2016/17 candidate record form, production log
and assessment record
Level 3 Extended Project (7993)
Please attach the form to your candidate’s work and keep it at the centre or send
it to the moderator as required. The declarations should be completed as
indicated.
Centre number Centre name
Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Candidate declaration
Have you received help/information from anyone other than subject teacher(s) to produce this work?
☐ No ☐ Yes (give details below or on a separate sheet if necessary).
Please list below any books, leaflets or other materials (eg DVDs, software packages, internet information) used to
complete this work not acknowledged in the work itself. Presenting materials copied from other sources without
acknowledgement is regarded as deliberate deception.
From time to time we use anonymous examples of candidates’ work (in paper form and electronically) within our
guidance materials to illustrate particular points. If your work appears in AQA materials in this context and you
object to this, please contact us and we will remove it on reasonable notice.
I have read and understood the above. I confirm I produced the attached work without assistance other than that
which is acceptable under the scheme of assessment.
Date
Candidate signature
Supervisor declaration
I confirm the candidate’s work was conducted under the conditions laid out by the specification. I have
authenticated the candidate’s work and am satisfied (to the best of my knowledge) that the work produced is solely
that of the candidate.
Date
Supervisor signature
AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by 7993/CRF
guarantee registered in England and Wales (number 3644723). Our registered address is AQA,
Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX.
Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Submission checklist
To be completed by the supervisor
Extended Project working title
Extended Project final title
Form of project
☐ Either written report
☐ Or and accompanying written report
Is this project part of a group project?
☐ No
☐ Yes If ‘Yes’, give brief details
Please note that failure to complete or submit a compulsory element may result in a mark of zero being
awarded.
Select/tick Items that must be included Notes
1. A signed and completed Candidate record
☐ This document. All pages must be completed.
form, production log and assessment record
If the project product is an artefact or a
☐ 2. Research based written report production, an accompanying research based
written report is also required.
Eg photographs of artefact, investigation or
☐ 3. Evidence of the project product production; a piece of creative writing (artefact);
research based written report.
Presentation on the project process. Where the
project product is itself a presentation (for a
4. Evidence of a presentation within the
☐ specified audience), a presentation on the
production log
project process must also be delivered to a non-
specialist audience.
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
The taught skills element
To be completed by the supervisor
Outline details of taught skills
Record here details of relevant skills taught in a class/group and details of relevant skills taught individually to
this candidate as described in the specification. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Record of marks
To be completed by the supervisor
Marks must be awarded in accordance with the instructions and criteria in the specification.
Summary information to show how the marks have been awarded should be given in the spaces below in addition
to comments in other pages of this document and any supporting information in the form of annotations on the
candidate’s work.
Maximum Mark
Skill area Supervisor’s supporting statement
mark awarded
A01 Manage 10
A02 Use
10
resources
A03 Develop and
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realise
A04 Review 10
Total mark 50
Supervisor’s concluding comments
Internal moderation comments if appropriate
Supervisor declaration
I confirm that no work assessed for the award of the marks above is also to be submitted, or has been submitted,
for any other accredited qualification(s).
Date
Supervisor signature
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Record of initial ideas
To be completed by the candidate
This page records initial meeting(s) with your supervisor to agree your project ideas. Additional pages can be
submitted if more than one idea has been explored.
My idea(s) for topic/title
My ideas for research and development of my project
My summary of the comments and advice from my supervisor
Modifications I have made as a result of my discussion with my supervisor
Date
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Part A: Candidate proposal
To be completed by the candidate
Working title of my Extended Project.
Present the topic to be researched in the form of a short statement/question/hypothesis with clear focus.
● my initial resources will be
● the courses of study or area(s) of personal interest to which the topic relates
● my intended product
Provide details of the courses that you are currently studying
Qualification type Awarding body & subject
eg A-level, Modern eg AQA Mathematics, OCR
Apprenticeship, BTEC Computing, WJEC English
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Qualification type Awarding body & subject
Notice to candidate You must not take part in any unfair practice in the preparation of project work required for
assessment and you must understand that to present material copied directly from any book or any other
sources without acknowledgement will be regarded as deliberate deception. If you use or attempt to use any
unfair practice you will be reported to AQA and you may be disqualified from all subjects.
