AS/A WORLD DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS’ BULLETIN September 2010
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Examinations Summer Series 2010
3. Continuing Professional Development (INSET)
4. Specification Availability
5. Key Dates
6. Coursework 2011
7. Resources
1. Introduction
Welcome. This is September 2010 World Development Bulletin. The aim, as ever, is to
ensure that all those involved in the delivery of the AS/A World Development
specification have access to all the updated information.
Please contact us if you are not receiving email messages and wish to be added to the email
contact list.
2. Examinations Summer Series 2010
The Examiners’ Reports for Summer 2010 will shortly be available on this website.
Centres are advised to take careful note of the comments in the Examiners’ Reports for
each of the units. These aim to provide important and constructive comment on the
performance of candidates. Any enquiries after results should be made through the
examinations officer in the centre.
Unit data is available via the secure website and should provide important diagnostic
analysis at both centre and candidate level. Your examinations officer will be able to
access this site. Past papers, mark schemes and earlier reports can still be found on the
secure site.
The following is a summary of the raw mark grade thresholds and ‘cash-in’ awards for
Summer 2010:
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Grade Thresholds Summer 2010
WD1
WD2
WD3
WD4
Maximum
Mark
100
50
100
60
A
B
C
D
E
Entry
Mean
SD
67
40
69
46
59
35
62
40
51
30
55
34
43
25
48
29
35
20
41
24
1872
1790
439
443
50.9
34.0
57.7
40.2
16.8
8.2
14.8
10.7
AS ‘Cash-ins’ 2010
Year
JUNE 2010
(All cands.)
No. of
Cands.
Cumulative Percentage of Candidates at Grade:A
B
C
1599
18.9
39.7
63.2
D
E
82.0
94.1
D
E
A ‘Cash-ins’ 2010
Year
JUNE 2010
Teacher estimates
(All cands.)
JUNE 2010
Actual
(All cands.)
No. of
Cands.
Cumulative Percentage of Candidates at Grade:A*
A
B
C
370
3
25.7
50.5
77.3
91.1
99.5
436
8.5
28.2
53.4
74.1
90.8
97.9
3. Continuing Professional Development (INSET)
The CD Rom based on the Autumn 2009 INSET is still available on request.
The next A Level CPD programme and dates for Autumn 2010 are given below.
AS/A2 World Development
Location
Date
Cardiff
London
Chester
Friday 24 September 2010
Thursday 14 October 2010
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Time
10.00 am – 3.30 pm
10.00 am – 3.30 pm
10.00 am – 3.30 pm
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WJEC
AS/A World Development
CPD Programme: Autumn 2010
9.45 am
10.00 am
Coffee and registration
Welcome and introduction


General feedback on AS and A2
Group discussion on challenges of the AS specification and teaching
strategies
11.30
Coffee
11.45
Feedback from group discussion
12.00
WD2: choosing the right articles for the portfolio
12.45
Lunch
There will be two parallel meetings during the afternoon for centres taking
A2 and those taking AS.
Focus on AS
1.30
WD1 Toolkit
2.30
Update:
Population –
resource relationships
3.00
Essay titles that deliver
effective comparisons
3.30
Close
Focus on A2
1.30
Improving performance on
WD3
 Feedback on the
examination
 Characteristics of the A*
 Marking exercise
2.30
WD4
 Titles and target audience
 Setting the standard at A and E
3.30
Close
The split sessions in the afternoon have proved to be the most effective way of meeting the
different requirements of delegates. We also consider additional venues based on individual
requests from new centres with a large student uptake.
Application forms are available on the website www.wjec.co.uk Completed forms should be
sent to the INSET Unit, WJEC, 245 Western Avenue, Cardiff CF5 2YX or inset@wjec.co.uk
Please contact us with any queries.
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4. Specification Availability
January 2011
WD1 and WD3 available. Certification of AS and A possible.
