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Why choose OCR Entry Level English?

Our Entry Level Certificate in English qualification will sit with the new GCSEs in English and English Language, enabling us to offer a coherent package for you and your learners.

A carefully considered course We understand that learners for this qualification may come from a diverse range of learning environments. With this in mind, our English Entry Level qualification has been designed to be as flexible as possible. There are three areas of assessment. The Reading task is set by us while the tasks for Speaking and Listening and for Writing are set by teachers with detailed guidance from us. All the elements are marked by teachers.

Accessible and relevant The course has been created to enable progress at your learners’ pace, the aim being that they can develop their skills and knowledge and be put forward for the assessment when they are ready. It is designed to be accessible and relevant and provide learners with recognition for their achievements.

Straightforward progression routes Our Entry Level Certificate in English can build confidence and be the gateway to further qualifications. It is directly linked to the new GCSEs in English and English Language and would allow for a natural progression to a higher level of study.

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1. IntroductiontoEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 31.1 OverviewofOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 31.2 WhatisnewinOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish? 41.3 GuidedLearningHours 4

2. ContentofEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 52.1 UnitR392:EntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 5

3. AssessmentofEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 63.1 OverviewoftheassessmentinEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 63.2 Assessmentavailability 63.3 AssessmentObjectives(AOs) 73.4 AOweightings–EntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 83.5 Awardingofgrades 8

4. InternalAssessmentinEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 94.1 Internalassessmenttasks 94.2 PlanningandmanagingInternalAssessment 104.3 Moderation 124.4 Minimumrequirementsforinternallyassessedwork 184.5 SubmittingthemoderationsamplesviatheOCRRepository 18

5. SupportforEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 195.1 FreeresourcesavailablefromtheOCRwebsite 195.2 Training 195.3 OCRSupportServices 19

6. AccessarrangementsforEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 207. AdministrationofEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 21

7.1 Registrationandentries 217.2 Entrydeadlines 217.3 Gradingandawardofcertificates 217.4 Qualificationre-sits 217.5 Enquiriesaboutresults 217.6 Shelf-lifeofcomponents 227.7 Restrictionsoncandidatesentries 22

8. OtherinformationaboutEntryLevelCertificateinEnglish 238.1 Overlapwithotherqualifications 238.2 Progressionfromthisqualification 238.3 Avoidanceofbias 238.4 RegulatoryRequirements 238.5 Language 238.6 Spiritual,moral,ethical,social,legislative,economicandculturalissues 238.7 Sustainabledevelopment,healthandsafetyconsiderationsandEuropeandevelopments,

consistentwithinternationalagreements 238.8 KeySkills 248.9 Citizenship 24

9. Appendix:Guidancefortheproductionofelectronicinternalassessment 25

Contents


1. Introduction to Entry Level Certificate in English

1.1 Overview of OCR Entry Level Certificate in English

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EntryLevelCertificateinEnglish(R392)

Component1Speaking and ListeningInternalassessment40% of Entry Level

CertificateinEnglish40marks

TwotasksSetbyTeachersDiscussionRolePlay

Component2ReadingInternalassessment20% of Entry Level


OnetaskFromabankoftaskssetbyOCRUnderstanding

Component3WritingInternalassessment40% of Entry Level


TwotasksSetbyTeachersInformativeWritingImaginativeWriting

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1.2 What is new in OCR Entry Level Certificate in English?

ThissectionisintendedforteacherswhocurrentlyuseOCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglish.IthighlightsthedifferencesbetweenthecurrentEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishandnewversionforfirstteachinginSeptember2010includedhere:

1.3 Guided Learning Hours

Therearenospecifiedguidedlearninghoursforthiscoursebuttypicallythecoursecouldtakebetween60and120guidedlearninghoursdependingontheabilityofthecandidatesandthedeliveryapproachadopted.

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Whatremainsthesame? Whatischanging?• Therearestillthreeareasofassessment

-Reading,WritingandSpeakingandListening.

• Therearesimilartasks.• Itisstillmarkedbyteachers.

• Thereisinternalassessmentforallthreeunits.

• Therearefewertasks-oneforReading,twoforWriting,twoforSpeakingandListening

• ThereisabankofReadingtasksforyoutoselectfrom.

• Candidatesarenolongerrequiredtoreadaloudaspartoftheassessment.


2. Content of Entry Level Certificate in English

2.1 Unit R392: Entry Level Certificate in English

TheEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishcomprisesoneInternalAssessmentUnitavailableinJuneonlyanddividedintothreecomponents.

Component1:Speaking and ListeningTherearetwotaskswhichwillbesetbyteachers:• Discussion• RolePlayTaskswillbepracticalscenariossuchasdevelopinganappropriatetelephonemannerandcontributingtogroupdiscussions.

Component2:ReadingThereisonetaskfromabankoftaskssetbyOCR:• UnderstandingTherewillbeonepassage,approximately250wordsinlength,followedbyanumberofshortanswerquestions.CandidateswillreadthepassageandwritetheiranswersontheQuestionPaper.

