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All rights reserved.\nASE January 2024\nWelcome\n2\nSession overview\nThe specification\nAssessment Objectives\nStructure of the papers\nApplying a mark scheme\nImplications for teaching\nResources\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nThe specification\nSpecification layout\nAssessed content and skills\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nThe specification\nTrilogy specification\nAQA Science specification\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nContents\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nWorking scientifically\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nMaths\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nPractical assessment\nSpecification – at a glance\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nExam papers\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nAssessment Objectives\nHow many science GCSE Assessment Objectives (AOs) are there?\nWhat does each AO cover?\nWhat percentage of the award is assigned to each AO?\nWhy are AOs important to teachers?\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nAssessment Objectives\nGCSE Science Assessment Objectives (AOs)\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nCan you identify the AO?\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nExample 1, page 4​\nAO2\nAO3\nAO1\nAO1\nAO2\nStructure of the papers\nApproximately seven questions on Combined Science and 10 for separate sciences.\nQuestions are made up of several ‘items’.\nEach question covers an area of science. The stem introduces it.\nPapers are ramped and tiered.\nCommon questions make up 30% of marks.\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nStructure of the papers\nDemand\nTarget grades\n% marks\nTier\nLow\n1–3\n60%\nFoundation\nStandard\n4–5\n40%\nFoundation\nStandard\n4–5\n40%\nHigher\nHigh\n6–9\n60%\nHigher\nDifferent question types\nMultiple choice, link boxes: 1 or 2 marks\nShort answer: 1–3 marks\nCalculations: 1–4 marks (compensatory marks)\nExtended response: 4–6 marks (levels of response mark scheme)\nMultistep calculation: 4–6 marks\nGraphs: 3 marks (plots, axis, scale, line of best fit)\nDiagrams\nQuestions cover several AOs (eg Example 3, page 10)\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nTypes of questions\nStudents may be asked to:\nplot the data from a table\nideally use a sharp pencil\ncrosses (x) or dots can be used (but crosses (x) easier to see)\nlabel the axis – use the headings in the data table\ndraw the scale – use most of the graph paper given\ndraw a line of best fit – lines of best fit can be straight or curved –  look at the pattern in the data first to decide\nmarked for accuracy (divisions of scales depend on demand).\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nGraphs\nAssessment criterion to write an answer that’s ‘coherent, relevant, substantiated and logically structured’.\nMarked using ‘levels of response’ mark schemes.\nWhen a learner writes their answer, they can:\nwrite in paragraphs\nuse short sentences in bullet points\nuse labelled diagrams\nUse tables with headings for compare and evaluate questions.\nDon't need to fill all the space.\nHave a go! VITAL ADVICE\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nExtended response\nApplying a mark scheme\nApplying a mark scheme\nMarking questions in the booklet\nExamples 4–9 (pp 14–21): How many marks would you give each of these examples?\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nMarks awarded: On the scripts\nExample 4      0 marks\nExample 5      0 marks\nExample 6      2 marks\nExample 7      0 marks\nExample 8      1 mark\nExample 9      2 marks\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nApplying a mark scheme: Graphs\nHow would you mark the example graph questions?\nExamples 14–17 (pp 27–31)\nCopyright © AQA and its","cbCaieiQvDdFGpg5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieiQvDdFGpg5","pptx",9952515,44,"English","# Session overview\n## The specification\n## Assessment Objectives\n## Structure of the papers\n## Applying a mark scheme\n## Implications for teaching\n## Resources\n# The specification\n## Specification layout\n## Assessed content and skills\n## Working scientifically\n## Maths\n# Assessment Objectives\n## GCSE Science Assessment Objectives (AOs)\n## Can you identify the AO?\n# Structure of the papers\n## Demand, target grades, % marks, tier\n## Different question types\n## Types of questions\n## Graphs\n# Practical assessment\n## Specification – at a glance\n## Exam papers\n# Applying a mark scheme\n## Marking questions in the booklet\n## Applying a mark scheme: Graphs\n# Extended response\n## Extended response\n# Implications for teaching\n## Areas of challenge\n## Supporting assessment in class","[{\"question\":\"How many science GCSE Assessment Objectives (AOs) are there and what do they cover?\",\"answer\":\"The presentation explains the number of GCSE Science Assessment Objectives (AOs), what each AO covers, and the percentage of the award assigned to each AO, along with why AOs matter for teachers.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the structure of the GCSE Science papers and how do tiers affect demand?\",\"answer\":\"It describes approximate question counts for Combined Science versus separate sciences, that questions are made of items, and that papers are ramped and tiered. 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