Summer 2011
All AS and A2 units available. Certification of AS and A level possible.
IMPORTANT
Could teachers please check that candidates have been entered using the correct subject
and option code as shown below? (W1 – Welsh Medium)
AS/A Subject Entry Codes
WD1
WD2
WD3
WD4
AS ‘Cash in’ entry
A Level ‘Cash in’ entry
Option Code
1391
1392
1393
1394
2391
3391
01 or W1
01 or W1
01 or W1
01 or W1
5. Key Dates (2011)
WD1 (1391)
18 Jan
am
WD3 (1393)
2 Feb
am
Results for January 2011 examination issued to centres
17 March
Final date for submission of WD2 and WD4 coursework ( Please see below the
request for an earlier submission than the official date)
15 May
Final date for submission of GCE coursework C Forms
15 May
Final date for submission of estimated grade forms
15 May
WD1 (1391)
19 May
am
WD3 (1393)
8 June
am
Results for June 2011 examination issued to centres
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August
Final Date for applications for advance photocopies of June 2011 GCE scripts, and
for Priority Service 2 Enquiries about Results
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August
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6. Coursework Submission 2011
Two issues have again created difficulties for the process of moderation for WD2 and WD4 in
2011.
1.
The regulators’ decision to standardise submission of coursework materials and
documents to 15 May 2011. This applies to all awarding bodies
2.
The early date for the WD1 examination on Thursday 19 May 2011.
This inevitably leads to a large degree of overlap for WJEC coursework moderators, many of
whom are also examiners for other units. The regulators’ set date has proved impossible to move
so we are again seeking your help to facilitate moderation before the examining series starts.
In order for the moderators to carry out their work effectively, it would be of great
help if you could submit your WD2 and WD4 sample material by 1 May.
Coursework Forms 2011
Please note that for WD2 and WD4, assessment sheets will only be available on the website and
can be downloaded by clicking on ‘show all documents’ on the right hand side of the subject
page. Please do not use photocopied forms from the specification. Many centres overlooked this
requirement this year.
Please take care to ensure that you select the correct forms.
Unit WD2
WDP - Individual Candidate Record Sheet (marked out of 5, 10 and 10 for each article)
AS1 - Assessment of Portfolio
There were a number of rubric infringements by individual candidates this year where the
guidelines were not followed:
 Portfolios should only include two newspaper articles.
 Each article should be linked to a Key Idea in Theme 1.
 The Comparative essay should be on a topic from Theme 2 only.
It is the responsibility of the centre to ensure that credit is not given to candidates who do
not follow the guidelines. In future, if this occurs, the complete submission will be
requested and individual candidate marks amended.
Unit WD4
The Individual Report has replaced the Investigation for WD4 and forms are available on this
website. This has to be in a report format. Please follow the guidance given on the website.
https://www.wjec.co.uk/uploads/publications/9149.doc
WDIR - Individual Record Sheet (marked out of 60 )
A1 – Proposals for Individual Report Titles (not a mandatory requirement)
A2 – Assessment of the Individual Report
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7. NGfL Cymru (National Grid for Learning Cymru)
Resources for World Development are available on www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk. Details of new
additions will be posted on this WJEC website. NGfL Cymru is available to all teachers
throughout the UK. We will add to this periodically. We also hope to solicit material relevant
to the specification from practising teachers who would like to contribute. NGfL can provide
the means to access both funding and technical support. Details and an application form are
available when you register on the site.
A database of useful resources can be accessed by the following link:
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/world_dev/g_miller/
Please contact us with any queries.
Raye Scott
Subject Officer: AS/A World Development
mailto:raye.scott@wjec.co.uk
Telephone (029) 20265158
Fax (029) 20575994
http://www.wjec.co.uk
Ellen Chichester
Subject Support Officer:
mailto:ellen.chichester@wjec.co.uk
Telephone (029) 20265094
Fax (029) 20575994
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