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 Strategaethau darllen
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Analysing and evaluating historical sources
Every unit requires learners to analyse and evaluate sources linked to the topic, using provenance and context to judge usefulness and reliability. AO3, judging source material, interpretations and debates, carries 30% of the qualification.
Llythrennedd: Strategaethau darllen, Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils read a short extract from a medieval chronicle about a Welsh prince, underline what it tells us and write one sentence on who wrote it and why that matters.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils compare a 1930s newspaper report and a miner's family memoir about hunger marches from the Rhondda and explain which is more reliable for a given question.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils answer a timed "How useful is this source?" question on a Second World War propaganda poster, covering content, author, date, purpose and their own knowledge.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Areas of content, page 13; Unit 2, page 26; Unit 3, page 40; Section 3.1, AO3, page 56
“demonstrate skills of analysis and evaluation when engaging with sources that relate to the selected historical topic”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy’n gallu defnyddio sgiliau dehongli a dod i gasgliad er mwyn deall y testun, ac yn gallu ystyried dibynadwyedd yr hyn rwy'n ei ddarllen.
Rwy'n gallu gwahaniaethu rhwng ffeithiau, damcaniaethau a barn.
Rwy'n gallu dehongli syniadau nad ydyn nhw wedi'u mynegi'n benodol, e.e. safbwyntiau neu agweddau awdur.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu gwerthuso defnyddioldeb a dibynadwyedd testunau.
Rwy'n gallu gwahaniaethu rhwng ffeithiau/tystiolaeth a rhagfarn/dadleuon.
Rwy’n gallu defnyddio sgiliau dehongli a dod i gasgliad i ddeall testunau mwy cymhleth, ac ystyried dibynadwyedd ac effaith yr hyn rwy'n ei ddarllen.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu gwerthuso diben, effaith a dibynadwyedd testunau yn hyderus.
Rwy'n gallu deall ac ystyried yn fanwl sut y gellir dehongli testunau, gan wahaniaethu rhwng ffeithiau/tystiolaeth a rhagfarn/dadleuon.
Rwy'n gallu deall testunau'n llawn drwy ddefnyddio sgiliau dehongli, dod i gasgliad a dadansoddi, gan ddeall cyd-destun y testunau sy'n dylanwadu ar y darllenydd.
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Researching, selecting and summarising evidence
In the enquiry units learners gain an overview, gather evidence on the history and its debates, summarise key points and select the most relevant items to support a hypothesis.
Llythrennedd: Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi, Strategaethau darllen
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils skim three short texts on Aberdare's ironworks, pick out five key facts and sort them under the headings of people, places and dates.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils use a pack of six items on the Black Death to summarise the main causes in a table and choose the two items that best support their view.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils review a timeline and six sources on the Treforest Industrial Estate, write a one sentence hypothesis and select the three items that best test it.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Areas of content, page 27; Section 3.2, page 57
“summarising the key points and debates”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ffynonellau cyfeirio/digidol i ddewis, crynhoi a chyfuno gwybodaeth, gan gyfeirio atyn nhw fel y bo'n briodol.
Rwy'n gallu coladu a gwneud cysylltiadau, e.e blaenoriaethu, categoreiddio, rhwng gwybodaeth a syniadau o wahanol ffynonellau gan gynnwys testunau digidol a chlyweledol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o strategaethau er mwyn dod o hyd i wybodaeth, e.e. cip ddarllen (sgimio) am yr hanfodion, llithr ddarllen (sganio) am fanylion.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu crynhoi, cyfuno a dadansoddi gwybodaeth er mwyn magu dealltwriaeth fanwl, e.e. o achosion, canlyniadau, patrymau, gan ddefnyddio gwahanol ffynonellau.
Rwy'n gallu ymchwilio i amrywiaeth eang o ffynonellau cyfeirio a digidol er mwyn datblygu dealltwriaeth lawn o bwnc neu fater.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o strategaethau, e.e. darllen cyflym, darllen agos, anodi, rhagfynegi, i gip ddarllen (sgimio) testunau i gael yr hanfodion, y syniadau a’r themâu allweddol, a’u llithr ddarllen (sganio) am wybodaeth fanwl.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu cyfuno a dadansoddi gwybodaeth er mwyn magu dealltwriaeth eang a chytbwys o ffynonellau a allai gynnwys safbwyntiau croes.
Rwy'n gallu ymchwilio'n annibynnol i amrywiaeth eang o ffynonellau er mwyn datblygu dealltwriaeth o bwnc neu fater cynyddol gymhleth.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o strategaethau, e.e. darllen cyflym, darllen agos, anodi, rhagfynegi, i gip ddarllen (sgimio) testunau i gael yr hanfodion, y syniadau a’r themâu allweddol, a’u llithr ddarllen (sganio) am wybodaeth fanwl, gan ddethol a gwneud sylwadau aeddfed ar y syniadau a’r themâu allweddol.
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 â 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.