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, MARKd SCHEMEd –GCSEd CITIZENSHIPd STUDIESd –d 8100/1d –d JUNEd 2018
Level of response marking instructions
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Step 2 Determine a mark
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Citizenship Studies d
8100/1 Paper 1
d d
Mark scheme
d
8100
Juned2018
Version/Stage:d1.0dFinal
,MarkdschemesdaredprepareddbydthedLeaddAssessmentdWriterdanddconsidered,dtogetherdwithdthedrelevantd
questions,dbydadpaneldofdsubjectdteachers.dThisdmarkdschemedincludesdanydamendmentsdmadedatdthedsta
ndardisationdeventsdwhichdalldassociatesdparticipatedindanddisdthedschemedwhichdwasduseddbydthemdindthisd
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sdtodquestionsdanddthatdeverydassociatedunderstandsdanddappliesditdindthedsamedcorrectdway.
Asdpreparationdfordstandardisationdeachdassociatedanalysesdadnumberdofdstudents’dscripts.dAlternativedan
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Furtherdcopiesdofdthisdmarkdschemedaredavailabledfromdaqa.org.uk
Copyrightd©d2018dAQAdandditsdlicensors.d Alldrightsdreserved.
AQAdretainsdthedcopyrightdondallditsdpublications.dHowever,dregistereddschools/collegesdfordAQAdaredpermitteddtodcopydmaterialdfromdthisdbookl
etdfordtheirdowndinternalduse,dwithdthedfollowingdimportantdexception:dAQAdcannotdgivedpermissiondtodschools/collegesdtodphotocopydanydmateri
aldthatdisdacknowledgeddtodadthirddpartydevendfordinternaldusedwithindthedcentre.
, MARKd SCHEMEd –GCSEd CITIZENSHIPd STUDIESd –d 8100/1d –d JUNEd 2018
Level of response marking instructions
d d d d
Leveldofdresponsedmarkdschemesdaredbrokenddowndintodlevels,deachdofdwhichdhasdaddescriptor.dTheddescr
iptordfordthedleveldshowsdthedaveragedperformancedfordthedlevel.dTheredaredmarksdindeachdlevel.
Beforedyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodadstudent’sdanswerdreaddthroughdthedanswerdanddannotateditd(asdi
nstructed)dtodshowdthedqualitiesdthatdaredbeingdlookeddfor.dYoudcandthendapplydthedmarkdscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
d d d d
Startdatdthedlowestdleveldofdthedmarkdschemedandduseditdasdadladderdtodseedwhetherdthedanswerdmeetsdthedd
escriptordfordthatdlevel.dTheddescriptordfordthedleveldindicatesdtheddifferentdqualitiesdthatdmightdbedseendindth
edstudent’sdanswerdfordthatdlevel.dIfditdmeetsdthedlowestdleveldthendgodtodthednextdonedandddecidedifditdmeets
dthisdlevel,danddsodon,duntildyoudhavedadmatchdbetweendthedlevelddescriptordanddthedanswer.dWithdpracticed
anddfamiliaritydyoudwilldfinddthatdfordbetterdanswersdyoudwilldbedabledtodquicklydskipdthroughdthedlowerdlevels
dof dthedmarkdscheme.
Whendassigningdadleveldyoudshoulddlookdatdthedoveralldqualitydofdthedanswerdanddnotdlookdtodpickdholesdinds
malldanddspecificdpartsdofdthedanswerdwheredthedstudentdhasdnotdperformeddquitedasdwelldasdthedrest.dIfdthed
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Step 2 Determine a mark
d d d d
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Youdmaydwelldneeddtodreaddbackdthroughdthedanswerdasdyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodclarifydpointsdandda
ssuredyourselfdthatdthedleveldanddthedmarkdaredappropriate.
Indicativedcontentdindthedmarkdschemedisdprovideddasdadguidedfordexaminers.dItdisdnotdintendeddtodbed
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Andanswerdwhichdcontainsdnothingdofdrelevancedtodthedquestiondmustdbedawardeddnodmarks.
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