OCR Entry Level Certificate in English R393 Specification · 2019-05-08 · 2 OCR 2016 Entry Level...
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ENTRY LEVEL CERTIFICATESpecification
QualificationRegulated
Entry Level CertificateEnglish
ENGLISHR393For first assessment in 2017
Version 1.4 (January 2020)
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Contents
1 WhychooseanOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish? 21a. WhychooseanOCRqualification? 21b. WhychooseanOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish? 31c. Whatarethekeyfeaturesofthisspecification? 31d. WhatisnewinOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish? 41e. HowdoIfindoutmoreinformation? 4
2 Thespecificationoverview 52a. OCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish(R393) 52b. ContentofReading 62b. ContentofWriting 72b. ContentofSpokenlanguage 82c. Priorknowledge,learningandprogression 9
3 AssessmentofEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 103a. Formsofassessment 103b. Assessmentobjectives(AO) 133c. TotalQualificationTime 143d. Assessmentavailability 143e. Retakingthequalification 143f. Internalassessmenttasks 153g. Non-examassessment–markingcriteria 153h. Calculatingqualificationresults 19
4 Admin:whatyouneedtoknow 204a. Pre-assessment 204b. Accessarrangementsandspecialconsideration 214c. Adminofnon-examassessment 224d. Resultsandcertificates 254e. Post-resultsservices 254f. Malpractice 25
5 Appendices 265a. Awardingofgrades 265b. Overlapwithotherqualifications 265c. Keyskillssections 265d. Files 275e. Interimawards 28
Summaryofupdates 29
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1 ChooseOCRandyou’vegotthereassurancethatyou’reworkingwithoneoftheUK’sleadingexamboards.OurnewEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish hasbeenrefreshedtofitwithreformedGCSE(9–1)Englishqualificationstoprovidelearnerswithaqualificationthat’srelevanttothemandmeets their needs.
We’repartoftheCambridgeAssessmentGroup,Europe’slargestassessmentagencyandadepartmentoftheUniversityofCambridge.CambridgeAssessmentplaysaleadingroleindevelopinganddeliveringassessmentsthroughouttheworld,operatinginover150countries.
Weworkwitharangeofeducationproviders,includingschools,colleges,workplacesandotherinstitutionsinboththepublicandprivatesectors.Over13,000centreschooseourALevels,GCSEs andvocationalqualifications.
OurSpecifications
Webelieveindevelopingspecificationsthathelpyoubringthesubjecttolifeandinspireyourstudentstoachievemore.
We’vecreatedteacher-friendlyspecificationsthataredesignedtobestraightforwardandaccessiblesothatyou can tailor the delivery of the course to suit your needs.Weaimtoencouragestudentstobecome
responsiblefortheirownlearning,confidentindiscussingideas,innovativeandengaged.
OurEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishismade upof100%internallyassessedtasksandtests. Theflexibilityallowedthroughthisapproachtoassessmentwillallowyoutotakeanyissuesintoaccountinyourplanningthatmayaffectyourlearners’performance.
Weprovidearangeofsupportservicesdesignedtohelpyouateverystage,frompreparationthrough tothedeliveryofourspecifications.Thisincludes:
• Anextensivehighqualitytaskbook
• AccesstoSubjectAdvisorstosupportyouthroughthetransitionandthroughoutthelifetimeofthespecification
• Interimawardstosplitthecourseintomanageablestagesandhelpmotivatelearnersthroughearningteacher-managedawards– Section5e.
AllEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsofferedbyOCRareregulatedbyOfqual,theRegulatorforqualificationsofferedinEngland.TheaccreditationnumberforOCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishisQN603/0096/6.
1a. WhychooseanOCRqualification?
1 WhychooseanOCREntryLevelCertificate inEnglish?
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1OCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishencourageslearnerstoreadfluentlyandwriteeffectively. AtEntryLevel,learnerswilldeveloptheskillstoreadandunderstandnon-fictionandliterarytexts.TheywilldeveloptheskillstobeabletodemonstrateanappropriatecontrolofStandardEnglishandtowritegrammaticallycorrectsentences.
Learnerswillalsodevelopconfidenceinusing spokenlanguagetocommunicateandtoeffectivelyparticipateingroupactivities.
Thisspecificationenableslearnerstoprogressattheirownpacesothattheycandeveloptheirknowledgeandskillsandbeputforwardfortheassessmentwhentheyareready.Itisdesignedtobeaccessibleandrelevant,andprovideslearnerswithrecognitionfortheirachievements.
1b. WhychooseanOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish?
Aimsandlearningoutcomes
Thisspecificationenableslearnersto:
• readarangeoftextswithsomeunderstanding• useknowledgegainedfromreadingtoinform
theirownwriting• writeusingStandardEnglishappropriately
• usegrammarcorrectly,punctuateandspellaccurately
• acquireanappropriatevocabularyinreading,writingandspokenlanguage
• understandandrespondtospokenlanguageandusespokenStandardEnglishwhereappropriate.
1c. Whatarethekeyfeaturesofthisspecification?
OCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishhasbeendesignedtobeco-teachablewithanyGCSE(9–1)EnglishLanguagequalificationtoofferacoherentpackageforyouandyourlearners.
We understand that learners for this Entry Level qualificationmaycomefromadiverserangeoflearningenvironments.Withthisinmind,ourEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishisdesignedtobeas flexibleaspossible.Therearethreeareasofassessment:Reading,WritingandSpokenlanguage.TheReadingtasksaresetbyOCRandtheWriting andSpokenlanguagetasksaresetbycentres,withdetailedguidancefromOCR.Allthreeassessmentsaremarkedbyteachers.
OurEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishbuildsconfidenceinreading,writingandspokenlanguage
skills,andcanbethegatewaytofurtherqualifications.ItisdirectlylinkedtoGCSE(9–1)inEnglishLanguageandwouldallowforanaturalprogressiontoahigherlevelofstudy.
Thisspecificationwillenablelearnerstodevelop:
• knowledgeandunderstandingofengagingnon-fictionandliterarytexts.
• informativeandimaginativewritingstylesandtheabilitytoproducetextsfordifferentpurposes.
• confidenceinusingspokenlanguageskillstocommunicateclearlyandeffectively.
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1d. WhatisnewinOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish?
ThissectionisintendedforteachersusingOCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish.
IthighlightsthedifferencesbetweenthecurrentEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish(R392)andthe newversionforfirstteachingfromSeptember2016:
Whatstaysthesame? What’schanging?
• Therearestillthreeareasofassessment:Reading,WritingandSpokenlanguage(previouslySpeakingandListening)
• Allthreeassessmentsareinternallyassessedandmarkedbycentres
• TheReadingtasksaresetbyOCR
• TheWritingandSpokenlanguagetasksaresetby centres
• TherearetwoWritingtasks–oneinformativeandoneimaginative
• Thetasksaresimilarinstyleandformat
• Therearefivetasksintotal.
