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Performance band descriptions for Modern History
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The typical performance in this band:
Band 6
- demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of a range of historical features, people, ideas, movements, events and developments, and their significance
- demonstrates comprehensive understanding of continuity and change over time
- demonstrates comprehensive understanding of different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past
- analyses and interprets sources for evidence and synthesises evidence
- evaluates differing interpretations and representations of the past
- demonstrates sophisticated understanding and use of historical concepts and terms
- communicates a high level and sustained argument through well-structured and comprehensive texts
Band 5
- demonstrates thorough knowledge and understanding of a range of historical features, people, ideas, movements, events and developments, and their significance
- demonstrates a well-developed understanding of continuity and change over time
- demonstrates a well-developed understanding of different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past
- analyses and interprets sources for evidence
- analyses differing interpretations and representations of the past
- demonstrates thorough understanding and use of historical concepts and terms
- communicates a coherent and sustained argument through well-structured and comprehensive texts
Band 4
- demonstrates sound knowledge and understanding of a range of historical features, people, ideas, movements, events and developments, and their significance
- demonstrates sound understanding of continuity and change over time
- demonstrates sound understanding of different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past
- uses sources for evidence
- discusses interpretations and representations of the past
- demonstrates understanding of historical concepts and terms
- communicates a general argument through well-structured texts
Band 3
- demonstrates basic understanding of historical features, people, events, and their significance
- identifies features of continuity and change over time
- demonstrates basic understanding of different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past
- makes reference to sources
- identifies interpretations and representations of the past
- uses basic historical concepts and terms
- communicates basic information through descriptive texts
Band 2
- describes historical features, people and events
- recognises aspects of continuity and/or change
- demonstrates limited understanding of different perspectives of individuals and groups in the past
- makes reference to sources
- uses limited historical concepts and terms
- provides limited information in narrative style