Sports Studies

Assessment

Each assignment has a certain number of potential credits to be awarded and these units cover mandatory (compulsory) units as well as optional units that will build up the student’s overall portfolio of work. Units are assessed using a grading scale of Distinction, Merit, Pass and Unclassified. Teachers will mark each assignment; therefore, students will be able to know what overall grade they are working towards throughout the course. Each internally marked unit will then be externally verified. Learners could be given opportunities to: • write up the findings of their own research • use case studies to explore complex or unfamiliar situations • carry out projects for which they have choice over the direction and outcomes • demonstrate practical and technical skills. Unit 1, Unit 2 and Unit 22 are assessed externally. The styles of external assessment used for qualifications in Sport are: Unit 1 is a written examination – all learners take the same assessment at the same time Unit 2 and Unit 22 are set tasks – learners take the assessment during a defined window and demonstrate understanding through completion of a vocational task. This includes a period of preparation using pre-release information.