• TheSpeakingandListeningcomponentisnowcalledSpokenlanguage
• TheReadingandWritingassessmentsarenowequallyweighted(eachworth40%oftheEntryLevelCertificate)
• TherearetwoReadingtasks–understandinganon-fictiontextandunderstandingaliterarytext.
• ThereisoneSpokenlanguagetask–eitheradiscussionoraroleplayactivity
• Learners’handwritingisnolongeranassessedelementoftheWritingcomponent.
1e. HowdoIfindoutmoreinformation?
IfyouarealreadyusingOCRspecificationsyoucancontactusat:www.ocr.org.uk
IfyouarenotalreadyaregisteredOCRcentrethenyoucanfindoutmoreinformationonthebenefitsofbecomingoneat:www.ocr.org.uk
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Wanttofindoutmore?
AskaSubjectAdvisor:
CustomerContactCentre:01223553998
Email:[email protected]
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2 Thespecificationoverview
2a. OCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish(R393)
Learnersmustcompleteallthreepartswhichmakeup100%oftheassessment.
ContentOverview AssessmentOverview
• Understandinganon-fictiontext
• Understandingaliterarytext
• Informativewriting
• Imaginativewriting
• Discussion or role play
Reading(01)
40Marks
2tasks:
20markspertask
35minutespertask(suggestedtime)
Set by OCR
Internallyassessed/externallymoderated
40%of total
Entry Level Certificate
Writing(02)
40Marks
2tasks:
20markspertask
35minutespertask (suggestedtimeforproductionofthe finalwrittenwork)
Set by centres
Internallyassessed/externallymoderated
40%of total
Entry Level Certificate
Spokenlanguage(03)
20Marks
One task
10minutes (suggestedtime)
Set by centres
Internallyassessed/externallymoderated
20%of total
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Learnerscompletetwotasks:
• Understandinganon-fictiontext• Understandingaliterarytext.
Inonetasklearnersreadandrespondtoanon-fictiontext.Intheothertasklearnersreadandrespondto aliterarytext.ThetasksaretakenfromthebankofOCRsettaskswhichremainsliveforthelifetime ofthespecificationandcanbeaccessedviaOCRInterchange:https://interchange.ocr.org.uk.
Duringthecourse,learnersshouldreadarange ofnon-fictionandliterarytextstodevelopsomeunderstandingoftheinformationandideaspresentedindifferenttexts.Thesetextscouldbe
takenfromthebankofOCRsettasks(excludingthoseusedforassessment),orcouldbeofthecentre’sownchoosing.
Learnerswilldeveloptheabilitytoidentifyandunderstandexplicitmeaningsinthesetexts,andtoinfermeanings.
Theywilldeveloptheskillstosummariseinformationinatextandbegintocommentonthelanguagethatisusedinatext.
ThefollowingtablesetsoutthecontentoftheReadingtasks.Itprovidesdetailsontherequiredknowledge,understandingandskillsforeachtask.
2b. ContentofReading
ContentofReading
Task Content Learnersshouldbeableto:
Understandinganon-fictiontext
Learnersreadarangeofnon-fictiontexttypes,suchas:
• newspaper/magazinearticles• letters• information/advicebooklets• persuasivetexts(e.g.
advertisements,charityappeals)• reviews.
Learnersrespondtoquestionsonnon-fictiontextsandshowsomeunderstandingoftheinformationandideaspresentedinthem.
• identifydifferenttypesofnon-fictionandliterarytexts
• identifythepurposeofdifferenttexts
• identifyexplicitinformationandideasintexts
• identifyfactsandopinions
• infermeaningsfromtexts
• summariseinformationintexts
• usecontexttohelpestablishsense
• commentonsomelanguagechoices.
Understandinga literarytext
Learnersreadarangeofliterarytexts,suchas:
• shortstories/narratives• descriptivetexts• autobiography.
Learnersrespondtoquestionsonliterarytextsandshowsomeunderstandingoftheinformationandideaspresentedinthem.
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Learnerscompletetwowritingtasks:
• Informativewriting• Imaginativewriting.
Inonetask,learnersproduceapieceofinformativewritingsuchasaletter,aleafletoranopinionpiece.Intheothertask,theyproduceapieceofimaginativewritingsuchasanarrativeoradescriptivepiece.
Learnersshouldbeencouragedtousetheknowledgetheyhavegainedfromreadingdifferenttextstoinformtheirownwriting.
Learnerswilldeveloptheskillstoadapttheirwritingaccordingtotheform,audienceandpurposeofthetask.
Learners will develop the ability to produce grammaticallycorrectsentences,usingStandardEnglishasappropriate,andtopunctuateandspellaccurately.
Learnersshouldbeencouragedtodeveloptheirhandwritingskillswhereverpossiblebutthiswillnotformpartoftheassessment.
ThefollowingtablesetsoutthecontentoftheWritingtasks.Itprovidesdetailsontherequiredknowledge,understandingandskillsforeachtask.
2b. ContentofWriting
ContentofWriting
Task Content Learnersshouldbeableto:
Informativewriting Learnersproduceaninformativepieceofwriting.Thiscouldtakeavarietyofformsincluding:
• aletter• anadvertisement• apersonalstatement• aspeech• aninformationleaflet• anarticle• anopinionpiece• areview.
• organiseinformationandideasclearlyandlogically
• selectlanguageappropriatefortheform,audienceandpurpose of the task
• writesimple,grammaticallycorrect sentences
• usebasicpunctuation,includingfullstops,capitallettersandquestionmarks,accurately and consistently
• spellsimplewordsaccurately.Imaginativewriting Learnersproduceanimaginativepieceof
writing.Thiscouldtakeavarietyofformsincluding:
• ashortstory/narrative• theopeningofastory• introducingacharacter• adescriptivepiece.
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LearnerscompleteonetaskforSpokenlanguage:
• Discussionor Role play
Learnerswillparticipateineitheradiscussionactivityoraroleplayactivity.
Learnerswillactivelycommunicatewithatleast oneotherperson.Theydevelopconfidencein usingspokenlanguagetocommunicateeffectively
withothers,andtheskillstolistenandrespondtoothers.
Learners will develop the skills to use spoken StandardEnglishwhereappropriate,accordingto theaudienceandsituation.
ThefollowingtablesetsoutthecontentoftheSpokenlanguagetask.Itprovidesdetailsontherequiredknowledge,understandingandskillsforthetask.
2b. ContentofSpokenlanguage
ContentofSpokenlanguage
Task Content Learnersshouldbeableto:
Discussion
or
Role play
Learnersparticipateineitheradiscussionoraroleplayactivity.
