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“We welcome
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most of change”
Flexible
assessment
Learning
approaches
Re-sits
Time management
Motivation
Pressure
“Curriculum
options increased
and improved”
Controlled
assessment
Authenticating
learners
work
Replacement
to
coursework
Straightforward
marking
Levels
of
control
Fitting assessments in
“Formative
and summative
assessment”
Media Studies
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Emphasis Alternate
on
practical
tasks
Progression
media
specialists
ways
of
presenting evaluations
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added interesting
topics”
Disability Discrimination
act requirements
B321:
Media Studies
Content
Individual Media Studies Portfolio
• Focuses on key concepts of media
language and representation
• Opportunity to demonstrate skills in planning,
construction and evaluation through the production exercise
• Briefs include: popular music, celebrity, soap opera,
and video games
B322:
Textual Analysis and Media Studies Topic (Moving Image) or
B323: Textual Analysis and Media Studies Topic (Print)
• First section: Analysis and response to a short unseen moving image or
print extract to demonstrate understanding of key media concepts. The
following are covered – action adventure Films and lifestyle magazines.
• Second section: Based on a media topic – tests candidates’
understanding of institutions and audiences. The following topics
are covered: TV comedy and/or radio comedy. These topics will
remain for at least three years
B324:
Production Portfolio in Media Studies
• Opportunity to demonstrate skills in research, planning, construction
and evaluation
• Develop understanding of the following key concepts: audience,
institutions, media language, and genre
• The following briefs are offered: print, video, audio,
website, and cross-media
• Presentation of evaluation can be a written
commentary, PowerPoint presentation,
podcast, or DVD with extras
Media Studies
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Key
concepts
Knowledge
Progression
skills
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of plans
work
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Lesson
partners
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tools you need”
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Way events
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