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Marking instructions
Your Dissertation is worth 50 marks. You will be
marked based on these four criteria:
• Structure
• Analysis / Evaluation / Line of argument
• Thoroughness
• Historical sources
Structure
To achieve good marks for your dissertation’s
Structure, you should include:
• An abstract/introduction (with context,
research methods, main findings, conclusion)
• Separate sections which describe, analyse and
evaluate key elements of the issue
• Clear conclusion which summarises key points
and makes overall judgement
Analysis / Evaluation / Line of argument
To achieve good marks for your dissertation’s Analysis,
Evaluation and Line of argument, you should include:
• Regular explanation of the relevance of each
factor based on your overall question (with
evidence) e.g. was the factor important or not?
• Mini-conclusions in each chapter which evaluate
each factor’s overall relevance, linking to your
essay’s line of argument
Thoroughness
To achieve good marks for your dissertation’s
Thoroughness, you should include:
• Strong detail to describe and support
arguments, including evidence of extensive
personal reading and research
• Evidence linked to analysis, evaluation and line
of argument
Historical sources
To achieve good marks for your dissertation’s
Historical Sources, you should include:
• Various historians’ opinions on the issue,
including reasons for these views
• A comparison of these views
• Reference and analysis of at least one primary
source (but ideally more than this)

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Advanced Higher History dissertation - Marking instructions

  • 1.
  • 2. Marking instructions Your Dissertation is worth 50 marks. You will be marked based on these four criteria: • Structure • Analysis / Evaluation / Line of argument • Thoroughness • Historical sources
  • 3. Structure To achieve good marks for your dissertation’s Structure, you should include: • An abstract/introduction (with context, research methods, main findings, conclusion) • Separate sections which describe, analyse and evaluate key elements of the issue • Clear conclusion which summarises key points and makes overall judgement
  • 4. Analysis / Evaluation / Line of argument To achieve good marks for your dissertation’s Analysis, Evaluation and Line of argument, you should include: • Regular explanation of the relevance of each factor based on your overall question (with evidence) e.g. was the factor important or not? • Mini-conclusions in each chapter which evaluate each factor’s overall relevance, linking to your essay’s line of argument
  • 5. Thoroughness To achieve good marks for your dissertation’s Thoroughness, you should include: • Strong detail to describe and support arguments, including evidence of extensive personal reading and research • Evidence linked to analysis, evaluation and line of argument
  • 6. Historical sources To achieve good marks for your dissertation’s Historical Sources, you should include: • Various historians’ opinions on the issue, including reasons for these views • A comparison of these views • Reference and analysis of at least one primary source (but ideally more than this)