Component3:WritingTherearetwotaskswhichwillbesetbyteachers:• InformativeWritingsuchasapersonalstatement,aletterofcomplaintorapieceofwritingthat

expressesopinion• ImaginativeWriting

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3. Assessment of Entry Level Certificate in English

3.1 Overview of the assessment in Entry Level Certificate in English

EntryLevelCertificateinEnglishR392

Component1:Speaking and Listening40%ofthetotalmarks40marks

Twotaskswhichwillbesetbyteachers:• Discussion• RolePlay

Component2:Reading20%ofthetotalmarks20marksTime:35minutes

OnetaskfromabankoftaskssetbyOCR:• UnderstandingTeachersshoulddrawcandidates’attentiontotheallocationofmarksforeachquestionandtherelationshipofthespaceprovidedtotheexpectedlengthoftheiranswers

3.2 Assessment availability

ThereisoneassessmentserieseachyearinJune.

Component3:Writing40%ofthetotalmarks40marks

Twotaskswhichwillbesetbyteachers:• InformativeWriting• ImaginativeWriting

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3.3 Assessment Objectives

Candidatesareexpectedtodemonstratethefollowinginthecontextofthecontentdescribed:

AO1 Speaking and ListeningCandidatesmustshowthattheycanunderstandandparticipateinSpeakingandListeningby:• Speakingclearlyandwithconfidence• Structuringtheirtalksothatitiscoherentandunderstandable• Choosingavocabularyappropriatetosituation,purposeandaudience• Understandingtheconventionsofdiscussionandconversation• Listeningwithattentionandconcentration• Respondingtoanddevelopingtheideasofothers• Usingandrespondingtostandardandnon-standardEnglishas

appropriate.AO2 Reading

Candidatesmustshowthattheycanderivemeaningby:• Identifyingarangeofsimplevocabulary• Recognisingwordpatterns• UnderstandingtheorganisationandstructuresofstandardEnglish• Usingcontexttoestablishsense• Retrievingandorderinginformation• Respondingtosomeliterarydevices.

AO3 WritingCandidatesmustshowthattheycancommunicatemeaningby:• Formingletterscorrectly,bothlowercaseandcapitals• Joininglettersinwords• Writingneatlyandclearly• Spellingcommonlyoccurringsimplewordsaccurately• Usingsentencemarkersaccuratelyandconsistently• UsingthegrammarandstructuresofsimplestandardEnglish• Choosingvocabularyappropriatetothetaskandreader• Organisingtheirwritingaccordingtothepurpose.

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3.4 AO weightings – Entry Level Certificate in English

Therelationshipbetweentheunitsandtheassessmentobjectivesoftheschemeofassessmentisshowninthefollowinggrid:

3.5 Awarding of grades

ThegradesawardedfortheEntryLevelCertificatewillbeatthreelevels:Entry1;Entry2andEntry3,whereEntryLevel3isthehighestlevel.

Allmarkschemesarewrittentoaddressthefollowingtargetedthresholds:

Components% of Entry Level

TotalAO1 AO2 AO3Component1:Speaking and Listening 40 – – 40Component2:Reading – 20 – 20Component3:Writing – – 40 40Total 40 20 40 100

SpecificationGrade Entry3 Entry 2 Entry 1Target 80% 60% 40%

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4. Internal Assessment in Entry Level Certificate in English

4.1 Internal assessment tasks

Thissectionprovidesgeneralguidanceoninternalassessment:whatinternalassessmenttasksare,whenandhowtheyareavailable;howtoplanandmanageinternalassessmentandwhatcontrolsmustbeappliedthroughouttheprocess.MorespecificguidanceandsupportisprovidedforEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishontheOCRwebsitewww.ocr.org.uk

TherequirementsforWrittenandforSpeakingandListeninginternalassessmentaresuchthattheycanbevocationallylinkedandcentresareencouragedtodothisifappropriate.

Foreachofthethreecomponents,theteachermayhelpcandidatestounderstandsituationsandtasksbutmaynothelpthemwiththecontentoftheiranswers.

Thefollowingdescriptionsindicatethedegreeofteacherhelpgiventoenableallcandidatestocompletetasksindependently.

Speaking and ListeningTwointernalassessmenttaskswillbesetbyteachers.GuidancewillbesuppliedbyOCR.InSpeaking and ListeningacandidateworkingatLevel1willmakebasic,undevelopedcontributionswhileacandidateworkingatLevel3willattemptexplanationsandusedetailindescriptions.

ReadingOnetaskfromabankofinternalassessmenttaskssetbyOCR.ThesewillbeavailablefromInterchange.GuidanceonhowtoaccessinternalassessmenttasksfromInterchangeisavailableontheOCRwebsite.CentresmustensurethatcandidatesundertakeataskapplicabletothecorrectyearoftheexaminationbycheckingcarefullytheexaminationdatesofthetasksonInterchange.

WritingTwointernalassessmenttaskswillbesetbyteachers.GuidancewillbesuppliedbyOCR.Teachers’expectationsoftheextenttowhichcandidatescansustainaresponsewillvary.AcandidateworkingatLevel1willwriteonlybriefly,butifworkingatLevel3shouldgiveevidenceofabilitytosustainwritingatreasonablelength.Teachers,knowingtheircandidates,shouldsettaskswhichofferchallengesappropriatetotheirability.Appropriatetaskssetforinternalassessmentwillbebasedonpersonalinterestsandcontextsfamiliartothecandidate.

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CandidatesworkingatLevel1Makepositiveachievementsincollaborationwiththeteacherwhowillexpecttoreadwiththem,helpthemwithindividualwordsandphrasesintheirwritingandofferguidancewhereitisneeded.

