Creative iMedia: Support for moderated units

To help you better prepare for success in the moderated units of Creative iMedia, we have a variety of resources available.  You can find all the key information here in one place.
 

The Specification

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Read the guidance in our specification on pages 51 to 63 which  clarifies how much assistance you can give your students completing the set assignment of the moderated units. 

Our set assignments include some hints and tips to each task, to help guide you on what students should do to guard against malpractice. 

There are also three specific templates you can give your students when they are creating: a storyboard, a test table, an asset table.

Read the spec  Download set assignments
Download templates

Referencing and Guidance Support Resources

To support your understanding of using referencing and the acceptable levels of guidance that you can give your students, watch our guidance video, download the supporting document and join our free webinar on 29 March 2022. Also, share our short, best practice video with your students' and download a free classroom poster on referencing and plagiarism.

For teachers

Download document

For students

Download referencing poster

Assessment Guidance for Creative iMedia

To help guide you in best practice in delivery and assessment, watch our video guide to best practice, download our unit marking guidance documents with candidate exemplars and watch the supporting discussion videos.
 

Guide to best practice in delivery and assessment 

An overview of our expectations for Creative iMedia in general. A good place to start, particularly if you’re new to teaching this qualification.

Watch Video

 

Marking Guidance with Candidate Exemplars

Our unit marking guidance documents offer advice on the type of evidence students should be providing, along with a number of different approaches to creating their evidence. The supporting discussion videos with our subject advisors and principle moderator will help you understand more about the delivery.

R082 – Creating digital graphics


Download R082

R083 – Creating 2D and 3D digital

Download R083

R084 Storytelling with a comic strip

Download R084

R085 – Creating a multipage website

Download R085

R086 – Creating a digital animation

Download R086

R087 – Creating interactive multimedia products

Download R087

R088 – Creating a digital sound sequence

Download R088

R089 – Creating a digital video sequence

Download R089

R090 – Digital Photography


Download R090

R091 – Designing a game concept

Download R091

R092 – Developing digital games

Download R092

Professional Development

Permissible Guidance and Referencing Webinar

Join our FREE 'Ask the moderator: permissible guidance and referencing' webinar on 29 March 2022 where we'll look at:

  • clarifying and exemplifying how students should reference work copied from other sources
  • clarify the level of support and guidance given to students that is acceptable during the assignment
  • explain what happens if suspected malpractice is reported.

Understanding the Assessment: Making the Grade

Our FREE one day events will:

  • demonstrate how students can progress from one grade to the next
  • will offer opportunities to mark real student work
  • allow you to engage with the [Lead/Principal Moderator]. 

Ask the Moderator: Moderated Units Q&A

These FREE twilight sessions are a unique and interactive opportunity to engage with the Moderator on the issues that matter most to you.

 

"Building Your Confidence in Internal Assessment": Online Training

Take a look at our online training platform, OCR Train, where we have a FREE course “Building your confidence in internal assessment”.

Designed to help you build your confidence in all aspects of delivery, marking and administering internal assessment, you'll be able to complete the course in your own time, and at your own pace.

It’s easy to get started – simply register with your name and centre number and we’ll email you the link to begin the course.

The best place to start is with the Introductory module and then move onto your qualification specific modules, which gives you the opportunity to gain hands-on practice marking example candidate work with advice from Principal Moderators.

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Student guidance video and worksheets

We've produced a video with supporting worksheets / exercises on Work Plans,  covering the correct approach needed that meets the requirements of the Creative iMedia criteria.

It highlights the different approaches to producing a work plan, so your students can learn what they are and how to do them.

Watch video  Download worksheets

Effective Assessment Practices for Cambridge Nationals

This guide gives further help and support on generating and submitting student work for moderation. It also explains malpractice and how you can avoid this.

Read the guide

Administration and logistics

We have a number of documents to guide you on the administration of delivering a Cambridge National.

Cambridge Nationals admin overview:
https://ocr.org.uk/administration/cambridge-nationals/admin-at-a-glance/

Key dates and timetables:
https://ocr.org.uk/administration/cambridge-nationals/preparation/key-dates-and-timetables/

Entry codes booklet:
https://ocr.org.uk/administration/entry-codes/

Creative iMedia Moderation Submission Checklist:
https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/560587-camnatimedia_checklist.pdf

Internal Assessment for general qualifications and Cambridge Nationals:
https://ocr.org.uk/administration/cambridge-nationals/assessment/internal-assessment/

Other Useful Links

Section 6 of ‘Instructions for conducting coursework’:
https://www.jcq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Coursework_ICC_21-22_v5.pdf

A friendly guide on Plagiarism in Assessments:
https://www.jcq.org.uk/exams-office/malpractice/plagiarism-in-assessments---guidance-for-teachersassessors