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Version:d1.0dFinaldMarkdScheme
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, MARKdSCHEMEd–dGCSEdCITIZENSHIPdSTUDIESd–d8100/2d–dJUNEd2020
MarkdschemesdaredprepareddbydthedLeaddAssessmentdWriterdanddconsidered,dtogetherdwithdthedrelevantd
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ndardisationdeventsdwhichdalldassociatesdparticipatedindanddisdthedschemedwhichdwasduseddbydthemdindthisd
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Itdmustdbedstresseddthatdadmarkdschemedisdadworkingddocument,dindmanydcasesdfurtherddevelopeddandde
xpandeddondthedbasisdofdstudents’dreactionsdtodadparticulardpaper.dAssumptionsdaboutdfuturedmarkdsche
mesdondthedbasisdofdonedyear’sddocumentdshoulddbedavoided;dwhilstdthedguidingdprinciplesdofdassessme
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, MARKdSCHEMEd–dGCSEdCITIZENSHIPdSTUDIESd–d8100/2d–dJUNEd2020
Level of response marking instructions
d d d d
Leveldofdresponsedmarkdschemesdaredbrokenddowndintodlevels,deachdofdwhichdhasdaddescriptor.dTheddescript
ordfordthedleveldshowsdthedaveragedperformancedfordthedlevel.d Theredaredmarksdindeachdlevel.
Beforedyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodadstudent’sdanswerdreaddthroughdthedanswerdanddannotateditd(asdi
nstructed)dtodshowdthedqualitiesdthatdaredbeingdlookeddfor.ddYoudcandthendapplydthedmarkdscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
d d d d
Startdatdthedlowestdleveldofdthedmarkdschemedandduseditdasdadladderdtodseedwhetherdthedanswerdmeetsdthedd
escriptordfordthatdlevel.dTheddescriptordfordthedleveldindicatesdtheddifferentdqualitiesdthatdmightdbedseendindthe
dstudent’sdanswerdfordthatdlevel.dIf ditdmeetsdthedlowestdleveldthendgodtodthednextdonedandddecidedif ditdmeetsdth
isdlevel,danddsodon,duntildyoudhavedadmatchdbetweendthedlevelddescriptordanddthedanswer.dWithdpracticedand
dfamiliaritydyoudwilldfinddthatdfordbetterdanswersdyoudwilldbedabledtodquicklydskipdthroughdthedlowerdlevelsdof dth
edmarkdscheme.
Whendassigningdadleveldyoudshoulddlookdatdthedoveralldqualitydofdthedanswerdanddnotdlookdtodpickdholesdinds
malldanddspecificdpartsdofdthedanswerdwheredthedstudentdhasdnotdperformeddquitedasdwelldasdthedrest.dIfdthed
answerdcoversddifferentdaspectsdofddifferentdlevelsdofdthedmarkdschemedyoudshoulddusedadbestdfitdapproachd
forddefiningdthedleveldanddthendusedthedvariabilitydofdthedresponsedtodhelpddecidedthedmarkdwithindthedlevel,died
ifdthedresponsedisdpredominantlydleveld3dwithdadsmalldamountdofdleveld4dmaterialditdwoulddbedplaceddindleveld
3dbutdbedawardeddadmarkdneardthedtopdofdthedleveldbecausedofdthedleveld4dcontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
d d d d
Oncedyoudhavedassigneddadleveldyoudneeddtoddecidedondthedmark.dTheddescriptorsdondhowdtodallocatedmark
sdcandhelpdwithdthis.dThedexemplardmaterialsduseddduringdstandardisationdwilldhelp.dTheredwilldbedandanswe
rdindthedstandardisingdmaterialsdwhichdwilldcorresponddwithdeachdleveldofdthedmarkdscheme.dThisdanswerdwil
ldhavedbeendawardeddadmarkdbydthedLeaddExaminer.dYoudcandcomparedthedstudent’sdanswerdwithdthedexa
mpledtoddeterminedifditdisdthedsamedstandard,dbetterdordworsedthandthedexample.dYoudcandthendusedthisdtodall
ocatedadmarkdfordthedanswerdbaseddondthedLeaddExaminer’sdmarkdondthedexample.
Youdmaydwelldneeddtodreaddbackdthroughdthedanswerdasdyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodclarifydpointsdandda
ssuredyourselfdthatdthedleveldanddthedmarkdaredappropriate.
Indicativedcontentdindthedmarkdschemedisdprovideddasdadguidedfordexaminers.dItdisdnotdintendeddtodbedexhausti
vedanddyoudmustdcreditdotherdvaliddpoints.dStudentsddodnotdhavedtodcoverdalldofdthedpointsdmentioneddindthedI
ndicativedcontentdtodreachdthedhighestdleveldofdthedmarkdscheme.
Andanswerdwhichdcontainsdnothingdofdrelevancedtodthedquestiondmustdbedawardeddnodmarks.
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CITIZENSHIP STUDIES d
8100/2
Paper 2 d
Mark scheme
d
June 2020
d
Version:d1.0dFinaldMarkdScheme
*206G81002/MS*
, MARKdSCHEMEd–dGCSEdCITIZENSHIPdSTUDIESd–d8100/2d–dJUNEd2020
MarkdschemesdaredprepareddbydthedLeaddAssessmentdWriterdanddconsidered,dtogetherdwithdthedrelevantd
questions,dbydadpaneldofdsubjectdteachers.dThisdmarkdschemedincludesdanydamendmentsdmadedatdthedsta
ndardisationdeventsdwhichdalldassociatesdparticipatedindanddisdthedschemedwhichdwasduseddbydthemdindthisd
examination.dThedstandardisationdprocessdensuresdthatdthedmarkdschemedcoversdthedstudents’dresponse
sdtodquestionsdanddthatdeverydassociatedunderstandsdanddappliesditdindthedsamedcorrectdway.