CandidatesworkingatLevel2Showprogressinindependentreadingandwriting,buttheteacherwillanswerquestionsaboutmeaningsandgivehelpwithindividualwords.Theremaybeinsecurityaboutthemeaningsoftasks.

CandidatesworkingatLevel3Completetheirworkundernormalinternalassessmentconditionsbuttheteachermayoccasionallyanswerquestionsaboutthewordingsoftasks.

4.2 Planning and managing Internal Assessment

CandidateswillneedtoproduceresponsestofivetaskstocompletetheEntryLevelqualification.

MarkingTeachersshouldawardmarksaccordingtothemarkdescriptorsfoundinSection4.3.3ofthisspecificationusingthe‘bestfit’approachdescribedinSection4.3.2.

Component1:Speaking and ListeningTheSpeakingandListeningComponentconsistsoftwotaskssetbyteachers.Teachersshouldensurethatcandidatesunderstandwhattheyhavetodobeforethebeginningofatask.Duringthetasktheteachershouldinterveneaslittleaspossible.Themarkawardedwilltosomeextentdependontheamountofsupportthatisprovided.

Component2:ReadingTheReadingPaperconsistsofonepassageofapproximately250wordsfollowedbyaseriesofquestionstowhichcandidatesgivewrittenanswersinthespacesprovided.Teachersshoulddrawcandidates’attentiontotheallocationofmarksforeachquestionandtherelationshipofthespaceprovidedtotheexpectedlengthoftheiranswers.Thetaskshouldbetakeninaclassroomandconductedbythecandidates’ownteacher.Theteachermaybeassistedbyotherteachersorbyclassroomassistantswhomustfollowthisguidance.ThePaperwillnormallybecompletedinnotmorethan35minutes,butteachersmayusetheirdiscretionastothetiming,dependingontheneedsofindividualcandidates.

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ThePassageTeachersintroducethepassagebyreadingoutthetitleandthelinesprintedinitalics.Teachersmayalsoreadoutanypropernamesthatmaynotreadilyberecognised.Mostcandidateswillreadthepassagequietly,unaided.However,candidatesworkingatLevel1willnormallyneedassistance,andteacherswillfinditmoreappropriatetogetthemtoreadthepassagealoud.CandidatesworkingatthelowerendofLevel2mayalsobeadvisedtoreadthepassageoutloudandtoreceiveoccasionalhelptoensurethattheyunderstandwhattheyread.

TheQuestionsTeachersmayreadoutanyquestiontoanycandidate.Whatevertheamountofhelpgiventoacandidate,teachersmustonnoaccountsupplyananswertoaquestionorindicatewhichofacandidate’ssuggestionsiscorrect.

LegibilitySincethisisnotatestofwriting,teachersarefreetowritedownanswersatthecandidate’sdictation.Whereawordisillegible,teachersshouldsupplyareadableversion.Ifnecessary,acandidatemaybeaskedtoidentifytheword.Thesefacilitiesareforcandidatesatalllevelsandthereisnodeductionofmarks.

MarkingTeachersshouldawardmarksonlyaccordingtothemarkscheme.Thisistoensurethatallteachersmarktothesamestandard.Candidatesarenotexpectedtousethesamewordsasthosegiveninthemarkscheme.Teachersshouldmakejudgementsastowhethercandidateshavegraspedthegistoftheanswersufficientlyforamarktobegiven.

AssistanceCandidatesworkingatLevel1willcompletethewholepaperincollaborationwiththeteacherwhowillhelpthemunderstandsituationsandtasks,andwiththereadingofthepassage.Themaximummarkthatmaybeawardedis6.However,ifthecandidaterespondsunexpectedlywelltothisamountofhelp,amaximummarkof7maybeawarded.CandidatesworkingatLevel2willreceiveoccasionalhelpwithunderstandingtasksandoccasionalwordsandmeaningsinthepassage.Themaximummarkthatmaybeawardedis13.However,ifthecandidaterespondsunexpectedlywelltothisamountofhelp,amaximummarkof14maybeawarded.CandidatesworkingatLevel3willworkindependently.

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Component3:WritingThewritingcomponentconsistsoftwotaskssetbyteachers.Candidatesmayplantheirwritingincollaborationwitheachotherandwiththeteacherwhomay:• discusstopics,themesandideas• considerwhothewritingisforandappropriatewaysoforganisingit• helpwithplanning.Inadditiontheteachermayremindcandidatesaboutallrelevantfeaturesoftheirwritingandofferreassuranceasnecessary.Workshouldnotbecorrectedascandidateswrite.Teachersshould,however,indicateonthescriptwordswithwhichtheyhavegivenassistance.CandidatesworkingatLevel3shouldbeabletoplanandwriteindependently.

MarkingTeachersshouldawardmarksaccordingtothemarkdescriptorsfoundinSection4.3.3ofthisspecificationusingthe‘bestfit’approachdescribedinSection4.3.2.

4.3 Moderation

Allcentresenteringcandidatesaresubjecttoqualitycontrolviamoderationofasampleofcandidates’worktowardstheendofthecourse.ThisspecificationofferstheopportunityformoderationevidencetobesubmittedelectronicallyviatheOCRRepository(seeEntrycodesinSection7.1Registrationandentriesofthisspecification).Itistheresponsibilityofthecentretoselectthesampleofcandidates’worktobesentformoderation.

