Applied Sciences

Assessment

Unit 1 and 5 are externally marked exams covering Level 3 science topics, some of which are not included in either the A level or previous BTEC Science specifications. Unit 3 is an externally marked scientific experiment, testing the students’ practical and analytic skills and unit 7 tests their comprehension and analysis of high level scientific text. The additional units are internally assessed through lab work, lab reports, essays, posters and presentations. Together with their chosen subject-specific units, the new specification has given the students a more rounded education experience and the successful students will have demonstrated a wider study-skills set.