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8463/1H
Paper 1 Higher Tier
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Mark scheme
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June 2023
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Version:N1.0NFinal
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, MARKN SCHEMEN –N GCSEN PHYSICSN –N 8463/1HN –N JUNEN 2023
MarkNschemesNareNpreparedNbyNtheNLeadNAssessmentNWriterNandNconsidered,NtogetherNwithNtheNreleva
ntNquestions,NbyNaNpanelNofNsubjectNteachers.NThisNmarkNschemeNincludesNanyNamendmentsNmadeNatNth
eNstandardisationNeventsNwhichNallNassociatesNparticipateNinNandNisNtheNschemeNwhichNwasNusedNbyNthe
mNinNthisNexamination.NTheNstandardisationNprocessNensuresNthatNtheNmarkNschemeNcoversNtheNstudents
’NresponsesNtoNquestionsNandNthatNeveryNassociateNunderstandsNandNappliesNitNinNtheNsameNcorrectNway.
AsNpreparationNforNstandardisationNeachNassociateNanalysesNaNnumberNofNstudents’Nscripts.N AlternativeNans
wersNnotNalreadyNcoveredNbyNtheNmarkNschemeNareNdiscussedNandNlegislatedNfor.NIf,NafterNtheNstandardisati
onNprocess,NassociatesNencounterNunusualNanswersNwhichNhaveNnotNbeenNraisedNtheyNareNrequiredNtoNreferN
theseNtoNtheNLeadNExaminer.
ItNmustNbeNstressedNthatNaNmarkNschemeNisNaNworkingNdocument,NinNmanyNcasesNfurtherNdevelopedNand
NexpandedNonNtheNbasisNof Nstudents’NreactionsNtoNaNparticularNpaper.NAssumptionsNaboutNfutureNmark Nsc
hemesNonNtheNbasisNofNoneNyear’sNdocumentNshouldNbeNavoided;NwhilstNtheNguidingNprinciplesNofNasses
smentNremainNconstant,NdetailsNwillNchange,NdependingNonNtheNcontentNofNaNparticularNexaminationNpaper
.
FurtherNcopiesNofNthisNmarkNschemeNareNavailableNfromNaqa.org.uk
CopyrightNinformation
AQANretainsNtheNcopyrightNonNallNitsNpublications.NHowever,NregisteredNschools/collegesNforNAQANareNpermittedNtoNcopyNmaterialNfromNthisNbookletNfor
NtheirNownNinternalNuse,NwithNtheNfollowingNimportantNexception:NAQANcannotNgiveNpermissionNtoNschools/collegesNtoNphotocopyNanyNmaterialNthatNisNa
cknowledgedNtoNaNthirdNpartyNevenNforNinternalNuseNwithinNtheNcentre.
CopyrightN©N2023NAQANandNitsNlicensors.N AllNrightsNreserved.
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, MARKN SCHEMEN –N GCSEN PHYSICSN –N 8463/1HN –N JUNEN 2023
Information to Examiners
N N
1. General
TheNmarkNschemeNforNeachNquestionNshows:
theNmarksNavailableNforNeachNpartNofNtheNquestion
theNtotalNmarksNavailableNforNtheNquestion
theNtypicalNanswerNorNanswersNwhichNareNexpected
extraNinformationNtoNhelpNtheNexaminerNmakeNtheirNjudgement
theNAssessmentNObjectivesNandNspecificationNcontentNthatNeachNquestionNisNintendedNtoNcover.
TheNextraNinformationNisNalignedNtoNtheNappropriateNanswerNinNtheNleft-
handNpartNofNtheNmarkNschemeNandNshouldNonlyNbeNappliedNtoNthatNitemNinNtheNmarkNscheme.
AtNtheNbeginningNofNaNpartNofNaNquestionNaNreminderNmayNbeNgiven,NforNexample:NwhereNconsequentialNmar
kingNneedsNtoNbeNconsideredNinNaNcalculation;NorNtheNanswerNmayNbeNonNtheNdiagramNorNatNaNdifferentNplaceN
onNtheNscript.
InNgeneralNtheNright-
handNsideNofNtheNmarkNschemeNisNthereNtoNprovideNthoseNextraNdetailsNwhichNconfuseNtheNmainNpartNofNth
eNmarkNschemeNyetNmayNbeNhelpfulNinNensuringNthatNmarkingNisNstraightforwardNandNconsistentN(forNexa
mple,NaNscientificallyNcorrectNanswerNthatNcouldNnotNreasonablyNbeNexpectedNfromNaNstudent’sNknowledg
eNofNtheNspecification).
2. Emboldening and underlining
N N
2.1 InNaNlistNofNacceptableNanswersNwhereNmoreNthanNoneNmarkNisNavailableN‘anyNtwoNfrom’NisNused,Nw
ithNtheNnumberNofNmarksNemboldened.N EachNofNtheNfollowingNbulletNpointsNisNaNpotentialNmark.
2.2 ANboldNandNisNusedNtoNindicateNthatNbothNpartsNofNtheNanswerNareNrequiredNtoNawardNtheNmark.
2.3 AlternativeNanswersNacceptableNforNaNmarkNareNindicatedNbyNtheNuseNofNor.
AlternativeNwordsNinNtheNmarkNschemeNareNshownNbyNaNsolidusNegNallowNsmoothN/NfreeNmovement.
