Assessment Standard

Minimum standard required

1.1 Justifying an appropriate, complex historical issue for research.

Answer the following questions making at least one clear, developed point for each question;

• What is the proposed issue about or what hypothesis do you want to prove?
• What is the purpose of researching the issue?
• Why it is worth learning about the issue or what is the importance of the issue in the context of the subject?
• What sub issues, questions, analysis or evaluation is the research likely to involve?

1.2 Planning a programme of research.

Provide a clear plan with;

• at least one Primary and one secondary source.
• A paragraph explaining how you will research your question and why you have chosen this method.
• A timetable of deadlines (specific dates) for research, the first draft, the final draft completion etc.

1.3 Researching, collecting and recording information in an organised way.

Provide clear, organised notes on a minimum of three different sources.

1.4 Explaining approaches to organising, presenting and referencing findings.

You need to make at least one developed point about the use of one academic convention and one developed point about the importance of referencing.

1.5 Correctly referencing a source using an appropriate referencing system.

You must provide evidence of at least one properly referenced source.