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Version:N1.0NFinalNMarkNScheme
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MarkNschemesNareNpreparedNbyNtheNLeadNAssessmentNWriterNandNconsidered,NtogetherNwithNtheNreleva
ntNquestions,NbyNaNpanelNofNsubjectNteachers.NThisNmarkNschemeNincludesNanyNamendmentsNmadeNatNth
eNstandardisationNeventsNwhichNallNassociatesNparticipateNinNandNisNtheNschemeNwhichNwasNusedNbyNthe
mNinNthisNexamination.NTheNstandardisationNprocessNensuresNthatNtheNmarkNschemeNcoversNtheNstudents
’NresponsesNtoNquestionsNandNthatNeveryNassociateNunderstandsNandNappliesNitNinNtheNsameNcorrectNway.
AsNpreparationNforNstandardisationNeachNassociateNanalysesNaNnumberNofNstudents’Nscripts.NAlternativeNans
wersNnotNalreadyNcoveredNbyNtheNmarkNschemeNareNdiscussedNandNlegislatedNfor.NIf,NafterNtheNstandardisati
onNprocess,NassociatesNencounterNunusualNanswersNwhichNhaveNnotNbeenNraisedNtheyNareNrequiredNtoNrefer
NtheseNtoNtheNLeadNExaminer.
ItNmustNbeNstressedNthatNaNmarkNschemeNisNaNworkingNdocument,NinNmanyNcasesNfurtherNdevelopedNan
dNexpandedNonNtheNbasisNofNstudents’NreactionsNtoNaNparticularNpaper.NAssumptionsNaboutNfutureNmarkN
schemesNonNtheNbasisNofNoneNyear’sNdocumentNshouldNbeNavoided;NwhilstNtheNguidingNprinciplesNofNass
essmentNremainNconstant,NdetailsNwillNchange,NdependingNonNtheNcontentNofNaNparticularNexaminationNp
aper.
FurtherNcopiesNofNthisNmarkNschemeNareNavailableNfromNaqa.org.uk
CopyrightNinformation
AQANretainsNtheNcopyrightNonNallNitsNpublications.NHowever,NregisteredNschools/collegesNforNAQANareNpermittedNtoNcopyNmaterialNfromNthisNbookletNfor
NtheirNownNinternalNuse,NwithNtheNfollowingNimportantNexception:NAQANcannotNgiveNpermissionNtoNschools/collegesNtoNphotocopyNanyNmaterialNthatNisNa
cknowledgedNtoNaNthirdNpartyNevenNforNinternalNuseNwithinNtheNcentre.
CopyrightN©N2021NAQANandNitsNlicensors.N AllNrightsNreserved.
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Level of response marking instructions
N N N N
LevelNofNresponseNmarkNschemesNareNbrokenNdownNintoNlevels,NeachNofNwhichNhasNaNdescriptor.NTheNdesc
riptorNforNtheNlevelNshowsNtheNaverageNperformanceNforNtheNlevel.N ThereNareNmarksNinNeachNlevel.
BeforeNyouNapplyNtheNmarkNschemeNtoNaNstudent’sNanswerNreadNthroughNtheNanswerNandNannotateNitN(
asNinstructed)NtoNshowNtheNqualitiesNthatNareNbeingNlookedNfor.N YouNcanNthenNapplyNtheNmarkNscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
N N N N
StartNatNtheNlowestNlevelNofNtheNmarkNschemeNandNuseNitNasNaNladderNtoNseeNwhetherNtheNanswerNmeetsNt
heNdescriptorNforNthatNlevel.NTheNdescriptorNforNtheNlevelNindicatesNtheNdifferentNqualitiesNthatNmightNbeNsee
nNinNtheNstudent’sNanswerNforNthatNlevel.NIfNitNmeetsNtheNlowestNlevelNthenNgoNtoNtheNnextNoneNandNdecideNif
NitNmeetsNthisNlevel,NandNsoNon,NuntilNyouNhaveNaNmatchNbetweenNtheNlevelNdescriptorNandNtheNanswer.NWit
hNpracticeNandNfamiliarityNyouNwillNfindNthatNforNbetterNanswersNyouNwillNbeNableNtoNquicklyNskipNthroughNth
eNlowerNlevelsNofNtheNmarkNscheme.
WhenNassigningNaNlevelNyouNshouldNlookNatNtheNoverallNqualityNofNtheNanswerNandNnotNlookNtoNpickNholesNi
nNsmallNandNspecificNpartsNofNtheNanswerNwhereNtheNstudentNhasNnotNperformedNquiteNasNwellNasNtheNrest.
