Understanding Standards - new subject-specific materials available
We’ve published new Understanding Standards materials for a range of National Courses.
Understanding Standards materials are tailored to each subject. They explain the national standards required in assessments and show how marks are awarded. You can also use these materials with your learners.
New Understanding Standards materials are available for the following subjects:
Accounting
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Advanced Higher: examples of candidate evidence from the 2023 question paper.
These are accompanied by annotations that show how the evidence was marked and a commentary that explains how many marks were awarded to each candidate and why.
You can access these materials from the Accounting section of the Understanding Standards website.
Biology
- Freestanding units at SCQF levels 3 to 7: audio presentation on assessment and external verification of units.
You can access the audio presentation from the Biology section of the Understanding Standards website.
Drama
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Higher: examples of candidate evidence from the 2023 question paper, with commentaries that explain how many marks were awarded to each candidate and why.
You can access these materials from the Drama section of the Understanding Standards website.
English
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National 5: examples of candidate evidence from the 2023 Critical Reading question paper.
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National 5: examples of candidate evidence from the 2023 portfolio-writing.
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Advanced Higher: examples of candidate evidence from the 2023 project-dissertation.
These examples are accompanied by commentaries that explain how many marks were awarded to each candidate and why.
You can access these materials from the English section of the Understanding Standards website.
Geography
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National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher: examples of candidate evidence from the 2023 question papers
These examples are accompanied by commentaries that explain how many marks were awarded to each candidate and why.
You can access these materials from the Geography section of the Understanding Standards website.
Graphic Communication
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Higher: audio presentation on the structure of the Higher question paper and how to respond to certain types of questions.
You can access the audio presentation from the Graphic Communication section of the Understanding Standards website.
Latin
- Advanced Higher: examples of candidate evidence to show the national standards for verse translating in the Translating question paper, along with commentaries to explain how many marks would be awarded to each candidate and why.
- Advanced Higher: video presentation (workshop) focusing on verse translating in the Translating question paper.
You can access these materials from the Latin section of the Understanding Standards website.
Modern Studies
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Advanced Higher: examples of candidate evidence from the 2023 project-dissertation.
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Advanced Higher: examples of candidate evidence from the 2023 question paper.
These examples are accompanied by commentaries that explain how many marks were awarded to each candidate and why.
You can access these materials from the Modern Studies section of the Understanding Standards website.
Music
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National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher: a series of audio presentations covering different aspects of the Music assignments, and a further series of audio presentations that discuss examples of candidate evidence for the assignments at each level.
You can access these presentations from the Music assignment section of the Understanding Standards website.
Scottish Baccalaureates
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Science, Expressive Arts and Social Sciences: examples of candidate evidence for the interdisciplinary project.
These examples are accompanied by commentaries that explain how many marks would be awarded to each candidate and why.
You can access these materials from the Baccalaureates section of the Understanding Standards website.
More information
We’ll continue to publish new Understanding Standards materials throughout session 2023-24.
For more information on our Understanding Standards programme and to access materials for your subjects, visit www.understandingstandards.org.uk.