Course assessment"How fully does...?" question

The Higher History course is assessed on two exam papers and the assignment. Structuring your answers and understanding the marking can help you get the best result.

Part ofHistoryExam and assignment

"How fully does...?" question

This is a source contextualisation question. (10 marks)

Your answer requires a clear judgement e.g.

‘Source X partly explains …’

or

‘… explains to an extent’.

Source points selected (quote directly from the source or paraphrase) should be supported by a detailed explanation clearly linked to the question. Choose up to 4 points from the source.

Include your own knowledge which should be linked to the question.

A judgement could be used at this stage e.g. ‘However Source X has significant omissions …’ You can illustrate up to 7 points of knowledge.