GCSE History
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
History is a reading and writing GCSE: every unit asks learners to analyse and evaluate sources and interpretations, and both NEA enquiries require a planned, drafted and refined analytical answer that reaches a substantiated judgement. Numeracy is light and content-led, mainly handling chronology across long periods and reading statistical evidence such as mortality or unemployment figures. The biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is the routine of reading a source closely, judging how useful and reliable it is, and turning that judgement into a structured paragraph.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2026
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Uchel
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: An in-depth study on Welsh history: Written examination 1 hour, 30%
- Unit 2: An in-depth study on European and/or World history: On-screen non-examination assessment 3 hours, 20%, marked by WJEC
- Unit 3: A study of a period in world history: Written examination 1 hour, 30%
- Unit 4: A changing society: Non-examination assessment 4 hours 15 minutes, 20%, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
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Using historical concepts and vocabulary precisely
AO2 rewards applying knowledge to the second-order concepts of cause and consequence, continuity and change, similarity and difference, and significance, which needs precise period vocabulary and linking language. No separate marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar are mentioned.
Llythrennedd: Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils build a class glossary of medieval terms such as prince, charter and rebellion, and use "because" and "as a result" to link a cause to a consequence.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils sort cards on the Industrial Revolution in Merthyr and Aberdare into short-term and long-term causes and write sentences using "this led to" and "consequently".
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a paragraph on the significance of the NHS for Wales, using the words continuity, change, turning point and impact correctly.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Section 3.1, AO2, page 56; Unit 1, Areas of content, page 13
“Apply knowledge and understanding to historical concepts such as cause and consequence, continuity and change, similarity and difference, and significance”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio geirfa amrywiol, briodol a manwl gywir, gan gynnwys geiriau sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth at ddibenion gwahanol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth gynyddol o gysyllteiriau i drefnu fy syniadau mewn brawddegau, paragraffau a thestunau cyfan.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwyf wedi cael profiad o ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol, ac yn gallu ei defnyddio wrth i mi gyfathrebu.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth o gysyllteiriau'n benodol wrth drefnu fy syniadau yn destunau cyfan at wahanol ddibenion.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i ddisgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol yn fanwl gywir.
Rwy'n gallu amrywio strwythurau brawddegau i ennyn a chadw diddordeb y darllenydd ac ysgrifennu gyda chywirdeb gramadegol.
Da gwybod
- No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar are mentioned anywhere in the specification. All marks sit under AO1 to AO4 (Section 3.1, page 56), with AO3, judging "source material, historical interpretations and historical debates", worth 30% overall.
- Calculator use is not stated in the specification, and the numeracy demand is content-led rather than calculation-heavy.
- Unit 1 and Unit 3 are each a "Written examination: 1 hour" for 60 marks (Summary of assessment, pages 5 and 6), so extended answers are written by hand under time pressure.
- Unit 2 is typed: "Learners will complete the assessment of Unit 2 digitally" through the WJEC e-assessment platform (page 57), in 3 hours for 80 marks.
- Unit 4 takes "4 hours and 15 minutes" and "could be completed in one sitting, or in multiple, shorter sessions" (page 57); the specification does not say whether it is handwritten or typed.
- Unit 4 learners "should engage with four items (two historical sources and two interpretations) per theme" (page 53), so reading load in the course is heavy.
- Appendix A ticks all four literacy strands for every unit (page 62) but only two numeracy strands, geometry and measurement, and statistics (page 63).
Cysylltiadau รข chymwysterau eraill
Source evaluation and bias overlap with Geography Unit 4, and extended analytical writing overlaps with English Language and Literature.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE History specification, Teaching from 2026, For award from 2028, Version 6, June 2026.