Candidate declaration
I certify that I have read and understood AQA’s Regulations relating to unfair practice as set out in the notice to
candidates above.
Date
Candidate signature
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Part B: Supervisor’s comments on candidate proposal
To be completed by the supervisor
Please comment below on the validity and feasibility of the candidate proposal (Part A) as an Extended Project
Supervisor’s comments
Indicate the relation to, and
development/extension outside of, the
main course(s) of study or interest
Comment on the suitability of the
proposed initial sources and research
base
Confirm that the project is feasible in the
proposed timescale and/or indicate any
potential difficulties that may prevent the
candidate from meeting the assessment
objectives
Indicate the expected format of the project product that will be submitted for assessment
☐ Research based written report
☐ Artefact (for example prototype, model, artwork, scientific investigation, creative writing) plus written report
Is the project a contribution to a group exercise? ☐ YES ☐ NO
If Yes, confirm that there is a defined individual contribution by the candidate ☐ YES ☐ NO
List the other group members below.
Candidate No. Candidate Name
Candidate No. Candidate Name
Candidate No. Candidate Name
Date
Supervisor signature
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Part C: Centre coordinator’s approval of candidate proposal
Supervisor’s name
To be completed by the centre coordinator
If you are acting as both the Centre coordinator and the supervisor, please seek counter signature from a senior
colleague
Centre coordinator’s comments on the feasibility and acceptability of the proposal (parts A & B) as an Extended
Project
☐ Approved ☐ Approved subject to the implementation of ☐ Resubmission
the centre coordinator’s recommendations required
Centre coordinator’s name
Date
Centre coordinator signature
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Planning review
To be completed by the candidate
This page records your outline plan once your proposal has been approved.
My next steps in planning, researching and deadlines that I will set myself. What I intend to do, by when, what
resources I will use and how I will implement the recommendations of the centre co-ordinator (where appropriate).
My summary of the comments and advice from my supervisor
Modifications I have made as a result of my discussion with my supervisor and/or the comments from my centre
coordinator
Date
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Mid-project review
To be completed by the candidate
This page records your outline plan when you have completed your research.
Is my project following my original plan? How has my plan developed?
My summary of the comments and advice from my supervisor
Modifications I have made as a result of my discussion with my supervisor at this stage
My final title and agreed form of project product
My planned next steps to complete my project
Date
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Project product review
To be completed by the candidate
This page records the (near) completion of your project product. Outline the successes, failures, additions and/or
changes you made as you followed the plan in your mid-project review
Did my project follow my revised plan (from the mid-project review)?
My summary of the comments and advice from my supervisor at this final stage
Modifications I have made as a result of discussion with my supervisor at this final stage
Do I need to do anything else to complete my product?
Date
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Presentation record part A
To be completed by the candidate
This page records your presentation and its preparation.
Planned format of my presentation (eg timing, audience, use of visual aids, slides, use of notes, etc.).
Planned content of my presentation
Modifications I have made as a result of rehearsal and/or discussion with my supervisor
Date
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Presentation record part B
To be completed by the supervisor
Record and comment below on the delivery of the presentation
Supervisor’s record/comments
The nature of the audience (include
numbers of staff, students and others
present)
The nature of the presentation (include
use of notes, use of display items, and
use of presentation software)
Comment on the content and delivery of
the presentation (for example clarity of
ideas, structure of presentation, pace,
engagement with audience)
Comment on the response of the
candidate to questions that
demonstrated understanding and grasp
of the project and/or its production. Give
examples of questions asked and
answers given.
Date
Supervisor signature
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Candidate number Candidate’s full name
Summary and reflection
To be completed by the candidate
This page records your summary, reflection and evaluation when you have completed your project product and
given your presentation.
Some questions you may wish to answer in this section include, what have I learned from completing this project?
What new knowledge or expertise have I enjoyed or found valuable? What are the strengths and weaknesses of
my project (including planning and organisation)? What skills have I improved? What changes would I make if I
undertook such work again? What advice would I give to others undertaking such a project?
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