Assessment Requirements · Physics
Official assessment structure
- Assessment component: Additional Assessment Component — Physics in Practice Investigation worth 40%. Students respond to a common SEC brief published in term two of year 1, conduct scientific research using secondary sources and an experiment generating primary data, develop an evidence-based argument, and submit an individual report in year 2; envisaged up to 20 hours.
- Final examination: Written examination worth 60%, assessed at Higher and Ordinary levels. · See current SEC examination arrangements
Official source: Official curriculum source