Coursework: An Overview
Practical coursework for Leaving Cert. Religious Education Frequently Asked Questions: How much is it worth? Coursework accounts for 80 of the 400 marks available in Religious Education. This means it is worth 20% of your overall grade, and is equal in value to each of the four Sections you complete in the written exam. How long does it have to be? The official guideline for Parts A and B is 1500 words total. I would consider this a minimum word count, you can fit up to 3000 words in the booklet. Ideally your coursework would be around the 2000 word mark, and I'll break down how this is split below. What is Part A? Part A of your coursework contains three elements: i) An indication of the sources consulted when completing coursework on your chosen title. This means you should, briefly, summarize the resources you found most helpful when researching, and outline where most of the information contained in your summary came from. Sources of information can be textual (books, ar...