2017/18 candidate record form, production log

and assessment record

Level 2 Higher Project (7992)
Please attach the form to your candidate’s work and keep it at the centre or send it to the moderator as
required. The declarations should be completed as indicated.

Centre number Centre name

Candidate number Candidate’s full name

Work submitted for assessment must be the candidate’s own. If candidates copy work, allow candidates to copy
from them, or cheat in any other way, they may be disqualified.

Candidate declaration
Have you received help/information from anyone other than subject teacher(s) to produce this work?
No Yes (give details below or on a separate sheet if necessary).

Please list below any books, leaflets or other materials (eg DVDs, software packages, internet information) used to
complete this work not acknowledged in the work itself. Presenting materials copied from other sources without
acknowledgement is regarded as deliberate deception.

From time to time we use anonymous examples of candidates’ work (in paper form and electronically) within our
guidance materials to illustrate particular points. If your work appears in AQA materials in this context and you
object to this, please contact us and we will remove it on reasonable notice.
I have read and understood the above. I confirm I produced the attached work without assistance other than that
which is acceptable under the scheme of assessment.

Candidate signature Date

Supervisor declaration
I confirm the candidate’s work was conducted under the conditions laid out by the specification. I have
authenticated the candidate’s work and am satisfied (to the best of my knowledge) that the work produced is solely
that of the candidate.

Supervisor signature Date

AQA Education (AQA) is a registered charity (number 1073334) and a company limited by guarantee registered in England 7992/CRF
and Wales (number 3644723). Our registered address is AQA, Devas Street, Manchester M15 6EX.
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Submission checklist

To be completed by the supervisor

Higher Project working title

Higher Project final title

Form of project
Either written report
Or and accompanying written report

Is this project part of a group project?

No
Yes If ‘Yes’, give brief details

Please note that failure to complete or submit a compulsory element may result in a mark of zero being
awarded.

Select/tick Items that must be included Notes

1. A signed and completed Candidate record

This document. All pages must be completed.
form, production log and assessment record

If the project product is an artefact or a

2. Research based written report production, an accompanying research based
written report is also required.

Eg photographs of artefact, investigation or

3. Evidence of the project product production; a piece of creative writing (artefact);
research based written report.

Presentation on the project process. Where the

project product is itself a presentation (for a
4. Evidence of a presentation within the
specified audience), a presentation on the
production log
project process must also be delivered to a non-
specialist audience

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The taught skills element

To be completed by the supervisor

Outline details of taught skills

Record here details of relevant skills taught in a class/group and details of relevant skills taught individually to
this candidate as described in the specification. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary.

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Record of marks

To be completed by the supervisor

Marks must be awarded in accordance with the instructions and criteria in the specification.

Summary information to show how the marks have been awarded should be given in the spaces below in addition
to comments in other pages of this document and any supporting information in the form of annotations on the
candidate’s work.

Maximum Mark
Skill area Supervisor’s supporting statement
mark awarded

A01 Manage 10

A02 Use resources 10

A03 Develop and

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realise

A04 Review 10

Total mark 50

Supervisor’s concluding comments

Internal moderation comments if appropriate

Supervisor declaration
I confirm that no work assessed for the award of the marks above is also to be submitted, or has been submitted,
for any other accredited qualification(s).

Supervisor signature Date

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Record of initial ideas

To be completed by the candidate

This page records initial meeting(s) with your supervisor to agree your project ideas. Additional pages can be
submitted if more than one idea has been explored.