Discussionscouldtakeavarietyofformssuchasaplanningexercise,adiscussionofanissueoflocalornationalinterestoroftheparticularinterestsofagroupoflearners.Itcouldderivefromatextthatlearnershavebeenstudying.
Roleplaycouldincludeapracticalscenario such as a telephone conversationrequestingorcomplainingaboutaserviceorarrangingtoavisitarelative,oritcouldbebasedonanimaginaryscenariosuchasinterviewinga favourite celebrity.
• speakaudiblyandcomprehensibly
• makeanattempttostructuretheir talk so that it is understandable
• selectlanguagethatisappropriateforthesituationand task
• understandtheconventionsofdiscussionandconversation
• listencarefullytoothers
• understandandrespondappropriately to the ideas of others
• usespokenStandardEnglishwhere appropriate.
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• Nopriorlearningofthesubjectisrequired.
• Progression–thisEntryLevelCertificateisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablelearnerstoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortofoundationlevelcourses.Theprogressofsomelearnersduringthe
coursemightbesufficienttoallowtheirtransfertoanyGCSE(9–1)EnglishLanguagecourse.
ThereareanumberofEnglishqualificationsatOCR.Findoutmoreatwww.ocr.org.uk
2c. Priorknowledge,learningandprogression
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3a. Forms of assessment
OCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishconsistsofthreeassessmentsthatareassessedbythecentreandexternally-moderatedbyOCR.
Readingtasks
40%oftotalmarks40marks
Learners respond to twoReadingtasks,onenon-fictionandoneliterary,takenfromthebankofOCR set tasks which remainsliveforthelifetimeofthespecificationandcanbe accessed via OCR Interchange.
TherearetwotaskstocompletefromthebankoftaskssetbyOCR:Understandinganon-fictiontextandUnderstandingaliterarytext.
Eachtaskconsistsofonetextofapproximately250wordsfollowedbyaseriesofshortanswerquestions.Learnersgivewrittenresponsestothequestionsinthespacesprovidedonthequestionpaper.Thequestionstestlearners’understanding ofthetext:theirabilitytounderstandexplicitmeanings,toinfermeanings,tosummariseinformationandtocommentontheuseoflanguage.
Teachersshouldintroduceeachtextbyreadingoutthetitleandthelinesprintedinitalics.Teachersmayalsoreadoutanypropernamesthatmaynotreadilyberecognised.
Teachersshoulddrawlearners’attentiontotheallocationofmarksforeachquestion,andtherelationshipbetweentheanswerspaceprovidedandtheexpectedlengthoftheirresponses.
TherearethreebroadlevelsofsupportwhichteacherscanofferlearnerstoenablethemtocompletetheReadingtasksindependently.Seesection4c,‘Levelsofsupport’,fordetails.
Bothtasksshouldbetakeninaclassroomandconductedbythelearners’ownteacher.Theteachermaybeassistedbyotherteachersorbyclassroomassistantswhomustfollowthisguidance.
Eachtaskwillnormallybecompletedin35minutes,butteachersmayusetheirdiscretionastothetiming,dependingontheneedsofindividuallearners.
Writingtasks
40%oftotalmarks40marks
Learners respond to twoWritingtasks,oneinformativeandoneimaginative.Both tasks are set by centres.
Therearetwotaskstocomplete:oneInformativewritingtaskandoneImaginativewritingtask.BothtasksaresetbycentresfollowingguidancefromOCR.
Teachersshouldsettaskswhichofferchallengesappropriatetotheirlearners’abilities.Appropriatetasksshouldbebasedonpersonalinterestsandcontextsfamiliartothelearner.
TherequirementsfortheWritingtasksareassuchthatthetopicscanbelinkedtovocationalqualificationsandcentresareencouragedtodothisifitisappropriatefortheir learners.
Teachersshouldensurethatthetypesoftextswhichlearnersproduce,particularlyfortheinformativewritingtask,givelearnerstheopportunitytoproducesufficientlysubstantialtexttoenablethemtoaccessthemarkingcriteria.Forexample,aleafletforaneventwouldneedtoincludemorethanheadings,images,andbasictime/dateinformation.Itcouldincludeadescriptionoftheeventandreasonswhypeoplemightwanttoattendetc.
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Learnersmaybegivenasmuchresearchandpreparationtimeastheyneed.Thistimewillbeorganisedbytheteacher.Learnersmayplantheirwritingincollaborationwitheachotherandwiththeteacherwhomaydiscusstopics,themesandideas;considertheform,audienceandpurposeofthewriting;suggestappropriatewaysoforganisinglearners’writingandhelplearnerswithplanningtheirwriting.Inaddition,theteachermayremindlearnersaboutrelevantfeaturesoftheirwritingandofferreassurance as necessary.
Thetwowritingtaskscaneitherbehandwrittenortyped.Teachersshouldensurethatlearnersusingawordprocesserhavethespellingandgrammarchecksdisabled.
Writtenwork(handwrittenortyped)shouldnotbecorrectedaslearnerswrite.Teachersshould,however,indicateonthescriptwordswithwhichtheyhavegivenassistance.
TherearethreebroadlevelsofsupportwhichteacherscanofferlearnerstoenablethemtocompletetheWritingtasksindependently.ItispossibleforteacherstoofferadifferentlevelofsupportforeachWritingtask.Thelevelofsupportwhichalearnerreceivesmayimpactonthemaximummarkthatcanbeawardedforthetask.Seesection4c,‘Levelsofsupport’,fordetails.
Bothtasksshouldbetakeninaclassroomandconductedbythelearners’ownteacher.Theteachermaybeassistedbyotherteachersorbyclassroomassistantswhomustfollowthisguidance.
Theproductionofthefinalwrittenworkforeachtaskwillnormallybecompletedin35minutes,butteachersmayusetheirdiscretionastothetiming,dependingontheneeds of individual learners.
SpokenLanguagetask
20%oftotalmarks20marks
Learnersparticipatein one Spoken languagetask,either a discussion oraroleplay.Thetask is set by centres.
ThereisoneSpokenlanguagetask:eitheradiscussionor aroleplay.ThetaskissetbycentresfollowingguidancefromOCR.
Teachersshouldsettaskswhichofferchallengesappropriatetotheirlearners’abilities.Appropriatetasksshouldbebasedonpersonalinterestsandcontextsfamiliartothelearner.
TherequirementsfortheSpokenlanguagetaskareassuchthatthetopiccanbelinkedtovocationalqualificationsandcentresareencouragedtodothisifitisappropriate for their learners.