Allinternallyassessedtasksaremarkedbytheteacherandinternallystandardisedbythecentre.MarksarethensubmittedtoOCR,afterwhichmoderationtakesplaceinaccordancewithOCRprocedures.Thepurposeofmoderationistoensurethatthestandardoftheawardofmarksforworkisthesameforeachcentreandthateachteacherhasappliedthestandardsappropriatelyacrosstherangeofcandidateswithinthecentre.

Thesamplewillrepresentperformanceacrossthewholeattainmentrangefromthecentreandwillincludeworkassessedbyeachteacherinvolvedintheassessment.Themoderatormayrequireawrittenstatementdescribinghoweffectiveinternalstandardisationhasbeencarriedoutwithinacentre.

OncemarkshavebeensubmittedtoOCRandyourmoderator,centreswillreceiveamoderationsamplerequest.Sampleswillincludeworkfromacrosstherangeofattainmentofthelearners’work.

Thefollowingshouldbesubmittedforthemoderationofeachcandidate:

• theReadingtask

• theWritingtasks

• ACDfeaturingthetwotasksforSpeaking and Listening.

OCRwillprovideaCDfortherecordingoftheSpeaking and Listeningtasks.

Wheresixcandidatesorfewerareenteredfortheexamination,thecentrewillsubmitalltheworkofallthecandidates.

MoredetailedinstructionswillbeissuedbyOCRnearertotheinternallyassessedworkdeadlinedate.

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Thesampleofworkwhichispresentedtothemoderatorformoderationmustshowhowthemarkshavebeenawardedinrelationtothemarkingcriteria.

Eachcandidate’sworkshouldhaveacoversheetattachedtoitwithasummaryofthemarksawardedforthetask.Iftheworkistobesubmittedindigitalformat,thiscoversheetshouldalsobesubmittedelectronicallywithineachcandidate’sfile.

4.3.1 Applying the assessment criteria

Thestartingpointformarkingthetasksisthemarkingcriteria(seesection4.3.3 Marking Criteria for Internal Assessments).Thesecontainlevelsofcriteriafortheskills,knowledgeandunderstandingthatthecandidateisrequiredtodemonstrate.

4.3.2 Use of a ‘best fit’ approach to marking criteria

TheassessmenttasksshouldbemarkedbyteachersaccordingtotheOCRmarkingcriteriausinga‘bestfit’approach.Foreachoftheassessmentobjectives/criteria,teachersselectthebanddescriptorsprovidedinthemarkinggridthatmostcloselydescribethequalityoftheworkbeingmarked.

Markingshouldbepositive,rewardingachievementratherthanpenalisingfailureoromissions.Theawardofmarksmustbedirectlyrelatedtothemarkingcriteria.Teachersusetheirprofessionaljudgementinselectingthebanddescriptorthatbestdescribestheworkofthecandidate.Using‘best-fit’,decidefirstwhichBANDDESCRIPTORbestdescribestheoverallqualityoftheanswer.Therearesevenmarksateachband.

• Highestmark:Ifclearevidenceofthequalitiesinthebanddescriptorisshown,theHIGHESTMarkshouldbeawarded.

• Lowestmark:Iftheanswershowsthecandidatetobeborderline(ietheyhaveachievedallthequalitiesofthebandsbelowandshowlimitedevidenceofmeetingthecriteriaofthebandinquestion)theLOWESTmarkshouldbeawarded.

• Middlemark:Thismarkshouldbeusedforcandidateswhoaresecureintheband.Theyarenot‘borderline’buttheyhaveonlyachievedsomeofthequalitiesinthebanddescriptor.

• Furtherrefinementcanbemadebyusingtheinterveningmarks.

Teachersshouldusethefullrangeofmarksavailabletothemandawardfullmarksinanybandforworkwhichfullymeetsthatdescriptor.Thisisworkwhichis‘thebestonecouldexpectfromcandidatesworkingatthatlevel’.

ThefinalmarkforthecandidatefortheInternalAssessmentunitisoutofatotalof100.

Speaking and Listening• Markeachtaskoutof20andaddthetotalstogiveamarkoutof40.

Reading• Markaccordingtothepublishedmarkscheme.Maximummark:20.

Writing• Markeachtaskoutof20andaddthetotalstogiveamarkoutof40.

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4.3.3 Marking Criteria for internal assessments

Component1:Speaking and Listening

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Candidatesspeakandlistenwithregardtopersonalinterestandfamiliarcontexts.TheyspeakclearlyandlistentoothersshowingsomerecognitionofthefunctionsofstandardEnglish.Theybegintofollowandtoexplainthemainpointsofadiscussion,makegeneralcontributionsandrespondtosomeofthepointsmadebyothers.Theymakesomeuseofdetailandgiveevidenceofasimplebutdevelopingvocabulary.

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Candidatesspeakonmattersofpersonalinterest.lthoughtheircontributionsmaynotbeconsistent,theygiveevidenceofanabilitytolistentoothersandtorespondwithalittlehelpfuldetail;toidentifysomepointsinadiscussionandtoshowthattheyhavedoneso;tounderstandthefunctionofstandardEnglishandtomakecarefuluseofasimplevocabulary.

