Chemistry

Assessment

Internal Assessment (20%) is based on a single individual practical investigation and write up completed over a few weeks in A2. Pupils are assessed under the following headings: • Personal Engagement (8%) • Exploration (25%) • Analysis (25%) • Evaluation (25%) • Communication (17%) External Assessment (80%) is made through the sitting of three exam papers in the 6th term of the course: • Paper 1: Multiple-choice questions. • Paper 2: Short-answer and extended-response questions. • Paper 3: One data-based question and several short-answer questions on experimental work plus short-answer and extended-response questions from one option topic.