Teachersshoulddiscussthetaskoptionswithlearners.Thetopic(forthediscussiontask)orsituation(fortheroleplaytask)shouldbedecidedinadvance,indiscussionwiththelearner.Teachersshouldensurethatthetaskenableslearnerstoaccessthemarkingcriteria.
Learnersmaybegivenasmuchresearchandpreparationtimeastheyneed.Thistimewillbeorganisedbytheteacher.LearnersmayplantheirSpokenlanguageactivityincollaborationwitheachotherandwiththeteacherwhomaydiscusstopics,themesand ideas for the discussion or role play.
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Eithertaskrequireslearnerstoactivelycommunicatewithatleastoneotherperson.Learnersshouldbepreparedforthetasksothattheyarecomfortablewiththeotherparticipant(s)andhaveaclearunderstandingofwhattheyarebeingaskedtodo.
Duringthetasktheteachershouldinterveneaslittleaspossible.
TherearethreebroadlevelsofsupportwhichteacherscanofferlearnerstoenablethemtocompletetheSpokenlanguagetaskindependently.Thelevelofsupportwhichalearnerreceivesmayimpactonthemaximummarkthatcanbeawardedforthetask.Seesection4c,‘Levelsofsupport’,fordetails.
Thetaskshouldbetakeninaclassroomandconductedbythelearners’ownteacher.Theteachermaybeassistedbyotherteachersorbyclassroomassistantswhomustfollowthisguidance.
Thetaskwillnormallybecompletedin10minutes,butteachersmayusetheirdiscretionastothetiming,dependingontheneedsofindividuallearners.
TheSpokenlanguagetaskwillneedtobeaudiorecordedin*.mp3audioformat.Seesection5dfordetails.
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TherearethreeAssessmentObjectivesinOCR’sEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish.Thesearedetailedinthetablebelow.
AssessmentObjective
AO1 Reading
Learnersshowthattheycanreadandunderstandnon-fictionandliterarytextsby:
• Identifyingexplicitinformationandideas• Recognisingfactsandopinions• Inferringmeanings• Summarisinginformation• Usingcontexttoestablishsense• Commentingonsomelanguagechoices.
AO2 Writing
Learnersshowthattheycanproduceinformativeandimaginativepiecesofwritingby:
• Organisinginformationandideasaccordingtothepurposeofthetask• Selectinglanguagewhichisappropriatetotheform,audienceandpurposeof
the task• UsingthegrammaticalstructuresofsimpleStandardEnglish• Usingbasicpunctuationaccuratelyandconsistently• Accuratelyspellingcommonlyoccurring,simplewords.
AO3 Spokenlanguage
Learnersshowthattheycanunderstandandparticipateinaspokenlanguage activityby:
• Speakingaudiblyandcomprehensibly• Engaginginadiscussionorconversation• Attemptingtostructuretheirtalksothatitisunderstandable• Selectinglanguagethatisappropriateforthesituationandaudience• Listeningtootherswithattentionandconcentration• Understandingandrespondingtotheideasofothers• UsingandrespondingtospokenStandardEnglishwhereappropriate.
3b. Assessmentobjectives(AO)
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TherelationshipbetweentheAssessmentObjectivesandtheassessmentsareshowninthefollowingtable:
Assessments%ofoverallEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish(R393)
TotalAO1 AO2 AO3
Reading 40 0 0 40%
Writing 0 40 0 40%
Spokenlanguage 0 0 20 20%
Total 40 40 20 100%
AOweightingsforOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish
3d. Assessmentavailability
TherewillbeoneexaminationseriesavailableeachyearinMay/Junetoall learners.
ThisspecificationwillbecertificatedfromtheJune2017examinationseriesonwards.
3e. Retakingthequalification
Learnerscanretakethequalificationasmanytimesasthey wish.
3c. TotalQualificationTime
TotalQualificationtime(TQT)isthetotalamountoftime,inhours,expectedtobespentbyalearnertoachieveaqualification.Itincludesbothguided
learninghoursandhoursspentinpreparation,studyandassessment.TheTotalQualificationtimeforEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishis140hours.
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AllinternalassessmenttasksaresetbyOCRorbythecentre.
Assessment SetbyCentre SetbyOCR
Readingtasks ü
Writingtasks ü
Spokenlanguagetask ü
ThebankofReadingtaskscanbefoundonOCRInterchange:https://interchange.ocr.org.uk
GuidanceforsettingtheWritingandSpokenlanguagetaskscanbefoundontheOCRwebsite: www.ocr.org.uk/english
3f. Internalassessmenttasks
3g. Non-examassessment–markingcriteria
WorksubmittedfortheEntryLevelassessmentsshouldreflectthestandardexpectedforalearnerafterafullEntryLevelcourseofstudy.
AllassessmentsforOCR’sEntryLevelinEnglishareinternallyassessedandexternallymoderated.
EachReadingtaskisworth20marks,givingatotalof40marksforReadingassessment.BothReadingtasksassessAO1:Reading.
EachWritingtaskisworth20marks,givingatotalof40marksforWritingassessment.BothWritingtasksassessAO2:Writing.
TheSpokenlanguagetaskisworth20marks,givingatotalof20marksforSpokenlanguageassessment.TheSpokenlanguagetaskassessesAO3:Spokenlanguage
Learners’workshouldbemarkedbythecentreassessortothemarkingcriteriaintherelevanttable,usinga‘best-fit’approach.
Markingshouldbepositive,rewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingfailureoromissions.The
awardingofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria.
TheReadingmarkschemescanbefoundwitheachindividualReadingtaskonOCRInterchange.ForthetwoReadingtasksteachersshouldonlyawardmarksaccordingtothemarkschemeforeachindividualtask.Thisistoensurethatallteachersmarktothesamestandard.Learnersarenotexpectedtouseexactlythesamewordsasthosegiveninthemarkschemeandteachersshouldmakejudgementsastowhetherlearnershavegraspedthegistoftheanswersufficientlyforamarktobegiven.
ForthetwoWritingtasksandtheSpokenlanguagetask,teachersshouldusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingtheleveldescriptorthat bestdescribestheworkofthelearnertoplacethemintheappropriatelevelforeachassessment.
Toselectthemostappropriatemarkintheleveldescriptor,teachersshouldusethefollowingguidance:
• wherethelearner’sworkconvincinglymeetsthestatement,thehighestmarkshouldbeawarded
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• wherethelearner’sworkadequatelymeetsthestatement,themostappropriatemarkinthemiddleoftherangeshouldbeawarded
• wherethelearner’sworkjustmeetsthestatement,thelowestmarkshouldbeawarded.
Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanylevelforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor.
Thelevelofsupportwhichalearnerreceivesmayimpactonthemaximummarkthatcanbeawarded.
Teachersshouldrefertotheguidancegiveninsection4c,‘Levelsofsupport’,beforetheybeginmarkingtheassessments.
Thereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproduced.Ifalearnersubmitsnoworkforanassessmentthenthelearnershouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatassessment.Ifalearnercompletesanyworkatallfortheassessmentthentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothemarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawarded,whichmaybezero.Amarkofzeroshould be awarded where there is no response for an itemortask,ornoresponseworthyofcredit.
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ThemarkschemesforeachoftheReadingtaskscanbefoundwiththeindividualtasksonOCRInterchange:https://interchange.ocr.org.uk.
Markingcriteriaforinternalassessments:Reading
Markingcriteriaforinternalassessments:Writing
AO2
Writing
Level3:
[14–20]marks
Learners’writingshowsaclearattempttoorganiseinformationandideastosuitthepurposeofthetaskandtheworkisexpressedwithclarity.Themainfeaturesofnon-fictionandnarrativeformsareusedappropriatelyandthereissomeawarenessofthereader.
Thereisclearevidenceofsustainedwriting.Informativewritingisreasonablycompleteandorderly,andvocabulary,thoughitmaybestraightforward,issuitableforthetask.Statementsofopinionareclearandhavesomeexplanation.Inimaginativewriting,narrativesaresimplewithalogicalseriesofeventsandwithsomedetail.
Sentencesareusuallyarrangedinalogicalsequenceandtheirbasicgrammaticalstructureisusuallycorrect.
Learnersusebasicpunctuation,suchasfullstops,capitallettersandquestionmarks,accuratelyandgenerallyconsistently.Simple,commonlyoccurring,monosyllabicandpolysyllabicwordsarespeltcorrectly
AO2
Writing
Level2:
[7–13]marks
Learners’writingshowssomeattempttoorganiseinformationandideas.Mostoftheworkisexpressedwithclarity.Thewritingcommunicatesoverallmeaninginbothnon-fictionandnarrativeformsandbeginstoshowsomeawareness of the reader.
Thereissomeevidenceofsustainedwriting.Ininformativewriting,informationispresentedinalogicalsequence.Statementsofopinionarebriefandgivesomeexplanationonverysimpleissues.Inimaginativewriting,narrativesaresimple,withsomelogicalseriesofevents.
Somesentencesarearrangedtoshowconnectionsofideas.Sentencesaregenerallysimplewithsomegrammaticalaccuracy.
Learners’useofbasicpunctuation,suchasfullstops,capitallettersandquestionmarks,isgenerallyaccuratebutmaynotbeconsistent.Simple,commonlyoccurringmonosyllabic,andsomepolysyllabic,wordsarespeltcorrectly.
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AO2
Writing
Level1:
[1–6]marks
Learners’writingshowsalimitedattempttoorganiseinformationand ideas.Innon-fictionandnarrativeforms,verysimplemeaningsarecomprehensible.
Learners’writingisbrief.Ininformativewriting,factualworkisusuallypresentedaslistsandopinionpiecesareunelaborated.Inimaginativewriting,storiesandnarrativesaresimpleandmaypresentarandomseriesof events.
Learners’writingcommunicatesthroughsimplewordsandphraseswhichmaynotbecoherentorgrammaticallycorrect.
Basicpunctuation,suchasfullstopsandcapitalletters,aresometimesusedaccurately.Commonlyoccurringmonosyllabicwordsaregenerallyspeltcorrectly.
0marks=noresponseornoresponseworthyofcredit.
Markingcriteriaforinternalassessments:Spokenlanguage
AO3
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Level3:
[14–20]marks
Learnersmakedevelopedcontributionstothediscussionorroleplayandwillattemptexplanationsandusedetailindescriptions.Theyspeakaudiblyandarecomprehensiblethroughout.Learnerslistentoothersandrespondappropriately,withsomedetail.TheyusespokenStandardEnglishwhereappropriate.
Learnersfollowandbegintoexplainorexpandonthemainpointsinadiscussionorroleplay.Theycanconveymeaningusingsomedevelopedvocabularytosuitthesituationandaudience.
AO3
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Learnersmakesomecontributionstothediscussionorroleplayandusesomedetail.Learnersspeakaudiblyandarecomprehensible.Theyshowanabilitytolistentoothersandtorespondappropriately,sometimeswithalittledetail.TheybegintousespokenStandardEnglishwhereappropriate.
Learnersfollowthemainpointsinadiscussionorroleplayandshowthattheyhavedonesointheirresponses.Theyconveymeaningusingsimplevocabularytogenerallysuitthesituationandaudience.
AO3
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Learnersspeakbrieflyandmakebasic,undevelopedcontributionstothediscussionorroleplay.Theyspeakaudiblyandaremostlycomprehensible.Theyshowsomeevidenceoflisteningtoothersandofrespondingappropriately.
Theyfollowthemaindriftofatleastpartofadiscussionorroleplayandconvey,insimplevocabulary,simplemeaningsthatarerelevanttothesituationandaudience.
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Alearner’soverallqualificationgradeforOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglishwillbecalculatedbyaddingtogethertheirmarksfromthetaskstakentogivetheirtotalmark.
Thismarkwillthenbecomparedtothequalificationlevelgradeboundariesfortherelevantexamseriestodeterminethelearner’soverallqualificationgrade.
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Theinformationinthissectionisdesignedtogiveanoverviewoftheprocessesinvolvedinadministeringthisqualificationsothatyoucanspeaktoyourexamsofficer.AllofthefollowingprocessesrequireyoutosubmitsomethingtoOCRbyaspecificdeadline.
MoreinformationabouttheprocessesanddeadlinesinvolvedateachstageoftheassessmentcyclecanbefoundintheAdministrationareaoftheOCRwebsite.
OCR’s Admin overview is available on the OCR website at www.ocr.org.uk/administration.
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4a. Pre-assessment
Estimatedentries
Estimatedentriesareyourbestprojectionofthenumberoflearnerswhowillbeenteredforaqualificationinaparticularseries.Estimatedentries
shouldbesubmittedtoOCRbythespecifieddeadline.Theyarefreeanddonotcommityourcentre in any way.
Finalentries
FinalentriesprovideOCRwithdetaileddatafor eachlearner,showingeachassessmenttobetaken. Itisessentialthatyouusethecorrectentrycode,consideringtherelevantentryrules.
FinalentriesmustbesubmittedtoOCRbythepublished deadlines or late entry fees will apply.
AlllearnerstakingthisOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglishmustbeenteredforR393.
Entryoption Components
Entry code Title Code Assessment type Submissionmethod
R393A English 01 Non-examassessment OCR Repository
R393B English 02 Non-examassessment OCRPostalModeration
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Specialconsiderationisapost-assessmentadjustmenttomarksorgradestoreflecttemporaryinjury,illnessorotherindispositionatthetimetheassessmentwastaken.