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Candidatesspeak,usuallybriefly,onmattersofimmediateinterest.Theycanspeakaudiblyandgivesomeevidenceoflisteningtoothersandofmakingappropriateresponses.Theyfollowthemaindriftofatleastpartofadiscussionandconvey,insimplevocabulary,simplemeaningsthatarerelevanttothesubject.Theymaybegintoextendanecdotesbyprovidingsomedetail.

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Component3:Writing

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Candidates’writingshowssignsoforganisationandclarityandofapplicationtotask.Themainfeaturesofchosenformsofwritingareusedappropriatelyandthereissomeawarenessofthereader.Sentencesaresometimesarrangedtogiveacoherentsequenceandtheirbasicgrammaticalstructureisusuallycorrect.Monosyllabicandsomecommonpolysyllabicwordsarespeltcorrectlyandcandidatesbegintousebasicpunctuationsuchasfullstops,capitallettersandquestionmarkswithsomeaccuracy.Handwritingislegibleandatleastsomeofitisconsistentlyjoined.Factualaccountsarereasonablycompleteandorderly,andvocabulary,thoughstraightforward,iscorrect.Storiesandpersonalaccountsarewrittenasaseriesofeventswithalittledetailandwithbeginningsandendings.Statementsofopinionareclearandhavesomeexplanation.

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Candidates’writingcommunicatesoverallmeaninginbothnarrativeandnon-narrativeforms.Someattemptismadetoprovideasimplestructure.Mostoftheworkisexpressedwithsomeclarity,usingbasicvocabulary.Somesentencesarejoinedtoshowconnectionsofeventsandideas,butmanyaresimple,thoughaccurate.Somesentencesaredemarcatedbycapitallettersandfullstops.Inhandwriting,lettersareaccuratelyformedandareconsistentinsize.Infactualaccounts,candidatesbegintopresentfactsinasequencehelpfultothereader;storiesandpersonalaccountshavesimplebeginningsandendings;statementsofopinionarebriefor,ifonaverysimpleissue,havealittleexplanation.

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Candidates’writingcommunicatesthroughsimplewordsandphrases.Writingisbrief,andverysimplemeaningsarecomprehensible.Thereissomeawarenessofhowfullstopsareused.Inhandwritinglettersareusuallyclearlyshapedandcorrectlyorientated.Factualworkisusuallypresentedasbrieflists,storiesassomesimple,possiblyrandomevents,andstatementsofopinionareunelaborated.

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4.3.4 Authentication of work

Teachersmustbeconfidentthattheworktheymarkisthecandidate’sown.Thisdoesnotmeanthatacandidatemustbesupervisedthroughoutthecompletionofallworkbuttheteachermustexercisesufficientsupervision,orintroducesufficientchecks,tobeinapositiontojudgetheauthenticityofthecandidate’swork.

Whereverpossible,theteachershoulddiscusswork-in-progresswithcandidates.Thiswillnotonlyensurethatworkisunderwayinaplannedandtimelymannerbutwillalsoprovideopportunitiestochecktheauthenticityoftheworkandprovidegeneralfeedback.

Candidatesmustnotplagiarise.Plagiarismisthesubmissionofanotherperson’sworkasone’sownand/orfailuretoacknowledgeasourcecorrectly.Plagiarismisconsideredtobemalpracticeandcouldleadtothecandidatebeingdisqualified.Plagiarismsometimesoccursinnocentlywhencandidatesareunawareoftheneedtoreferenceoracknowledgetheirsources.Itisthereforeimportantthatcentresensurethatcandidatesunderstandthattheworktheysubmitmustbetheirownandthattheyunderstandthemeaningofplagiarismandwhatpenaltiesmaybeapplied.Candidatesmayrefertoresearch,quotationsorevidencebuttheymustlisttheirsources.Therewardsfromacknowledgingsources,andthecredittheywillgainfromdoingso,shouldbeemphasisedtocandidatesaswellasthepotentialrisksoffailingtoacknowledgesuchmaterial.Candidatesmaybeaskedtosignadeclarationtothiseffect.Centresshouldreinforcethismessagetoensurecandidatesunderstandwhatisexpectedofthem.

Pleasenote:CentresmustconfirmtoOCRthattheworkproducedbycandidatesisauthentic.TheCentreAuthenticationFormincludesadeclarationworkforteacherstosignandisavailablefromtheOCRwebsiteandInterchange.

4.3.5 Internal standardisation

Itisimportantthatallinternalassessors,workinginthesamesubjectarea,worktocommonstandards.Centresmustensurethattheinternalstandardisationofmarksacrossassessorsandteachinggroupstakesplaceusinganappropriateprocedure.

Thiscanbedoneinanumberofways.Inthefirstyear,referencematerialandOCRtrainingmeetingswillprovideabasisforcentres’ownstandardisation.Insubsequentyears,this,orcentres’ownarchivematerial,maybeused.Centresareadvisedtoholdpreliminarymeetingsofstaffinvolvedtocomparestandardsthroughcross-markingasmallsampleofwork.Aftermostofthemarkinghasbeencompleted,afurthermeetingatwhichworkisexchangedanddiscussedwillenablefinaladjustmentstobemade.

4.3.6 Production and presentation of internally assessed work

Thereshouldbeclearevidencethatworkhasbeenattemptedandsomeworkproduced.Ifacandidatesubmitsnoworkforaninternallyassessedcomponent,thenthecandidateshouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatcomponentonthemarksheetssubmittedtoOCR.Ifacandidatecompletesanyworkatallforaninternallyassessedcomponent,thentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtotheInternalAssessmentmarkingcriteriaandtheappropriatemarkawarded,whichmaybezero.

