GCSE Social Studies
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
GCSE Social Studies asks learners to summarise and judge the credibility of sources, write extended evaluative answers and communicate findings to a real audience. Numeracy is the statistics of social research: designing questionnaires and samples, calculating mean, median, mode, range and percentages, drawing graphs and spotting weak data presentation. The single biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is the habit of reading any source or chart critically, asking who made it, when and why, before using it as evidence.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2026
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Uchel
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Canolig
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Society and Social Issues: Written examination 1 hour 15 minutes, 30%, 60 marks
- Unit 2: Investigating Society and Social Issues: NEA 6 hours 30 minutes, 20%, 60 marks, set and marked by WJEC
- Unit 3: Social Change in Contemporary Society: Written examination 1 hour 15 minutes, 30%, 60 marks
- Unit 4: Planning to Effect Social Change: NEA 6 hours 30 minutes, 20%, 60 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Datblygu geirfa
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Social Studies vocabulary
Learners show knowledge and understanding of terms relevant to the study of society (AO1, 25% overall); many sections begin 'Learners should know what is meant by the terms', such as socialisation, digital exclusion and globalisation.
Llythrennedd: Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Datblygu geirfa
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils keep a glossary of terms such as community, culture and identity, using each in a sentence about life in Aberdare.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils match terms such as socialisation and social mobility to definitions, then spell and use each one correctly in a short explanation.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils answer 'what is meant by' questions on terms such as digital exclusion and globalisation in one precise sentence with a Welsh example.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Section 3.1 Assessment objectives, AO1, page 31
“Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of change, concepts, issues, processes, structures and terms relevant to the study of society.”
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 strategaethau i sillafu geiriau amlsillafog, cymhleth ac afreolaidd yng nghyd-destun pob maes dysgu a phrofiad.
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 strategaethau ac adnoddau i sillafu geirfa gyfarwydd ac anghyfarwydd a geiriau sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth yn gywir.
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 defnyddio strategaethau i sillafu geiriau sy'n benodol i ddisgyblaeth a geiriau academaidd cyffredinol mewn cyd-destunau priodol.
Rwyf wedi cael profiad o ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i ddisgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol, ac yn gallu ei defnyddio'n fanwl gywir mewn gwahanol gyd-destunau.
Da gwybod
- No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar or accuracy of language are stated in the specification; the assessment objectives (page 31) cover knowledge, application, analysis and evaluation, and enquiry skills.
- Calculator use is not stated, although learners 'should understand how to calculate' the mean, median, mode, percentages and range (page 11); 'The Assessment Pack will include all detailed information relating to assessment' (page 31).
- In Unit 1 pie charts are listed as 'pie charts (labelling only)' (page 11), which suggests learners label pie charts rather than construct them from angles.
- Unit 2 and Unit 4 'must be submitted digitally (they may be handwritten and scanned or completed digitally)' (page 32). Each takes 6 hours 30 minutes and may be done in shorter sessions.
- For Unit 2 the assignment 'includes data sources and several tasks' and 'The social issue will change annually' (page 32), so learners read unseen sources on an unfamiliar issue.
- Unit 4 requires 'secondary sources that are fully referenced' (page 27). No word limits are given.
Cysylltiadau รข chymwysterau eraill
Appendix A (page 37) maps Developing Mathematical Proficiency, the number system and statistics strands to all four units, with geometry and measurement in Units 1 and 3 only.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE Social Studies specification, Version 2, October 2025 (teaching from 2026, for award from 2028).