DetailedinformationabouteligibilityforspecialconsiderationcanbefoundintheJCQpublication A guide to the special consideration process. Adjustmentstostandardassessmentarrangementsaremadeonthebasisoftheindividualneedsoflearners.Itisimportant,therefore,thatcentresidentifyasearlyaspossiblewhetherlearnershavedisabilitiesorparticulardifficultiesthatwillputthematadisadvantageintheassessmentsituationandselectanappropriatequalificationoradjustmentthatwillallowthemtodemonstrateattainment.
TheresponsibilityforprovidingadjustmentstoassessmentissharedbetweenyourcentreandOCR;forfurtherinformationpleasereadtheJointCouncilofQualifications’(JCQ)bookletAccess Arrangements and Reasonable Adjustments.
Therearesectionsprovidingeligibilitycriteriaanddetailsrelatingtothedeliveryofeachaccessarrangement.Pleasepayparticularattentiontopages96–97inrelationtoEntryLevelCertificate.Subjecttoanyspecifiedqualificationrestrictions,ifacentrehasapprovalfromAccessArrangementsOnlineforaccessarrangementsforaGCSEorGCElearner,thisapprovalextendstoEntryLevelCertificatequalifications.
TheaccessarrangementspermissibleforuseintheEntryLevelCertificatequalificationsareasfollows:
4b. Accessarrangementsandspecialconsideration
AccessArrangementsforEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish
Thearrangementslistedontherightmaybegrantedbythecentreand do not need to be recorded.
Evidence of need is not required tobeheldonfile.
• Amplificationequipment,tapedquestionsandresponses• Bilingualdictionary• Braillers• Braillingofnon-secureassessmentmaterial• ClosedCircuitTelevision(CCTV)• Colournamingbytheinvigilatorforlearnerswhoarecolour
blind• Colouredoverlays• Lowvisionaid/magnifier• Prompter• ReadAloud• Separateinvigilation(withinthecentre)• Supervisedrestbreaks• Transcript• WordProcessor(withspellcheckandgrammarcheckdisabled)
Wherepermittedbythespecification,thearrangementslistedtotherightmaybegrantedby the centre without prior approvalfromOCR,buta Form11(JCQ/EL/NF)mustbecompletedandkeptonthecentre’sfiles.
Form11isavailablefrom www.jcq.org.uk.
• ComputerReader• Extratimeintimedcomponents• PracticalAssistant• Reader• Scribe/SpeechRecognitionTechnology• SignLanguageInterpreterforfrontpageinstructionsonly
TheForm11(JCQ/EL/NF)mustlistthenamesandnumbersoflearnerswhoweregrantedanyofthesearrangements.
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Theaccessarrangementsdetailedabovemaybeappropriateforlearnerswithdisabilities,specialeducationalneedsortemporaryinjuriesimpactingontheirabilitytoaccesstheassessment,butthisisnotanexhaustivelist.Reasonableadjustmentswhichmaybeappropriateforlearnerswithdisabilitieshavenotbeenlisted;applicationsshouldbemadeonanindividualbasistoOCR.Applicationsreceivedwillbeconsideredinthecontextofthestandardswhichmustbemetineachunitandtheevidenceofneed.
ApplicationsshouldbemadetotheSpecialRequirementsTeamatOCR([email protected]).
TheJCQdocumentA Guide to the Special Consideration Processdocumentshouldalsobereferredtoregardingpost-assessmentspecialconsiderationincasesoftemporaryillness,indispositionorinjury,atthetimeoftheassessment.EntryLevelCertificateapplicationsforspecialconsiderationshouldbesubmittedusingSpecialConsiderationOnline,accessedviaOCRInterchange
4c. Adminofnon-examassessment
Regulationsgoverningarrangementsfor internalassessmentsarecontainedinthe
JCQInstructions for conducting non-examination assessments.
Levelsofsupport
ForeachoftheEntryLevelassessments,theteachermayhelplearnerstounderstandthetasksbutmaynothelpthemwiththecontentoftheiranswers.Therearethreebroadlevelsofsupportwhichteacherscanoffertoenablelearnerstocompletetasksindependently,fromHighlevel,substantialsupport,toLowlevel,minimalsupport.Teachers canofferadifferentlevelofsupportfordifferenttasks.Thelevelofsupportgiventoalearnermayimpacttosomeextentonthemaximummarkwhichcanbeawardedforatask.Thefollowingdescriptionsindicatethedegreeofsupportthatteacherscan givetoenablelearnerstocompletethetasksindependently.
Readingtasks
Teachersshouldintroducethetextbyreadingout thetitleandthelinesprintedinitalics.Theymay alsoreadoutanypropernamesthatmaynotreadilyberecognised.Teachersmayreadoutanyquestion toanylearner.Teachersarefreetowritedownanswersatthelearner’sdictation.Whereawordinalearner’sresponseisillegible,teachersshouldsupplyareadableversion.Ifnecessary,alearnermaybeaskedtoidentifytheword.
High:LearnersworkingwithhighlevelsupportwillcompletetheReadingtasksincollaborationwiththeteacher.Theteacherwillhelpthemtounderstand thesituationandthetasks.Theteacherwillexpect toreadthetextswiththelearnerandtohelpthemunderstandthemeaningsofwords.Theteachermayfinditappropriatetogetlearnerstoreadthetextaloud.
Medium:Learnersworkingwithmediumlevelsupportwillshowprogresswithindependentreadingandwillreceiveoccasionalhelpwithunderstandingthemeaningsofthetasksandwithunderstandingoccasionalindividualwordsandmeaningsinthetexts.Theteachermayadviselearnerstoreadthetextaloud.
Low:LearnersworkingwithlowlevelsupportwillreadquietlyandworkindependentlyontheReadingtasks.Theteachermayoccasionallyanswerquestionsaboutthewordingsoftasks.
Writingtasks
Theteachermayremindlearnersaboutallrelevantfeaturesoftheirwritingandofferreassuranceas
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necessary. Work should not be corrected as learners write,butteachersshouldindicateonthescriptanywordswithwhichtheyhavegivenassistance.
High:Learnersworkingwithhighlevelsupportwillmakepositiveachievementsincollaborationwith theteacher.Theteachercanhelplearnerswithindividualwordsandphrasesintheirwritingandofferguidancewhereitisneeded.LearnersworkingwithhighlevelsupportwillusuallyfinditdifficulttowritemorethanabriefresponseandwillthereforeusuallybeexpectedtobeworkingatLevel1standard.
Medium:Learnersworkingwithmediumlevelsupportwillshowprogresswithindependentwritingbuttheteachermayhelpthemwithindividualwordsintheirwriting.LearnersworkingwithmediumlevelsupportshouldgivesomeevidenceoftheirabilitytosustainwritingandwillusuallybeexpectedtobeworkingatLevel2standard.