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OCRexpectsteacherstosuperviseandguidecandidateswhoareundertakingworkthatisinternallyassessed.Thedegreeofteacherguidancewillvaryaccordingtothekindofworkbeingundertaken.Itshouldberemembered,however,thatcandidatesarerequiredtoreachtheirownjudgmentsandconclusions.Whensupervisinginternallyassessedtasks,teachersareexpectedto:

• offercandidatesadviceabouthowbesttoapproachsuchtasks

• exercisesupervisionoftheworkinordertomonitorprogressandtopreventplagiarism

• ensurethattheworkiscompletedinaccordancewiththespecificationrequirementsandcanbeassessedinaccordancewiththespecifiedmarkdescriptionsandprocedures.

Workshould,whereverpossible,becarriedoutundersupervision.However,itisacceptedthatsometasksmayrequirecandidatestoundertakeworkoutsidetheCentre.Wherethisisthecase,theCentremustensurethatsufficientsupervisedworktakesplacetoallowtheteachersconcernedtoauthenticateeachcandidate'sworkwithconfidence.

CandidatesmustobservecertainproceduresintheproductionofInternalAssessmentwork.

• Tables,graphsandspreadsheetsmaybeproducedusingappropriateICT.Theseshouldbeinsertedintotheworkattheappropriateplace.

• Anycopiedworkmustbesuitablyacknowledged.

• Quotationsmustbeclearlymarkedandareferenceprovidedwhereverpossible.

• Worksubmittedformoderationormarkingmustbemarkedwiththe:

- centrenumber

- centrename

- candidatenumber

- candidatename

- unitcodeandtitle

- tasktitle.

Worksubmittedonpaperformoderationormarkingmustbesecuredbytreasurytags.Worksubmittedindigitalformat(CDoronline)mustbeinasuitablefilestructureasdetailedintheAppendixattheendofthisspecification.

4.3.7 Annotation of candidate’s work

Eachpieceofassessedworkshouldshowhowthemarkshavebeenawardedinrelationtothemarkdescriptions.

Thewritingofcommentsoncandidates'workprovidesameansofdialogueandfeedbackbetweenteacherandcandidateandameansofcommunicationbetweenteachersduringinternalstandardisationofinternallymarkedwork.

However,theuseofacompletedcoversheetforeachcandidate’sworkprovidesameansofcommunicationbetweenteacherandmoderatorandmightreplacetheneedforannotation.

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44.4 Minimum requirements for internally assessed work

Ifacandidatesubmitsnoworkforaninternallyassessedcomponent,thenthecandidateshouldbeindicatedasbeingabsentfromthatcomponentonthemarksheetssubmittedtoOCR.Ifacandidatecompletesanyworkatallforaninternallyassessedunit,thentheworkshouldbeassessedaccordingtothecriteriaormarkschemeandtheappropriatemarkawarded,whichmaybezero.

4.5 Submitting the moderation samples via the OCR Repository

TheOCRRepositoryallowscentrestosubmitmoderationsamplesinelectronicformat. https://interchange.ocr.org.uk

OCREntryLevelCertificateinEnglishcanbesubmittedelectronicallytotheOCRRepositoryviaInterchange:pleasecheckSection7.1pagepage21forunitentrycodesfortheOCRRepository.

InstructionsforhowtouploadfilestoOCRusingtheOCRRepositorycanbefoundonOCRInterchangeandintheInternalAssessmentGuideforEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishavailablefromtheOCRwebsite.


5. Support for Entry Level Certificate in English

5.1 Free resources available from the OCR website

ThefollowingmaterialswillbeavailableontheOCRwebsitewww.ocr.org.uk:

• EntryLevelCertificateinEnglishSpecification

• Specimenassessmentmaterialsforeachcomponent

• Teacher’sHandbook.

5.2 Training

• Formoreinformationgotohttp://www.ocr.org.uk/training/

5.3 OCR Support Services

OCRInterchangehasbeendevelopedtohelpyoutocarryoutdaytodayadministrationfunctionsonline,quicklyandeasily.Thesiteallowsyoutoregisterandentercandidatesonline.Inaddition,youcangainimmediateafreeaccesstocandidateinformationatyouconvenience.Signupat https://interchange.ocr.org.uk

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6. Access arrangements for Entry Level Certificate in English

ArrangementsforcandidateswithspecialneedsforEntryLevelCertificatespecificationsarebasedontheprinciplethatthecentreisbestabletoassesstheneedsofthecandidateandtheappropriatenessofthearrangementrequired.Arrangementsforcandidateswithspecialneedsshouldnotadvantagenordisadvantageaparticularcandidate,norshouldtheyreducethereliabilityandvalidityoftheassessment.

ThearrangementsforcandidateswithspecialneedsaremoreflexiblethanthosecurrentlyavailableatGCSEandassuchitshouldnotbeassumedthatanyarrangementsmadeatEntryLevelwillautomaticallybeavailableatGCSEorGCELevel.PleaseconsulttheJCQbooklet Access Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration,EntryLevelFormsareavailableontheJCQwebsite(Forms11-13).

