Computer Appreciation (Introduction)

Assessment

The course is assessed using a combination of: • external assessment, which is set and marked by the exam board, and • internal assessment, where the tutor assesses the learners’ work and the exam board externally moderate. In year 12, you will complete units 1 and 2, examined in January and June (1 ½ hours each) which comprise 50% of the overall marks. Then in year 13, you will take the unit 3 exam in January (1 hour) and complete the coursework for units 8 and 9, which accounts for the remaining 50% of the overall mark. Every unit achieved will be graded as Near-Pass (in externally assessed units only), Pass, Merit or Distinction. A learner must get at least a pass for every unit to be awarded the qualification they have entered for. The overall qualification is graded as a Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*.