2.4 AnyNwordingNthatNisNunderlinedNisNessentialNforNtheNmarkingNpointNtoNbeNawarded.
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PHYSICS
8463/1H
Paper 1 Higher Tier
N N N
Mark scheme
N
June 2023
N
Version:N1.0NFinal
*236G 463/1H/MS*
, MARKN SCHEMEN –N GCSEN PHYSICSN –N 8463/1HN –N JUNEN 2023
MarkNschemesNareNpreparedNbyNtheNLeadNAssessmentNWriterNandNconsidered,NtogetherNwithNtheNreleva
ntNquestions,NbyNaNpanelNofNsubjectNteachers.NThisNmarkNschemeNincludesNanyNamendmentsNmadeNatNth
eNstandardisationNeventsNwhichNallNassociatesNparticipateNinNandNisNtheNschemeNwhichNwasNusedNbyNthe
mNinNthisNexamination.NTheNstandardisationNprocessNensuresNthatNtheNmarkNschemeNcoversNtheNstudents
’NresponsesNtoNquestionsNandNthatNeveryNassociateNunderstandsNandNappliesNitNinNtheNsameNcorrectNway.
AsNpreparationNforNstandardisationNeachNassociateNanalysesNaNnumberNofNstudents’Nscripts.N AlternativeNans
wersNnotNalreadyNcoveredNbyNtheNmarkNschemeNareNdiscussedNandNlegislatedNfor.NIf,NafterNtheNstandardisati
onNprocess,NassociatesNencounterNunusualNanswersNwhichNhaveNnotNbeenNraisedNtheyNareNrequiredNtoNreferN
theseNtoNtheNLeadNExaminer.
ItNmustNbeNstressedNthatNaNmarkNschemeNisNaNworkingNdocument,NinNmanyNcasesNfurtherNdevelopedNand
NexpandedNonNtheNbasisNof Nstudents’NreactionsNtoNaNparticularNpaper.NAssumptionsNaboutNfutureNmark Nsc
hemesNonNtheNbasisNofNoneNyear’sNdocumentNshouldNbeNavoided;NwhilstNtheNguidingNprinciplesNofNasses
smentNremainNconstant,NdetailsNwillNchange,NdependingNonNtheNcontentNofNaNparticularNexaminationNpaper
.
FurtherNcopiesNofNthisNmarkNschemeNareNavailableNfromNaqa.org.uk
CopyrightNinformation
AQANretainsNtheNcopyrightNonNallNitsNpublications.NHowever,NregisteredNschools/collegesNforNAQANareNpermittedNtoNcopyNmaterialNfromNthisNbookletNfor
NtheirNownNinternalNuse,NwithNtheNfollowingNimportantNexception:NAQANcannotNgiveNpermissionNtoNschools/collegesNtoNphotocopyNanyNmaterialNthatNisNa
cknowledgedNtoNaNthirdNpartyNevenNforNinternalNuseNwithinNtheNcentre.
CopyrightN©N2023NAQANandNitsNlicensors.N AllNrightsNreserved.
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, MARKN SCHEMEN –N GCSEN PHYSICSN –N 8463/1HN –N JUNEN 2023
Information to Examiners
N N
1. General
TheNmarkNschemeNforNeachNquestionNshows:
theNmarksNavailableNforNeachNpartNofNtheNquestion
theNtotalNmarksNavailableNforNtheNquestion
theNtypicalNanswerNorNanswersNwhichNareNexpected
extraNinformationNtoNhelpNtheNexaminerNmakeNtheirNjudgement
theNAssessmentNObjectivesNandNspecificationNcontentNthatNeachNquestionNisNintendedNtoNcover.
TheNextraNinformationNisNalignedNtoNtheNappropriateNanswerNinNtheNleft-
handNpartNofNtheNmarkNschemeNandNshouldNonlyNbeNappliedNtoNthatNitemNinNtheNmarkNscheme.
AtNtheNbeginningNofNaNpartNofNaNquestionNaNreminderNmayNbeNgiven,NforNexample:NwhereNconsequentialNmar
kingNneedsNtoNbeNconsideredNinNaNcalculation;NorNtheNanswerNmayNbeNonNtheNdiagramNorNatNaNdifferentNplaceN
onNtheNscript.
InNgeneralNtheNright-
handNsideNofNtheNmarkNschemeNisNthereNtoNprovideNthoseNextraNdetailsNwhichNconfuseNtheNmainNpartNofNth
eNmarkNschemeNyetNmayNbeNhelpfulNinNensuringNthatNmarkingNisNstraightforwardNandNconsistentN(forNexa
mple,NaNscientificallyNcorrectNanswerNthatNcouldNnotNreasonablyNbeNexpectedNfromNaNstudent’sNknowledg
eNofNtheNspecification).
2. Emboldening and underlining
N N
2.1 InNaNlistNofNacceptableNanswersNwhereNmoreNthanNoneNmarkNisNavailableN‘anyNtwoNfrom’NisNused,Nw
ithNtheNnumberNofNmarksNemboldened.N EachNofNtheNfollowingNbulletNpointsNisNaNpotentialNmark.
2.2 ANboldNandNisNusedNtoNindicateNthatNbothNpartsNofNtheNanswerNareNrequiredNtoNawardNtheNmark.
2.3 AlternativeNanswersNacceptableNforNaNmarkNareNindicatedNbyNtheNuseNofNor.
AlternativeNwordsNinNtheNmarkNschemeNareNshownNbyNaNsolidusNegNallowNsmoothN/NfreeNmovement.
2.4 AnyNwordingNthatNisNunderlinedNisNessentialNforNtheNmarkingNpointNtoNbeNawarded.
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