ISA Example section 1 answers
Controlled Assessment Unit - CAU
Investigative Skills Assessment - ISA
• An ISA is the Controlled
Assessment Unit for
Science.
• It is worth 25% of your
GCSE.
• There is no tier of assessment so grades range from U - A*.
• You only need to complete one ISA but there are three available. • Each ISA is made up of 4 parts –
–
–
–
Research
Section 1 exam
Practical
Section 2 exam
• ISA’s are done in lesson time and take approximately 6 lessons. • Your best ISA grade will be the mark sent to the exam board. Controlled Assessment Unit - CAU
Investigative Skills Assessment - ISA
1
• Introduce the context of the investigation
Context:
• Your teacher will describe the context in which the investigation is set.
Relating the investigation to the context
• Your teacher will describe the context in which the investigation is set.
• You must research this context and write down how the results of your investigation might be useful, e.g. health and safety developments, energy efficiency, in industry, etc.
You may be asked a question similar to this in the section 2 exam:
• How could the results from your investigation be useful in the context that you have researched?
• You may use information from your Candidate
Research Notes to help you to answer this question.
3 marks
Marks
Guidance
0
No credit worthy response
1
An idea from the research has been related to the context 2
An idea from the research has been related to the context and there is a simple explanation of how the idea can be applied and used in the given context
3
An idea from the research has been related to the context and there is a detailed explanation of how this idea can be applied in the given context
Controlled Assessment Unit - CAU
Investigative Skills Assessment - ISA
4
• ISA section 1 exam – Science A
Section 1 Exam:
• Up to 45 minutes is allowed for this.
• The test may be taken in the normal teaching room, provided that you can be accommodated in such a way as to prevent any copying
Investigative Skills Assessment - ISA
• An ISA is the Controlled
Assessment Unit for
Science.
• It is worth 25% of your
GCSE.
• There is no tier of assessment so grades range from U - A*.
• You only need to complete one ISA but there are three available. • Each ISA is made up of 4 parts –
–
–
–
Research
Section 1 exam
Practical
Section 2 exam
• ISA’s are done in lesson time and take approximately 6 lessons. • Your best ISA grade will be the mark sent to the exam board. Controlled Assessment Unit - CAU
Investigative Skills Assessment - ISA
1
• Introduce the context of the investigation
Context:
• Your teacher will describe the context in which the investigation is set.
Relating the investigation to the context
• Your teacher will describe the context in which the investigation is set.
• You must research this context and write down how the results of your investigation might be useful, e.g. health and safety developments, energy efficiency, in industry, etc.
You may be asked a question similar to this in the section 2 exam:
• How could the results from your investigation be useful in the context that you have researched?
• You may use information from your Candidate
Research Notes to help you to answer this question.
3 marks
Marks
Guidance
0
No credit worthy response
1
An idea from the research has been related to the context 2
An idea from the research has been related to the context and there is a simple explanation of how the idea can be applied and used in the given context
3
An idea from the research has been related to the context and there is a detailed explanation of how this idea can be applied in the given context
Controlled Assessment Unit - CAU
Investigative Skills Assessment - ISA
4
• ISA section 1 exam – Science A
Section 1 Exam:
• Up to 45 minutes is allowed for this.
• The test may be taken in the normal teaching room, provided that you can be accommodated in such a way as to prevent any copying