Low:Learnersworkingwithlowlevelsupportwillcompletetheirworkundernormalinternalassessmentconditions.Learnersworkingwithlowlevel support should be able to plan and write independentlyandshouldgiveevidenceoftheirabilitytosustainwritingatareasonablelength.LearnersworkingwithlowlevelsupportwillusuallybeexpectedtobeworkingatLevel3standard.
Spokenlanguage
Teachersshouldensurethatlearnersunderstandwhattheyhavetodobeforethebeginningofthetask.Duringthetasktheteachershouldinterveneaslittleaspossible.
High:Learnersworkingwithhighlevelsupportwillmakepositivecontributionstotheactivityincollaborationwiththeteacher.Theteachermayencouragelearnersandpromptthemtocommunicateinformationortorespondtoquestions.Theteachercanremindlearnersofthesituationandaudienceforthetask.Thediscussionorroleplaywillbeledbytheteacher.LearnersworkingwithhighlevelsupportwillusuallybeexpectedtobeworkingatLevel1standard.
Medium: Learnersworkingwithmediumlevelsupportwillshowprogresswithindependentparticipationintheactivity.Theteachermayencouragelearnersandpromptthemtoexpandoncomments.Theycanremindlearnersofthesituationandaudienceforthetask.LearnersworkingwithmediumlevelsupportwillusuallybeexpectedtobeworkingatLevel2standard.
Low: Learnersworkingwithlowlevelsupportwillindependentlyparticipateintheactivity.Theteachermayoccasionallyencouragelearnersandpromptthemtoexpandoncomments.LearnersworkingwithlowlevelsupportwillusuallybeexpectedtobeworkingatLevel3standard.
Authenticationoflearner’swork
Centresmustdeclarethattheworksubmittedforassessmentisthelearner’sownbycompletingacentreauthenticationform(CCS160).ThisinformationmustberetainedatthecentreandbeavailableonrequesttoeitherOCRortheJCQcentre
inspectionservice.ItmustbekeptuntilthedeadlinehaspassedforcentrestosubmitaReviewofResults(RoR).OncethisdeadlinehaspassedandcentreshavenotrequestedaRoR,thisevidencecanbedestroyed.
HeadofCentreAnnualDeclaration
TheHeadofCentreisrequiredtoprovideadeclarationtotheJCQaspartoftheannualNCNupdate,conductedintheautumnterm,toconfirmthatthecentreismeetingalloftherequirementsdetailedinthespecification.
AnyfailurebyacentretoprovidetheHeadofCentreAnnualDeclarationwillresultinyourcentrestatusbeingsuspendedandcouldleadtothewithdrawalofour approval for you to operate as a centre.
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Privatecandidates
PrivatecandidatesmayenterforOCRassessments.
Aprivatecandidateissomeonewhopursuesacourseofstudyindependentlybuttakesanexaminationorassessmentatanapprovedexaminationcentre.Aprivatecandidatemaybeapart-timestudent,someonetakingadistancelearningcourse,orsomeonebeingtutoredprivately.TheymustbebasedintheUK.
TheEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishrequireslearnerstocompleteatotaloffivetasks:twoReadingtasks,twoWritingtasksandoneSpokenLanguagetask.
Thesetasksareanessentialpartofthecourseandwill allow learners to develop skills for further study oremploymentaswellastheconfidencetocommunicateeffectively.
Private candidates need to contact OCR approved centres to establish whether they are prepared to hostthemasaprivatecandidate.ThecentremaychargeforthisfacilityandOCRrecommendsthatthearrangementismadeearlyinthecourse.
FurtherguidanceforprivatecandidatesmaybefoundontheOCRwebsite:http://www.ocr.org.uk.
Internalstandardisation
Centresmustcarryoutinternalstandardisationtoensurethatmarksawardedbydifferentteachersare
accurate and consistent across all learners entered for thecomponentfromthatcentre.
Moderation
Thepurposeofmoderationistobringthemarkingofinternally-assessedassessmentsinallparticipatingcentrestoanagreedstandard.Thisisachievedbycheckingasampleofeachcentre’smarkingoflearner’s work.
Followinginternalstandardisation,centressubmitmarkstoOCRandthemoderator.Ifthereare10learnersorfewer,alltheworkshouldbesubmittedformoderationatthesametimeasmarksaresubmitted.
OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderator,centreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest.Sampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearners’work.
Therearetwowaystosubmitasample:
ModerationviatheOCRRepository–Whereyouupload electronic copies of the work included in the sampletotheOCRRepositoryandyourmoderatoraccessestheworkfromthere.
Postalmoderation–Whereyoupostthesampleofworktothemoderator.
Themethodthatwillbeusedtosubmitthe moderationsamplemustbespecifiedwhen
makingentries.TherelevantentrycodesaregiveninSection4aabove.
Alllearners’workmustbesubmittedusingthesameentryoption.Itisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothoptionswithinthesameseries.
Each learner’s work should have a cover sheet attachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedfortheReading,WritingandSpokenlanguagetasks. Iftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformat,thiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearner’sfolder.Formoreinformation ontheevidencerequiredformoderation,seesection5dFiles.
Centreswillreceivetheoutcomeofmoderation whentheprovisionalresultsareissued.Thiswillinclude:
ModerationAdjustmentsReport–Listingany scalingthathasbeenappliedtointernallyassessedassessments.
Moderator Report to Centres–Abriefreportby themoderatorontheinternalassessmentoflearners’ work.
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GradeScale
EntryLevelqualificationsaregradedonthescale:Entry3,Entry2andEntry1,whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailable.LearnerswhofailtoreachtheminimumstandardofEntry1willbeUnclassified(U).
OnlysubjectsinwhichgradesEntry3,Entry2 andEntry1areattainedwillberecordedoncertificates.
Results
Results are released to centres and learners for informationandtoallowanyqueriestoberesolvedbeforecertificatesareissued.
Centreswillhaveaccesstothefollowingresultsinformationforeachlearner:
• thegradeforthequalification
• thetotalmarkforthequalification.
Thefollowingsupportinginformationwillbeavailable:
• gradeboundariesforeachentryoption.
Untilcertificatesareissued,resultsaredeemedtobeprovisionalandmaybesubjecttoamendment.
Alearner’sfinalresultswillberecordedonanOCRcertificate.Thequalificationtitlewillbeshownonthecertificateas‘OCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish’.
4e. Post-resultsservices
Anumberofpost-resultsservicesareavailable:
• Reviewofresults–Ifyouarenothappywiththeoutcomeofalearner’sresults,centresmayrequestareviewoftheirmoderation.
