{"id":188,"date":"2026-08-15T08:47:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T07:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:56:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:56:48","slug":"a-level-religious-studies-survey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/cy\/research\/a-level-religious-studies-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Astudiaethau Crefyddol Level-A"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1880\" height=\"1253\" data-attachment-id=\"1091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/cy\/research\/a-level-religious-studies-survey\/pexels-photo-7395899\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1253&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1880,1253\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Photo by cottonbro studio on &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/students-sitting-in-the-classroom-7395899\/\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;nofollow\\&quot;&gt;Pexels.com&lt;\/a&gt;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;students sitting in the classroom&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?resize=1880%2C1253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"students sitting in the classroom\" class=\"wp-image-1091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?w=1880&amp;ssl=1 1880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pexels-photo-7395899.jpeg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pa wahaniaeth mae Astudiaethau Crefyddol Lefel-A yn ei wneud? Ymchwiliad dwy flynedd i effeithiau astudio ar gredoau, gwerthoedd a safbwyntiau myfyrwyr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cyd-Ymchwilwyr Athro Leslie Francis (Uned Ymchwil i Grefyddau ac Addysg, Warwick  - WRERU: Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit) a Dr Stephen Parker  (Cymrawd Cyswllt, Uned Ymchwil i Grefyddau ac Addysg, Warwick) mewn cydweithrediad \u00e2 Chanolfan y Santes Fair. Noddir y project gan Ymddiriedolaeth St Pedr, Saltley ac Ymddiriedolaeth St Gabriel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Arolwg<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ymhlith y rhai sy\u2019n astudio Astudiaethau Crefyddol Lefel- A ceir myfyrwyr sy\u2019n meddu ar ffydd ac eraill nad oes ganddynt  ymrwymiad penodol.  Mae astudio\u2019r newid yn eu hagwedd yn waith gwefreiddiol. Pwy yw\u2019r myfyrwyr hyn? Beth yw eu cred am y trosgynnol yn awr? Beth yw eu hagwedd  at foesoldeb a ffydd (eu ffydd hwy eu hunain ac eraill?) A yw astudio hyd at Lefel-A yn gwneud unrhyw wahaniaeth i\u2019r rhain?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ymhlith amcanion allweddol Astudiaethau Crefyddol Lefel - A, cynhwysir y canlynol: bod angen i fyfyrwyr \u2018fabwysiadu agwedd ymholgar a beirniadol ynghyd ag empathi wrth astudio crefydd\u2019 (Manyleb 2007, AG TGAU Edexel), a \u2018chefnogi myfyrwyr i feddwl am, a datblygu eu gwerthoedd eu hunain, eu barn a\u2019u hagweddau yng ngoleuni\u2019r hyn maent yn ei ddysgu\u2019 (Manyleb 2008 AQA, Astudiaethau Crefyddol Lefel \u2013 A) Tybed a gyflawnir yr amcanion academaidd a phersonol hyn ac yn benodol, a ydynt yn dylanwadu ar fyfyrwyr sy\u2019n astudio eu ffydd eu hunain yn feirniadol am y tro cyntaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Er enghraifft, mae\u2019n nodweddiadol fod rhai Cristnogion sy\u2019n dechrau ar astudiaeth academaidd o grefydd, yn aml yn profi argyfwng personol ac yn teimlo\u2019r angen, naill ai i wrthod neu i dderbyn y wybodaeth newydd a gyflwynir. A yw\u2019r her hon o safbwynt y ffydd sydd ganddynt yn barod, yn wir am y rhai sy\u2019n meddu ar unrhyw ffydd (neu heb feddu ar ffydd o gwbl)? Yn benodol, a yw myfyrwyr sy\u2019n astudio eu ffydd eu hunain a\u2019r cwestiynau sydd ynghlwm wrthi y mae\u2019n rhaid eu trafod yn feirniadol wrth astudio ar y lefel hon, yn teimlo eu bod yn gwestiynau sy\u2019n eu herio a sut maent yn ymateb? A yw\u2019r profiad o wneud Astudiaethau Crefyddol Lefel-A yn un cythryblus o safbwynt yr her mae\u2019n ei chyflwyno i fyd-olwg myfyrwyr? A yw ffydd myfyrwyr neu eu hagwedd tuag at ffydd yn newid o ganlyniad i\u2019w hastudiaethau? Ym mha ffyrdd  mae agweddau myfyrwyr tuag at eu ffydd neu eu gwerthoedd wedi newid (os o gwbl)? A yw astudio Astudiaethau Crefyddol Lefel - A yn effeithio ar fyfyrwyr sy\u2019n meddu ar ffydd mewn ffordd wahanol i\u2019r sawl nad oes ganddynt ymrwymiad crefyddol? Dim ond ychydig o ymchwil cymharol o berspectifau ffydd a wnaethpwyd ar draws persbectifau ffydd (a grwpiau heb ffyd ) er mwyn archwilio newidiadau mewn agweddau a gwerthoedd ar draws y grwpiau o ganlyniad i\u2019r profiad o ddilyn cwrs Astudiaethau Crefyddol Lefel-A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mae'r arolwg wedi'i orffen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cyhoeddiadau ar gael<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawrlwythwch y rhestr lawn o gyhoeddiadau o'r prosiect hwn (gan gynnwys crynodebau).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Os hoffech ddarllen mwy am unrhyw un o'r cyhoeddiadau hyn, cysylltwch \u00e2 <a href=\"https:\/\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/cy\/contact-us\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"48\">Chanolfan y Santes Fair<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-level-RS-survey-publications.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Mewnblaniad A-level RS survey publications.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-538300dc-09da-41dd-a26f-6a04d6ad3001\" href=\"https:\/\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-level-RS-survey-publications.pdf\">A-level RS survey publications<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/A-level-RS-survey-publications.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-538300dc-09da-41dd-a26f-6a04d6ad3001\">Download<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What difference does A-Level Religious Studies make? A two-year investigation of the effects of study upon students&#8217; beliefs, values and worldviews. Co-Investigators: Professor Leslie Francis (Warwick University Religions and Education Research Unit) and Dr Stephen Parker (University of Worcester and Associate Fellow of WRERU) in collaboration with the St Mary&#8217;s Centre. The project was funded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":283645813,"featured_media":0,"parent":40,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_wpcom_ai_launchpad_about_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_gallery_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_contact_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_events_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_video_page":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_portfolio_piece":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-188","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Phn0PY-32","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179,"url":"https:\/\/stmaryscentrewales.org\/cy\/research\/young-peoples-attitudes-to-religious-diversity\/","url_meta":{"origin":188,"position":0},"title":"Prosiect Agweddau Pobl Ifanc tuag at Amrywiaeth Grefyddol","author":"Tania","date":"Awst 15, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The quantitative strand of the Young People's Attitudes to Religious Diversity Project led by the University of Warwick gathered data from over 2000 students living in each of the four nations of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), and from London as a special case. 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