My idea(s) for topic/title

How significant has science been in affecting Christian beliefs over history?
To what extent has science affected Christianity over history?
To what extent has Christianity influenced scientific theories?
All of these titles are quite similar but the main topic I want to research on about is science and Christianity.
My ideas for research and development of my project
I am interested in this topic because I wanted it to relate to something quite
relevant yet intriguing that we have touched upon in PRS lessons in school. Science was one of the first things
that came to my mind as I don’t fully understand some things to do with science but I wanted to discover more
about them. Then, I picked Christianity because I wanted to learn more about a religion other than Hinduism (my
religion) which was prominent in the world’s population. Christianity was the main religion which caught my sight
initially as again I haven’t learnt entirely about Christian beliefs and is something that I wanted to learn more
about. The way I will research my topic will be reading through credible academic articles specifically relating to
science and Christianity such as: God and nature: historical essays on the encounter between Christianity and
science which was written by DC Lindberg in 1986. Another credible source/article that I am planning on using is
called Christianity in Science and was written by Dean Inge in 1928. In addition, I am planning to going to local
libraries in order to use historic books relating to Science and Christianity. This way, I will be using not only the
web to find articles but actual physical copies of books to compare what they both say about the effect of science
on Christianity. Other ways I could collect information is possibly contacting priests, scientists or even regular
Christians on their views of Christianity involved in scientific beliefs but will quite challenging to find Christian
priests especially.
My summary of the comments and advice from my supervisor
My supervisor gave me some advice and commented on my initial ideas. They said it was overall pretty well
written but some improvements I should make are that I should focus on only one question rather than stating
three questions which I did. In addition, I should check the reliability of my sources even further, just to make sure
that they are suitable and credible sources to use for my question and research.
Other than these potential improvements, my supervisor mainly gave positive feedback.

Modifications I have made as a result of my discussion with my supervisor

I think that "To what extent has Christianity influenced scientific theories?" is a good question. This will be the
question that I will be focusing on but I will research potential sub questions relating to my main question. I will
also research some scientific theories affected by Christianity as it directly relates to my question.
The sources that I am planning to use in my research are credible and reliable. For example, one of the sources
that I'm planning to use God and nature: historical essays on the encounter between Christianity in Science was
written by DC Lindberg in 1986. DC Lindberg was an American historian of science who studied about the
relationship between science and religion. He has written or edited many books about this field of work and has
achieved numerous awards for his efforts.

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Part A: Candidate proposal

To be completed by the candidate

Working title of my Higher Project.

Present the topic to be researched in the form of a short statement/question/hypothesis with clear focus.
The extent that Christianity (and religion as a whole) has affected scientific theories

 my initial resources will be

1) How Christianity Gave Rise to Modern Science by Stephen C.Meyer on 13th December 2017
https://www.crossway.org/articles/how-christianity-gave-rise-to-modern-science/
2) CHRISTIANITY: A CAUSE OF MODERN SCIENCE? The Duhem-Jaki and Merton Theses Explained by Eric V.
Snow
https://isidore.co/misc/Res%20pro%20Deo/Other%20Documents/IsChristianityACauseOfScience.pdf
3)Are science and Christianity at war?
https://biologos.org/common-questions/are-science-and-christianity-at-war/
4) CHRISTIANITY IN SCIENCE by Ismar J.Peritz
https://www.jstor.org/stable/41175634?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior
%3A0c5d60cd8dd53e2ca02672026d37271e&seq=3#metadata_info_tab_contents5)
5)God and NatureHistorical Essays on the Encounter between Christianity and Science by David C. Lindberg
(Editor), Ronald L. Numbers (Editor), April 1986
https://books.google.co.uk/books?
hl=en&lr=&id=beRh2rLUsMIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=Lindberg+D.C+Numbers+R.L+God+and+Nature:
+Historical+Essays+on+the+Encounter+between+Christianity+and+Science.+University+of+California+Press,
%0A+1986&ots=lsW36EbbPC&sig=IV9Nitmvz-86ZYhOABEYp-bNiRo&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
 the courses of study or area(s) of personal interest to which the topic relates
The study of the role of religion in science, more specifically, the influence of Christian beliefs in science.
Currently, it is the stage of my life where I am doing the GCSE syllabus of numerous subjects which includes 3
sciences. This can get quite tiresome but learning more about the background of scientific theories that relate to
what I am learning currently and which I find quite fascinating yet unique, will hopefully make it more interesting
for me to learn about, keep me involved in science and gives me a different perspective on religion and science. I
also want to investigate more about the relationship between religion and science i.e. whether there are any
conflicts or arguments created by the expansion of both aspects: Religion - Christianity specifically in this case -
and science.
 my intended product
To research and learn about my chosen title through online articles, books, videos and experts in this field,
whether they may be in person (i.e. Science teachers or Christian priests with the knowledge of this topic) or
experts that have written books and/or arcticles about it. In addition to this, I intend to write a 2,000 word essay
about the influence of Christianity and religion over science and their theories. Lastly, I hope to learn more about
the background of some scientific theories related to relgion, keeping me interested in the subject and expand my
comprehension of this topic and science subject in different ways which I was not aware of before, hopefully
increasing my success as well.

