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A-level Physics Plan ahead withAQA

Paul Dufy – Qualication Developer or A-levelPhysics

10 January 2014

Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.Version 3.0


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Outcoes

Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

• To help teachers to prepare for the changes to Alevel !hysics in 201".

Version 3.0


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Overvie! o session

• Alevel refor# ti#eline

• $hat stays the sa#e% $hat&s changed%

• !ractical assess#ent

• Assess#ent '()ectives

• *aths s+ills



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"he story so ar

• -anary exa#s have already (een re#oved.

• The ti#eline for Alevel refor# has shifted constantly since first annonced

in 2012.

• /nitially annonced ne Alevels to start in 201, (t this has (een pshed

(ac+ a year.

• oards have or+ed ith niversities to agree the ne ()ect Content for

Alevel iology Che#istry !hysics and !sychology

• /nter(oard agree#ent on4

5 s()ect content 5 the ftre of practical or+

5 strengthening the #aths content of Alevels

5 changes to Assess#ent '()ectives.

• 6f7 and 'f8al consltations are yet to report.Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.


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"ieline



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"ieline# $ocus on %cience


June2014

Sept2014

June2015

Sept2015

June2016

Sept2016

June2017

Sept2017

June2018

Legacy Alevel iologyChe#istry !hysics

:ast 2yearsteaching

Aexa#s

:ast A2exa#s

New Alevel iology

Che#istry !hysics

6raftspecs in

schools

;irstteaching

;irst Aexa#s

;irst Alevel

exa#s

Legacy


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&hat's the sae(


• The vast #a)ority of the s()ect content is the sa#e.

• 90> of an Alevel in iology Che#istry or !hysics is the sa#e for all

(oards. There is very little change to this s()ect criteria.

• ,0> can (e different (eteen (oards.

• The expected otco#es are the sa#e4 the sa#e stdents old get thesa#e grades (efore and after the changes.


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&hat has chan)e*(


• All Alevels are no linear.

• A is a separate 8alification (t coteacha(le ith Alevel

• o#e pdated s()ect content4

5 *o#ent# has #oved into the A

5 o#e re ording @e.g. anglar velocity no in s()ect criteria stationary

avesB not standing avesB

5 *echanical properties of #atter @e.g. Dong #odls added

• Changes to practical assess#ent

• ,0> of the #ar+s on !hysics papers ill re8ire the se of :evel 2

#athe#atical s+ills

• Ee Assess#ent '()ectives


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Plannin) or linear e+as


• *y stdents are sed to #odlarB

• A content ill (e exa#ined at a fll Alevel standard here possi(le.

7xa#ples4

*ltistep calclations4

• A4 scaffolded 8estion ith steps laid ot

• Alevel4 #ltistep calclation that the stdents have to or+ throgh.

Gsing the Alevel #aths s+ills @e.g. exponential e8ations on A content.

• *a+e lin+s herever possi(le.

5 7xa#ples4

5 Ho can e se the e8ations of #otion or fields in particle physics%

5 !ractice sing the e8ations of diffraction on electron aves. 5 /ntrodce stdents to exponential e8ations in A throgh attenation of light

throgh a s(stance.

• 'tco#es shold (e the sa#e.


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Activity# ,ove to linear


• pend a cople of #intes discssing ho the #ove to linear #ay affect

yor teaching.

• $hat can yo do no to #a+e sre yo&re ready%

• $hat #aterials or exa#ples cold yo se ith yor crrent stdents to

stretch the# that ill help yo to prepare%


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Practical assessent


• /nternal assess#ent of practical s+ills ill no longer contri(te to Alevel

grade

• 7ndorse#ent for practical s+ills

• 1"> of 8estions in ritten papers ill (e a(ot practical or+

• Very li+ely to (e a list of specified practicals that all stdents can (eexpected to have done dring the corse.


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"eachin) practical sills


• Gse dal lesson o()ectives

5 ;or the !hysics content

5 ;or s+ills sch as practical s+ills

5 ;ocs on one specific area of practical

:esson o()ective4

1. To nderstand the se of the Dong

*odls of a #aterial

2. To (e a(le to se a #icro#eter

3. To (e a(le to co#(ine ncertainties of

#easre#ents to calclate the ncertaintyin the siIe of an area


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&hat can't .e teste* in e+as(


• 7xa# papers cannot test stdents& a(ilities to

5 follo instrctions

5 or+ safely

5 se e8ip#ent

5 #a+e #easre#ents

• These ill (e assessed via endorse#ent.


