Physics

Assessment

Internal assessment: Students will be assessed in class and for homework using practice examination style questions. End of topic tests will also be used to contribute to termly assessment grades. Self-assessed independent work is completed and tracked via the Isaac Physics website. External Assessment: Assessment is by 3 written examinations: • Paper 1 (34%) 2 hours. (Measurements and errors; Particles and radiation; Waves; Mechanics and materials, Electricity; Periodic Motion) • Paper 2 (34%) 2 hours. (Thermal Physics, Fields, Nuclear Physics, knowledge of Paper 1 topics) • Paper 3 (32%) 2 hours. (Practical skills and data analysis; Engineering Physics topic) Practical skills assessment: The externally assessed coursework element has been removed and a practical endorsement element has replaced this. Experimental skills will now be assessed through a series of twelve practical tasks that take place throughout year 12 and 13 programmes of study. The emphasis is now on good experimental Physics procedures and to be able to critically analyse results, which could include the use of research and computer models to allow for rich and fulfilling class discussions.