Asdpreparationdfordstandardisationdeachdassociatedanalysesdadnumberdofdstudents’dscripts.dAlternativedansw
ersdnotdalreadydcovereddbydthedmarkdschemedareddiscusseddanddlegislateddfor.dIf,dafterdthedstandardisationdp
rocess,dassociatesdencounterdunusualdanswersdwhichdhavednotdbeendraiseddtheydaredrequireddtodreferdthesed
todthedLeaddExaminer.
Itdmustdbedstresseddthatdadmarkdschemedisdadworkingddocument,dindmanydcasesdfurtherddevelopeddandde
xpandeddondthedbasisdofdstudents’dreactionsdtodadparticulardpaper.dAssumptionsdaboutdfuturedmarkdsche
mesdondthedbasisdofdonedyear’sddocumentdshoulddbedavoided;dwhilstdthedguidingdprinciplesdofdassessme
ntdremaindconstant,ddetailsdwilldchange,ddependingdondthedcontentdofdadparticulardexaminationdpaper.
Furtherdcopiesdofdthisdmarkdschemedaredavailabledfromdaqa.org.uk
Copyrightdinformation
AQAdretainsdthedcopyrightdondallditsdpublications.dHowever,dregistereddschools/collegesdfordAQAdaredpermitteddtodcopydmaterialdfromdthisdbookletdfordtheird
owndinternalduse,dwithdthedfollowingdimportantdexception:dAQAdcannotdgivedpermissiondtodschools/collegesdtodphotocopydanydmaterialdthatdisdacknowledge
ddtodadthirddpartydevendfordinternaldusedwithindthedcentre.
Copyrightd©d2020dAQAdandditsdlicensors.dAlldrightsdreserved.
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, MARKdSCHEMEd–dGCSEdCITIZENSHIPdSTUDIESd–d8100/2d–dJUNEd2020
Level of response marking instructions
d d d d
Leveldofdresponsedmarkdschemesdaredbrokenddowndintodlevels,deachdofdwhichdhasdaddescriptor.dTheddescript
ordfordthedleveldshowsdthedaveragedperformancedfordthedlevel.d Theredaredmarksdindeachdlevel.
Beforedyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodadstudent’sdanswerdreaddthroughdthedanswerdanddannotateditd(asdi
nstructed)dtodshowdthedqualitiesdthatdaredbeingdlookeddfor.ddYoudcandthendapplydthedmarkdscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
d d d d
Startdatdthedlowestdleveldofdthedmarkdschemedandduseditdasdadladderdtodseedwhetherdthedanswerdmeetsdthedd
escriptordfordthatdlevel.dTheddescriptordfordthedleveldindicatesdtheddifferentdqualitiesdthatdmightdbedseendindthe
dstudent’sdanswerdfordthatdlevel.dIf ditdmeetsdthedlowestdleveldthendgodtodthednextdonedandddecidedif ditdmeetsdth
isdlevel,danddsodon,duntildyoudhavedadmatchdbetweendthedlevelddescriptordanddthedanswer.dWithdpracticedand
dfamiliaritydyoudwilldfinddthatdfordbetterdanswersdyoudwilldbedabledtodquicklydskipdthroughdthedlowerdlevelsdof dth
edmarkdscheme.
Whendassigningdadleveldyoudshoulddlookdatdthedoveralldqualitydofdthedanswerdanddnotdlookdtodpickdholesdinds
malldanddspecificdpartsdofdthedanswerdwheredthedstudentdhasdnotdperformeddquitedasdwelldasdthedrest.dIfdthed
answerdcoversddifferentdaspectsdofddifferentdlevelsdofdthedmarkdschemedyoudshoulddusedadbestdfitdapproachd
forddefiningdthedleveldanddthendusedthedvariabilitydofdthedresponsedtodhelpddecidedthedmarkdwithindthedlevel,died
ifdthedresponsedisdpredominantlydleveld3dwithdadsmalldamountdofdleveld4dmaterialditdwoulddbedplaceddindleveld
3dbutdbedawardeddadmarkdneardthedtopdofdthedleveldbecausedofdthedleveld4dcontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
d d d d
Oncedyoudhavedassigneddadleveldyoudneeddtoddecidedondthedmark.dTheddescriptorsdondhowdtodallocatedmark
sdcandhelpdwithdthis.dThedexemplardmaterialsduseddduringdstandardisationdwilldhelp.dTheredwilldbedandanswe
rdindthedstandardisingdmaterialsdwhichdwilldcorresponddwithdeachdleveldofdthedmarkdscheme.dThisdanswerdwil
ldhavedbeendawardeddadmarkdbydthedLeaddExaminer.dYoudcandcomparedthedstudent’sdanswerdwithdthedexa
mpledtoddeterminedifditdisdthedsamedstandard,dbetterdordworsedthandthedexample.dYoudcandthendusedthisdtodall
ocatedadmarkdfordthedanswerdbaseddondthedLeaddExaminer’sdmarkdondthedexample.
Youdmaydwelldneeddtodreaddbackdthroughdthedanswerdasdyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodclarifydpointsdandda
ssuredyourselfdthatdthedleveldanddthedmarkdaredappropriate.
Indicativedcontentdindthedmarkdschemedisdprovideddasdadguidedfordexaminers.dItdisdnotdintendeddtodbedexhausti
vedanddyoudmustdcreditdotherdvaliddpoints.dStudentsddodnotdhavedtodcoverdalldofdthedpointsdmentioneddindthedI
ndicativedcontentdtodreachdthedhighestdleveldofdthedmarkdscheme.
Andanswerdwhichdcontainsdnothingdofdrelevancedtodthedquestiondmustdbedawardeddnodmarks.
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