Specification at a glance

This qualification is linear. Linear means that students will sit all their exams and submit all their non-exam assessment at the end of the course.

Subject content

Core content

Assessments

Question paper: Externally assessed

What's assessed

Sections 1–6 from the subject content.

Though the 'Practical engineering skills' section will predominantly be assessed through the NEA, some questions in the written exam will relate to practical contexts and students will need to apply their understanding within these contexts.

How it's assessed

Questions

• Multiple choice questions assessing breadth of knowledge.
• Short answer questions assessing in depth knowledge, including calculations.
• Multiple choice questions related to the application of practical engineering skills.
• Extended response questions drawing together elements of the specification.

What's assessed

How it's assessed

Questions

• engineering drawings or schematics to communicate a solution to the brief.
• an engineering product that solves a problem.

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