Thefollowingarrangementscanbemadeforcandidateswithoutpermissionbeingsought:

• mechanicalandtechnologicalaidsmaybeusedbycandidateswhoarephysicallydependentonthem(screenreadersmustnotbeusedinreadingtexts)

• instructionsregardingtheconductofanyIn-Coursetestsmaybesimplified

• languagesupportstaffmayprovidelinguistichelp(pleaseseeregulationsrelatingtoreadersandscribes,signlanguageandorallanguagemodifiers)

• bilingualandwordexchangelistsmaybeused.

Forinformationrelatingtopermissiontousethefollowingspecialarrangements,pleaseconsulttheJCQbookletAccess Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration.Undercertaincircumstances:

• theteachermayactunderthecandidate’sinstructionstoperformsimplephysicalactionswhichthecandidateisunabletoundertake(pleaseseeregulationsontheuseofpracticalassistants)

• mechanicalandtechnologicalaidsmaybeusedbycandidateswhogenerallyusethemintheirnormalwork(forscreenreaders,pleaseseeregulationsrelatingtoreaders)

• communicatorsorsignersmaybeused

• readersandamanuensesmaybeused

• thetestsmaybemodifiedasnecessaryforvisuallyimpairedcandidates.ItistheresponsibilityofthecentretoBrailleorenlargethetests.

Itisexpectedthat,generally,thecandidate’sownteacherwillactasacommunicator,asigner,areaderoranamanuensis.

FurtherclarificationofanyspecialarrangementsmaybeobtainedbyconsultingtheJCQbookletAccess Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Special ConsiderationorbycontactingOCRSpecialRequirementsTeam.

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7. Administration of Entry Level Certificate in English

7.1 Registration and entries1 Registration and entries

CentresmustberegisteredwithOCRinordertomakeanyentries,includingestimatedentries.ItisrecommendedthatcentresapplytoOCRtobecomearegisteredcentrewellinadvanceofmakingtheirfirstentries.

Bothestimatedandfinalentriesmustbemadeinthecertificationyear.Estimatedentries,givingestimatednumbersonly,areneededfortheappointmentofthecentre.Moderatorsandfinalentriesprovidethenecessaryindividualcandidatedetails.

CandidatesshouldbeenteredforthequalificationcodeR392

ItisessentialthatentrycodesarequotedinallcorrespondencewithOCR.

Forthisqualificationcandidatesmustbeenteredforeithercomponent01(electronicsubmissionviatheOCRRepository)or02(postalmoderation).CentresmustenteralloftheircandidatesforONEofthesecomponents.Itisnotpossibleforcentrestoofferbothcomponentswithinthesameseries.

7.2 Entry deadlines

CandidateentriesmustbemadebythedatepublishedonthewebsitefortheJunesession.

7.3 Grading and award of certificates

FinalcertificationisavailablefromOCRonathree-pointscaleofgrades:Entry1,Entry2andEntry3,whereEntry3isthehighestgradeavailable.

7.4 Qualification re-sits

Candidatesmayenterforthequalificationanunlimitednumberoftimes.

7.5 Enquiries about results

Undercertaincircumstances,acentremaywishtoquerytheresultissuedtooneormorecandidates.EnquiriesaboutResultsforGCSEunitsmustbemadeimmediatelyfollowingtheseriesinwhichtheComponentsweretaken.

PleaserefertotheJCQ Post-Results ServicesbookletandtheOCR Admin Guideforfurtherguidanceaboutactiononthereleaseofresults.CopiesofthelatestversionsofthesedocumentscanbeobtainedfromtheOCRwebsite.

Entryoptioncode Componentcode SubmissionmethodR392AR392B

01 OCRRepository02 Postalmoderation

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7.6 Shelf-life of components

Individualcomponentresults,priortocertificationofthequalification,haveashelf-lifelimitedonlybythatofthequalification.

7.7 Restrictions on candidates entries

CandidateswhoenterforthisEntryLevelspecificationmaynotalsoenterforanyEntryLevelSpecificationwiththecertificationtitleEntryLevelCertificateinEnglishinthesameexaminationseries.Theymay,however,alsoenterforanyGCSE.

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8. Other information about Entry Level Certificate in English

8.1 Overlap with other qualifications

ThereissomeoverlapofcontentwiththeOCRGCSEsinEnglishandEnglishLanguage,althoughtheassessmentrequirementsaredifferent.

8.2 Progression from this qualification

ThisEntryLevelqualificationisageneralqualificationdesignedtoenablecandidatestoprogresseitherdirectlytoemploymentortoFoundationLevelcourseswithintheNationalQualificationsFramework.

TheprogressofsomecandidatesduringthecoursemightbesufficienttoallowtheirtransfertoaGCSEEnglishcourse.

8.3 Avoidance of bias

OCRhastakengreatcareinpreparationofthisspecificationandassessmentmaterialstoavoidbiasofanykind.

8.4 Regulatory Requirements

ThisspecificationcompliesinallrespectswithThe Statutory Regulation of External Qualifications 2004.

8.5 Language

ThisspecificationandassociatedassessmentmaterialsareinEnglishonly.

8.6 Spiritual, moral, ethical, social, legislative, economic and cultural issues.

Duringthecoursethereareopportunitiestopromotecandidates’spiritual,moral,socialandculturaldevelopment.