• Missingandincompleteresults–Thisserviceshouldbeusedifanindividualsubjectresultforalearnerismissing,orthelearnerhasbeenomittedentirelyfromtheresultssupplied.
4f. Malpractice
It is the responsibility of the Head of Centre to report (inwriting)allcasesofsuspectedmalpracticeinvolvingcentrestafforcandidates,[email protected].
WhenaskedtodosobyOCR,HeadsofCentres arerequiredtoinvestigateinstancesofmalpracticepromptly,andreporttheoutcomesto [email protected].
FurtherinformationiscontainedintheJCQpublication: General and Vocational Qualifications – Suspected Malpractice in Examinations and Assessments whichisavailablefromwww.jcq.org.uk.
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5a. Awardingofgrades
ThegradesawardedfortheEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishwillbeatthreelevels:Entry1,Entry2andEntry3.
Allmarkschemeshavebeenwrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds:
5 Appendices
SpecificationGrade Entry 3 Entry 2 Entry 1
Target 80% 60% 40%
5b. Overlapwithotherqualifications
ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSE(9–1)inEnglishLanguage,althoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent.
ThereisadegreeofoverlapbetweenthecontentofthisspecificationandthoseforotherEntryLevelCertificatesinEnglish.
5c. Keyskillssections
ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication, Application of Number, Information Technology, Working with Others, Improving Own Learning and Performance and Problem Solving at Level 1. However,theextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilstheKey Skills criteria at these levels will be totally
dependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadopted for each unit.
ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKeySkillscriteriaatLevel1foreachunit.
Unit C1
AoN1
IT1
WwO1
IoLP1
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AllcentresenteringlearnersfortheOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglishmustsubmitasampleoflearners’filesasevidenceformoderation.Learners’filescanbesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepositoryorsubmittedforpostalmoderation. Seesection4afortherelevantentrycodes.
AlltheEntryLevelEnglishtasksareinternallyassessed.Theyaremarkedbytheteacherandinternally standardised by the centre. Marks are thensubmittedtoOCRby15Mayonanannualbasis,afterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRprocedures.Thepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarks forworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacher has applied the standards appropriately acrosstherangeoflearnerswithinthecentre.
OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderator,centreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest.
Thesamplewillconsistof10learnersfromacross thecentre’sattainmentrange.Where10learnersorfewerareenteredforthequalification,thecentre willsubmitfilesforalllearners.Filessubmittedformoderationshouldbeclearlylabelledandincludethefollowingdetails:
• centrenumber
• centrename
• candidatenumber
• candidatename
• tasktitle.
Eachlearner’sfileshouldincludeacoversheet withdetailsofthemarksawardedforeachtaskinaccordancewiththemarkingcriteria.Ifthework istobesubmittedelectronically,thiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachlearner’sfile.
Eachlearnerfileshouldcontainthefollowingevidenceandshouldbesubmittedforeachlearner inthesample:
• thetwoReadingtasks
• thetwoWritingtasks
• ACDorDVDcontaininganaudiorecordingofthelearner’sSpokenlanguagetask.ThecentreisresponsibleforprovidingaCDorDVDforthispurpose.
CompatibleaudiofileformatsfortherecordingoftheSpokenlanguagetaskaregiveninthetablebelow.
Audioorsoundformats
MPEGAudioLayer3(*.mp3)
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5e. Interimawards
TheEntryLevelEnglishcoursewillleadtofinalcertificationbyOCRatEntryLevel1,2or3.However,thisspecificationalsoprovidestheopportunityforinterimcertificationtobeachievedbylearnersatstagesduringthecourse.Theseinterimcertificatesareavailableatthreedifferentlevels:Bronze,SilverandGold.Thesecertificatesareawardedtolearnersbythecentreinrecognitionoftheprogresstheyhavemade.
ThecentremayawardinterimcertificatesatBronze,SilverandGold,asdescribedbelow.Theseinterimawardsprovidemotivationandmaintainengagementbyrecognisinglearners’progressintheOCR EntryLevelCertificateinEnglish.Thecertificates areavailabletodownloadviaInterchange https://interchange.ocr.org.uk.
Awardsarebasedoncreditaccumulationduringthecourse. Any combinationofmarksgainedfrom theinterimassessmenttaskscanbeusedtoreachthethresholdtotalforeachlevelofinterimawards.
Teacherswillneedtomonitortheperformanceoflearnersatfrequentintervalsduringthecourse.AstheyapproachthethreekeypointsfortheinterimawardsofBronze,SilverandGold,learnersshouldbeawareofhowclosetheyaretoachievingtheiraward.
BronzeAward(40%):Threshold:40marksAnexampleofaperformanceforBronzeaward wouldbe:
Reading(01)Understandinganon-fictiontext– 7marksoutof20Understandingaliterarytext – 8marksoutof20
Writing(02)Informativewriting – 10marksoutof20Imaginativewriting – 5marksoutof20
Spokenlanguage(03)Discussionorroleplay – 10marksoutof20
Thisrepresentsanoverallachievementof40%.
SilverAward(60%):Threshold:60marksAnexampleofaperformanceforSilveraward wouldbe:
Reading(01)Understandinganon-fictiontext– 12marksoutof20Understandingaliterarytext – 13marksoutof20
Writing(02)Informativewriting – 13marksoutof20Imaginativewriting – 10marksoutof20
Spokenlanguage(03)Discussionorroleplay – 12marksoutof20
Thisrepresentsanoverallachievementof60%.
GoldAward(80%):Threshold:80marks AnexampleofaperformanceforGoldawardwouldbe:
Reading(01)Understandinganon-fictiontext– 17marksoutof20Understandingaliterarytext – 17marksoutof20
Writing(02)Informativewriting – 14marksoutof20Imaginativewriting – 16marksoutof20
Spokenlanguage(03)Discussionorroleplay – 16marksoutof20
Thisrepresentsanoverallachievementof80%.
InterimcertificatesforBronze,SilverandGoldawardscanbeawardedbycentresatanytimeduringtheEntryLevelcourse,butfinalgradecertificateswillonlybeissuedbyOCRwhenlearnershavecompletedtheOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish.Interimcertificationisasuggestionforthiscourseofstudyandisnotarequirementofthisspecification.
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Summaryofupdates
Date Version Section Titleofsection ChangeMay2018 1.1 Frontcover Disclaimer AdditionofdisclaimerSeptember2018
1.2 4a Pre-assessment Updatedentrycodes
January2019 1.3 3c TotalQualificationTime InsertionofnewsectionJanuary2020 1.4 i)4c
ii)4e
i)Adminofnon-examassessment
ii)Post-resultsservices
i)EnquiriesaboutresultschangedtoReviewofresults
ii)EnquiriesaboutresultschangedtoReviewofresults
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