The project and course assessment: SQA Advanced Higher Health and Food Technology quiz quiz

30 marks

50 marks

60 marks

110 marks

100 marks

110 marks

60 marks

120 marks

40 marks

50 marks

60 marks

70 marks

The candidate's own teacher only

It is marked externally by SQA

Another candidate in the class

It is not marked at all

Two

Three

Four

Five

Choosing the issue, stating the aim and relevance, and planning the research

Writing the final conclusions

Analysing all the gathered data

Sitting the question paper

Gathering valid information from a balanced range of reliable sources

Deciding the aim of the project

Reaching the final recommendations

Marking the question paper

Only listing what each source says

Choosing the topic

Analysing findings, reaching reasoned conclusions, and evaluating the sources and method

Planning the research

A very broad theme such as 'healthy eating'

A topic unrelated to food

A single recipe

A focused, current food issue relevant to the course

It makes the project longer

It removes the need for analysis

It gives more reliable, valid evidence and gains marks for breadth

It avoids the need for an aim

There is no difference

Describing lists what sources say; analysing draws out relationships and meaning

Analysing means copying the sources

Describing means evaluating reliability

Judging how reliable the sources were and what limited the investigation

Choosing a new topic

Ignoring any weaknesses

Repeating the research word for word

The project alone

The question paper alone

The combined total of both components

Attendance only

A narrow, focused aim

Choosing too broad a topic and relying on too few sources

Using a balanced range of reliable sources

Evaluating the method honestly

Practical cookery skills only

Research, analysis and evaluation skills

Handwriting and spelling only

Memorisation of the question paper