8.7 Sustainable development, health and safety considerations and European developments, consistent with international agreements

OCRhastakenaccountofthe1988ResolutionoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunityinpreparingthisspecification.Europeanexamplesshouldbeusedwhereappropriateinthedeliveryofthesubjectcontent.

AlthoughthisspecificationdoesnotmakespecificreferencetotheEuropeanDimensionitmaybedrawnintothecourseofstudyinanumberofways.

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8.8 Key Skills

ThisspecificationprovidesopportunitiesforthedevelopmentoftheKeySkillsofCommunication, Information and Communication Technology, Working with Others, Improving Own Learning and Performance and Problem SolvingatLevels1and/or2.However,theextenttowhichthisevidencefulfilstheKeySkillscriteriaattheselevelswillbetotallydependentonthestyleofteachingandlearningadoptedforeachunit.

ThefollowingtableindicateswhereopportunitiesmayexistforatleastsomecoverageofthevariousKeySkillscriteriaatLevels1and/or2foreachunit.

8.9 Citizenship

SinceSeptember2002,theNationalCurriculumforEnglandatKeyStage4hasincludedamandatoryprogrammeofstudyforcitizenship.Partsoftheprogrammeofstudyforcitizenship(2007)maybedeliveredthroughanappropriatetreatmentofothersubjects.

Thissectionoffersexamplesofopportunitiesfordevelopingknowledge,skillsandunderstandingofcitizenshipissuesduringthiscourse.

ThisEntryLevelspecificationaidscandidatesinanalysinghowinformationisusedinmediaandothersourcestoinfluencethereader.

Thekeyprocessofcriticalthinkingandenquirycanbedeveloped,forexample,wherecandidateshavetodecideforthemselveswhetherelementsofanarticleorsetofopinionsaretrueorfalse.

UnitC AoN ICT WwO IoLP PS

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2R392 – – –

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9. Appendix: Guidance for the production of electronic internal assessment

StructureforevidenceAnInternalAssessmentportfolioisacollectionoffoldersandfilescontainingthecandidate’sevidence.Foldersshouldbeorganisedinastructuredwaysothattheevidencecanbeaccessedeasilybyateacherormoderator.Thisstructureiscommonlyknownasafoldertree.Itwouldbehelpfulifthelocationofparticularevidenceismadeclearbynamingeachfileandfolderappropriatelyandbyuseofanindexcalled‘HomePage’.Thereshouldbeatoplevelfolderdetailingthecandidate’scentrenumber,candidatenumber,surnameandforename,togetherwiththeunitcodeR392,sothattheportfolioisclearlyidentifiedastheworkofonecandidate.Eachcandidateproducesanumberofseparatetasksforinternalassessment.Theevidenceshouldbecontainedwithinaseparatefolderwithintheportfolio.Thisfoldermaycontainseparatefiles.Eachcandidate’sInternalAssessmentportfolioshouldbestoredinasecureareaontheCentre’snetwork.PriortosubmittingtheInternalAssessmentportfoliotoOCR,thecentreshouldaddafoldertothefoldertreecontainingInternalAssessmentandsummaryforms.

DataformatsforevidenceInordertominimisesoftwareandhardwarecompatibilityissuesitwillbenecessarytosavecandidates'workusinganappropriatefileformat.Candidatesmustuseformatsappropriatetotheevidencethattheyareprovidingandappropriatetoviewingforassessmentandmoderation.Openfileformatsorproprietaryformatsforwhichadownloadablereaderorplayerisavailableareacceptable.Wherethisisnotavailable,thefileformatisnotacceptable.ElectronicInternalAssessmentisdesignedtogivecandidatesanopportunitytodemonstratewhattheyknow,understandandcandousingcurrenttechnology.Candidatesdonotgainmarksforusingmoresophisticatedformatsorforusingarangeofformats.Acandidatewhochoosestouseonlyworddocumentswillnotbedisadvantagedbythatchoice.Evidencesubmittedislikelytobeintheformofwordprocesseddocuments,PowerPointpresentations,digitalphotosanddigitalvideo.Toensurecompatibility,allfilessubmittedmustbeintheformatslistedbelow.Wherenewformatsbecomeavailablethatmightbeacceptable,OCRwillprovidefurtherguidance.OCRadvisesagainstchangingthefileformatthatthedocumentwasoriginallycreatedin.Itisthecentre’sresponsibilitytoensurethattheelectronicportfoliossubmittedformoderationareaccessibletothemoderatorandfullyrepresenttheevidenceavailableforeachcandidate.

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MovieformatsfordigitalvideoevidenceMPEG(*.mpg)QuickTimemovie(*.mov)MacromediaShockwave(*.aam)MacromediaShockwave(*.dcr)Flash(*.swf)WindowsMediaFile(*.wmf)MPEGVideoLayer4(*.mp4)

AudioorsoundformatsMPEGAudioLayer3(*.mp3)

GraphicsformatsincludingphotographicevidenceJPEG(*.jpg)Graphicsfile(*.pcx)MSbitmap(*.bmp)GIFimages(*.gif)

AnimatiionformatsMacromediaFlash(*.fla)

StructuredmarkupformatsXML(*xml)

TextformatsCommaSeparatedValues(.csv)PDF(.pdf)Richtextformat(.rtf)Textdocument(.txt)

MicrosoftOfficesuitePowerPoint(.ppt)Word(.doc)Excel(.xls)Visio(.vsd)Project(.mpp)

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