Provide details of the courses that you are currently studying

Qualification type Awarding body & subject

eg GCSE, Modern eg AQA Mathematics, OCR

Apprenticeship, BTEC Computing, WJEC English

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 Qualification type Awarding body & subject

Notice to candidate You must not take part in any unfair practice in the preparation of project work required for
assessment and you must understand that to present material copied directly from any book or any other
sources without acknowledgement will be regarded as deliberate deception. If you use or attempt to use any
unfair practice you will be reported to AQA and you may be disqualified from all subjects.

Candidate declaration
I certify that I have read and understood AQA’s Regulations relating to unfair practice as set out in the notice to
candidates above.

Candidate signature Date

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Part B: Supervisor’s comments on candidate proposal

To be completed by the supervisor

Please comment below on the validity and feasibility of the candidate proposal (Part A) as a Higher Project

Supervisor’s comments
Indicate the relation to, and My supervisor gave positive feedback for my main course of study or
development/extension outside of, the interest for the title I chose - in other words, they said it was sufficiently
main course(s) of study or interest developed and extended beyond the course of study.

Comment on the suitability of the My supervisor said that my propsed initial sources were of very good
proposed initial sources and research quality, quantity and breadth so my research base is broad as I have a
base variety of sources that I can use.

Confirm that the project is feasible in the
proposed timescale and/or indicate any
potential difficulties that may prevent the
candidate from meeting the assessment
objectives
My project was said to be a good and very intersting one by my
supervisor. The only concern was if the project wasn't very feasible
because it was a huge topic to study about. They suggested I required
to narrow the title down, include a timescale with it and make the title
into an actual question that I will study about.

Indicate the expected format of the project product that will be submitted for assessment
Research based written report
Artefact (for example prototype, model, artwork, scientific investigation, creative writing) plus written report

Is the project a contribution to a group exercise? YES NO

If Yes, confirm that there is a defined individual contribution by the candidate YES NO

List the other group members below.

Candidate No. Candidate Name

Candidate No. Candidate Name

Candidate No. Candidate Name

Supervisor signature Date

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Part C: Centre coordinator’s approval of candidate proposal

Supervisor’s name

To be completed by the centre coordinator

If you are acting as both the Centre coordinator and the supervisor, please seek counter signature from a senior
colleague

Centre coordinator’s comments on the feasibility and acceptability of the proposal (parts A & B) as a Higher
Project

Approved Approved subject to the implementation of Resubmission required

the centre coordinator’s recommendations

Centre coordinator’s name

Centre coordinator signature Date

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Planning review

To be completed by the candidate

This page records your outline plan once your proposal has been approved.

Outline the next steps in my project

My first steps in planning, researching and deadlines that I will set myself
I have started to read some sources related to the influence that Christianity has had on Scientifc theories and
there are many more sources that I will read to expand my knowledge of this topic .Some of the sources that I
read or have gathered that I will read, so far are Youtube videos on this topic by experts in this field, JSTOR
academic arcticles, specialised website articles and books or essays written by experts in this field. I plan to finish
reading all of my secondary sources by the time I plan to start writing my first draft of the HPQ which is by the
week commening 15th November (as shown on my Gantt Chart). Finishing utilising all of my secondart sources at
this time, will give me sufficient time to commence writing my draft, with good knowledge and evidence that I
learnt about in these sources also giving me a greater understanding of what I should write and giving me different
perspectives of what others think, which I plan to definitely include in my draft essay and actual essay. I plan to
finish my research log of all my sources at a similar time to when I start to write my initial draft of the essay, i.e.
the week commencing 15th November. The research log will track all of the sources I have read and will include
the main contents of the source, will state which ones were useful to my title and which ones weren't in order to
aid me in referencing to the source's contents and evidence while also helping me decide what evidence or
sources I will use in my essay. However, I will not fully halt my research before my initial draft of the essay; I plan
to carry on noting down any resources that I come across throughout the process of writing the main essay, if I
feel that I will require more sources to aid my research. Therefore, my research may carry on till the end of
November, more specifically, the week commencing 29th of November, where I plan to commence my main essay.
Finally, I have altered my title, based on my supervisor's comments, to ensure that it is not too broad so is more
feasible to write about by including a timescale. My new title is: "To what extent has Christianity affected scientific
theories over the past millenium?"
My summary of the comments and advice from my supervisor
Overall, my supervisor was very pleased with my initial steps in planning, researching and the deadlines I set
myself. This was mainly due the fact I gave clear actions and specific date by referring to my detailed Gantt Chart
as mentioned by my supervisor. However, my supervisor's target for my improvement was for me to give the
specific references of sources I have already read and sources that I intend to read in the future using the Harvard
referencing system.

