History

Assessment

Qualification at a glance Paper 1: Breadth study with interpretations Externally assessed 30% of the total qualification Overview of content Students take one of the following options: 1A: The crusades, c1095-1204 1B: England, 1509-1603: authority, nation and religion 1C: Britain, 1625-1701: conflict, revolution and settlement 1D: Britain, c1785-c1870: democracy, protest and reform 1E: Russia, 1917-91: from Lenin to Yeltsin 1F: In search of the American Dream the USA, c1917-96 1G: Germany and West Germany, 1918-89 1H: Britain transformed, 1918-97 Overview of assessment Written examination, lasting 2 hours and 15 minutes. Students answer three questions: one from Section A, one from Section B and one from Section C. Sections A and B comprise a choice of essays that assess understanding of the period in breadth (AO1) Section C comprises one compulsory question that assesses the ability to analyse and evaluate historical interpretations (AO3). Paper 2: Depth Study Externally assessed 20% of the total qualification Overview of content Students take one of the following options: 2A.1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053-1106 2A.2: England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154-89 2B.1: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515-55 2B.2: The Dutch Revolt, c1563-1609 2C.1: France in revolution, 1774-99 2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894-1924 2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830-70 2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840-71 2E.1: Mao’s China, 1949-76 2F.1: India, c1914-48: the road to independence 2F.2: South Africa, 1948-94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’ 2G.1: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911-46 2G.2: Spain, 1930-78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy 2H.1: The USA, c1920-55: boom, bust and recovery 2H.2: The USA, 1955-92: conformity and challenge Overview of assessment Written examination, lasting 1 hour 30 minutes. Students answer two questions: one from Section A and one from Section B. Section A comprises one compulsory question for the option studies, based on two sources. It assesses source analysis and evaluation skills (AO2) Section B comprises a choice of essays that assess understanding of the period in depth (AO1) Paper 3: Themes in breadth with aspects in depth Externally assessed 30% of the total qualification Overview of content Students take one of the following options: 30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474-1598 33: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580-c1750 34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759-1928: forging a new society 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780-1939 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790-1928 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780-1928 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774-1923 37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality 37.2: Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited 38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860-1997 39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850-2009 39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882-2004 Overview of assessment Written examination, lasting 2 hours 15 minutes. Students answer three questions: one from Section A, one from Section B and one from Section C. Section A comprises one compulsory question for the option studied, assessing source analysis and evaluation skills (AO2). Section B comprises a choice of essays that assess understanding of the period in depth (AO1). Section C comprises a choice of essays that assess understanding of the period in breadth (AO1). Coursework Internally assessed, externally moderated 20% of the total qualification Overview of assessment Students complete a single assignment on a question set by the centre. The assignment will assess the ability to carry out a historical enquiry, analysing and evaluating historical interpretations, and organising and communicating the findings (AO1/AO3)