the form of an extended piece of continuous prose of at least 1000 words . We recommend an upper limit of 3000 words .  \nAdvice: word count  \nStudents will not be specifically penalised on the basis of the length of their written component or any difference from the indicative minimum word count of 1000 words. However, failure to meet the minimum word count may restrict students’ ability to develop the required depth and breadth to access the full mark range .  \nWhat should the personal study focus on?  \nThe focus of the personal study can be any concept, movement, person, people, artefact(s) or other source of reference. It must show connections to the student’sown investigations and practical work.  \nThe link between the personal study and the student’s own practical investigation is important. A successful personal study should constitute part of the evidence that a student has researched, engaged with and understood relevant contextual ideas in depth, which, in turn, inform and inspire original responses rather than simple pastiches of source material.  \nThe study should aim to go further than simply establishing that connections with sources have been made, or describing the appearance of artworks. The personal study should be critical and analytical, examining the intentions and context behind the creative ideas of the practitioners and artefacts that have been studied.  \nPersonal  \nstudy support  \nIt should also express the student’s personal interpretations and establish conclusions.  \nPersonal studies that do not link in any way to the student’s own work miss the opportunity that it gives to add depth and rigour to both the ideas that inform their practical outcomes and the‘creative journey’which is at the heart of the qualification .  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