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Modifications I have made as a result of my discussion with my supervisor and/or the comments from my centre
coordinator
These are some of the sources I have read and am intending to read in the future:
1) Meyer, SC. 2017. How Christianity Gave Rise to Modern Science. [Online]. [Accessed 18 October 2021].
Available from: https://www.crossway.org/articles/how-christianity-gave-rise-to-modern-science/
2) Snow, EV. 1984. CHRISTIANITY: A CAUSE OF MODERN SCIENCE? The Duhem-Jaki and Merton Theses
Explained. [Online]. [Accessed 23 Oct 2021]. Available from: https://isidore.co/misc/Res%20pro%20Deo/Other
%20Documents/IsChristianityACauseOfScience.pdf
3) Collins, F (Founder of Biologos)[Author(s) name(s) aren’t specified]. [Year not specified]. Are science and
Christianity at war? [Online]. [Accessed 20 October 2021]. Available from: https://biologos.org/common-
questions/are-science-and-christianity-at-war/

Date

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Mid-project review

To be completed by the candidate

This page records your outline plan when you have completed your research.

Is my project following my original plan? How has my plan developed?

What is going well? What changes have been made? Why?

My summary of the comments and advice from my supervisor

Modifications I have made as a result of my discussion with my supervisor at this stage

My final title and agreed form of project product

My planned next steps to complete my project

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Project product review

To be completed by the candidate

This page records the (near) completion of your project product. Outline the successes, failures, additions and/or
changes you made as you followed the plan in your mid-project review

Did my project follow my revised plan (from the mid-project review)?

Did I need to do anything else to complete my project?

What do you intend to do? By when?

My summary of the comments and advice from my supervisor at this final stage

Modifications I have made as a result of discussion with my supervisor at this final stage
Do I need to do anything else to complete my product?

Date

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Presentation record part A

To be completed by the candidate

This page records your presentation and its preparation.

Planned format of my presentation

How will you present your project? Eg PowerPoint presentation, slideshow, Prezi, display. You may choose more
than one format for your presentation.

Planned content of my presentation

eg visual aids, use of notes, timing, use of media etc

Modifications I have made as a result of rehearsal and/or discussion with my supervisor

Date

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Presentation record part B

To be completed by the supervisor

Record and comment below on the delivery of the presentation

Supervisor’s record/comments
The nature of the audience (include
numbers of staff, students and others
present)

The nature of the presentation (include

use of notes, use of display items, and
use of presentation software)

Comment on the content and delivery of

the presentation (for example clarity of
ideas, structure of presentation, pace,
engagement with audience)

Comment on the response of the

candidate to questions that
demonstrated understanding and grasp
of the project and/or its production. Give
examples of questions asked and
answers given.

Outline the nature of any additional

presentation evidence that the candidate
might add to this Candidate record form
(eg speaker notes, handouts,
presentation slides, recording).

Supervisor signature Date

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Summary and reflection

To be completed by the candidate

This page records your own evaluation when you have completed your project product and given your
presentation.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of my project?

Consider the planning, carrying out the activity and the outcomes.

What have I learnt from completing this project?

This is not just the result of the project but other skills you have acquired. You may be able to comment on how you
learn.

What have I learnt from comments made by my supervisor and my peers?

What would I do differently if I had a similar project to complete?

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