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&hat can .e teste* in e+as( /12


• -stify choice of a procedre for

• investigating a scientific 8estion sing

• scientific +noledge and nderstanding

• elect and )stify an appropriate se8ence

• of stages to spport the gathering of valid

• evidence

• elect and )stify data collection #ethods


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&hat can .e teste* in e+as( /22


• /dentify +ey varia(les and propose ho each #ay (e controlled in order to

prodce valid evidence

• 7xplain hy so#e varia(les cannot (e controlled easily and ho planning

reflects this

• Assess the strength of evidence to spport conclsions

• !rocess data to identify relationships (eteen varia(les

• /nterpret and evalate varying and conflicting evidence

• Jepresent data sing sy#(ols ta(les and a variety of graphs

• 7valate planning and i#ple#entation to accont for errors and ano#alies

and it&s i#pact on conclsions in co#plex contexts


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Plannin) ahea*


• /n pairs or s#all grops4

5 Ta+e each state#ent and decide4

• $hich practical experiences yo old give yor stdents to develop this s+ill%

• hold any of these (e on or specified practicalB list%

• $hat 8estions yo cold as+ to pro#pt thin+ing a(ot these s+ills%

• $hat shold AQA provide to spport this state#ent%


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Assessent O.ectives - ol*


AO1: Knowledge and undertand!ng o" c!ence and o" How Science Works

a recognise recall and sho nderstanding of scientific +noledge

( select organise and co##nicate relevant infor#ation in a variety of for#s.

AO2: Appl!cat!on o" #nowledge and undertand!ng o" c!ence and o" How

Science Works

a analyse and evalate scientific +noledge and processes

( apply scientific +noledge and processes to nfa#iliar sitations inclding those

related to isses

c assess the validity relia(ility and credi(ility of scientific infor#ation.

AO$: How Science Works

a de#onstrate and descri(e ethical safe and s+ilfl practical techni8es and

processes selecting appropriate 8alitative and 8antitative #ethods( #a+e record and co##nicate relia(le and valid o(servations and

#easre#ents ith appropriate precision and accracy

c analyse interpret explain and evalate the #ethodology reslts and i#pact of

their on and othersK experi#ental and investigative activities in a variety of

ays.


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Assessent O.ectives# ne! /propose*


AO1 %e&ontrate #nowledge and undertand!ng o" c!ent!"!c !dea'

procee' tec(n!)ue and procedure*

AO2 Apply #nowledge and undertand!ng o" c!ent!"!c !dea'

procee' tec(n!)ue and procedure:

• in a range of theoretical and practical contextsL

• hen handling 8alitative and 8antitative data to solve scientific

pro(le#s.

AO$ Analye' !nterpret and e+aluate a range o" c!ent!"!c !n"or&at!on'

!dea and e+!dence to:

• #a+e )dge#ents and reach conclsions @inclding in relation to issesL

• refine practical design and procedres.


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Activity# AOs in action


• Can yo or+ ot hich part 8estions are hich A's%


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Assessent O.ectives in the classroo


AO1: Teach the specification content 5 inclding practical procedres and

s+ills.Test to ensre stdents +no it.

Ta+e ot the scaffolding in A 8estions this ill (e re8ired for

the fll Alevel.

AO2:


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,aths sills


• The list of #aths s+ills re8ired for Alevel

!hysics has increased

• ,0> of #ar+s in !hysics papers ill

re8ire the se of #aths s+ills

• These #st (e :evel 2 @Higher tier


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3ot evel 2 - Physics



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5o! can you prepare or the ne! aths re6uiree


• Consider if this ill affect yor entry re8ire#ents for Alevel.

• 6al lesson o()ectives

5 'ne for the !hysics content

5 'ne for s+ills sch as #aths s+ills

:esson o()ective4

1. To nderstand Mirchoff&s las

2. To (e a(le to handle calclations involving

reciprocals


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Activity# aths re6uireents


• :oo+ at the list of #aths s+ills.

• 6iscss here yo old4

5 /ntrodce each s+ill

5 !ractice each s+ill

• Je#e#(er that yo potentially have to years to develop s+ills no.


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5o! can you prepare or the ne! athsre6uireents(


• /nclde tagged 8estions fro# 7xa#pro in yor teaching

1. Clic+ search

2. Choose the

area of content

3. Choose the

#athe#atical

s+ills yo ant

8estions on

,. Qestions that #atch yor criteria ill appear here


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7+aple


• Ho old yo se this exa#ple ith yor stdents to teach the lin+

(eteen graphs and e8ations hilst teaching a(ot electricity%


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