NIf NtheNanswerNcoversNdifferentNaspectsNof NdifferentNlevelsNof NtheNmarkNschemeNyouNshouldNuseNaNbestNfitN
approachNforNdefiningNtheNlevelNandNthenNuseNtheNvariabilityNofNtheNresponseNtoNhelpNdecideNtheNmarkNwit
hinNtheNlevel,NieNifNtheNresponseNisNpredominantlyNlevelN3NwithNaNsmallNamountNofNlevelN4NmaterialNitNwouldN
beNplacedNinNlevelN3NbutNbeNawardedNaNmarkNnearNtheNtopNofNtheNlevelNbecauseNofNtheNlevelN4Ncontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
N N N N
OnceNyouNhaveNassignedNaNlevelNyouNneedNtoNdecideNonNtheNmark.NTheNdescriptorsNonNhowNtoNallocateNm
arksNcanNhelpNwithNthis.NTheNexemplarNmaterialsNusedNduringNstandardisationNwillNhelp.NThereNwillNbeNanNa
nswerNinNtheNstandardisingNmaterialsNwhichNwillNcorrespondNwithNeachNlevelNofNtheNmarkNscheme.NThisNan
swerNwillNhaveNbeenNawardedNaNmarkNbyNtheNLeadNExaminer.NYouNcanNcompareNtheNstudent’sNanswerNwi
thNtheNexampleNtoNdetermineNifNitNisNtheNsameNstandard,NbetterNorNworseNthanNtheNexample.NYouNcanNthenN
useNthisNtoNallocateNaNmarkNforNtheNanswerNbasedNonNtheNLeadNExaminer’sNmarkNonNtheNexample.
YouNmayNwellNneedNtoNreadNbackNthroughNtheNanswerNasNyouNapplyNtheNmarkNschemeNtoNclarifyNpointsNa
ndNassureNyourselfNthatNtheNlevelNandNtheNmarkNareNappropriate.
IndicativeNcontentNinNtheNmarkNschemeNisNprovidedNasNaNguideNforNexaminers.NItNisNnotNintendedNtoNbeNexha
ustiveNandNyouNmustNcreditNotherNvalidNpoints.NStudentsNdoNnotNhaveNtoNcoverNallNofNtheNpointsNmentionedNi
nNtheNIndicativeNcontentNtoNreachNtheNhighestNlevelNofNtheNmarkNscheme.
AnNanswerNwhichNcontainsNnothingNofNrelevanceNtoNtheNquestionNmustNbeNawardedNnoNmarks.
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Mark scheme
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June 2021
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Version:N1.0NFinalNMarkNScheme
*216G 572/2/MS* N
, MARKN SCHEMEN –N GCSEN MEDIAN STUDIESN –N 8572/2N –N JUNEN 2021
MarkNschemesNareNpreparedNbyNtheNLeadNAssessmentNWriterNandNconsidered,NtogetherNwithNtheNreleva
ntNquestions,NbyNaNpanelNofNsubjectNteachers.NThisNmarkNschemeNincludesNanyNamendmentsNmadeNatNth
eNstandardisationNeventsNwhichNallNassociatesNparticipateNinNandNisNtheNschemeNwhichNwasNusedNbyNthe
mNinNthisNexamination.NTheNstandardisationNprocessNensuresNthatNtheNmarkNschemeNcoversNtheNstudents
’NresponsesNtoNquestionsNandNthatNeveryNassociateNunderstandsNandNappliesNitNinNtheNsameNcorrectNway.
AsNpreparationNforNstandardisationNeachNassociateNanalysesNaNnumberNofNstudents’Nscripts.NAlternativeNans
wersNnotNalreadyNcoveredNbyNtheNmarkNschemeNareNdiscussedNandNlegislatedNfor.NIf,NafterNtheNstandardisati
onNprocess,NassociatesNencounterNunusualNanswersNwhichNhaveNnotNbeenNraisedNtheyNareNrequiredNtoNrefer
NtheseNtoNtheNLeadNExaminer.
ItNmustNbeNstressedNthatNaNmarkNschemeNisNaNworkingNdocument,NinNmanyNcasesNfurtherNdevelopedNan
dNexpandedNonNtheNbasisNofNstudents’NreactionsNtoNaNparticularNpaper.NAssumptionsNaboutNfutureNmarkN
schemesNonNtheNbasisNofNoneNyear’sNdocumentNshouldNbeNavoided;NwhilstNtheNguidingNprinciplesNofNass
essmentNremainNconstant,NdetailsNwillNchange,NdependingNonNtheNcontentNofNaNparticularNexaminationNp
aper.
FurtherNcopiesNofNthisNmarkNschemeNareNavailableNfromNaqa.org.uk
CopyrightNinformation
AQANretainsNtheNcopyrightNonNallNitsNpublications.NHowever,NregisteredNschools/collegesNforNAQANareNpermittedNtoNcopyNmaterialNfromNthisNbookletNfor
NtheirNownNinternalNuse,NwithNtheNfollowingNimportantNexception:NAQANcannotNgiveNpermissionNtoNschools/collegesNtoNphotocopyNanyNmaterialNthatNisNa
cknowledgedNtoNaNthirdNpartyNevenNforNinternalNuseNwithinNtheNcentre.
CopyrightN©N2021NAQANandNitsNlicensors.N AllNrightsNreserved.
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, MARKN SCHEMEN –N GCSEN MEDIAN STUDIESN –N 8572/2N –N JUNEN 2021
Level of response marking instructions
N N N N
LevelNofNresponseNmarkNschemesNareNbrokenNdownNintoNlevels,NeachNofNwhichNhasNaNdescriptor.NTheNdesc
riptorNforNtheNlevelNshowsNtheNaverageNperformanceNforNtheNlevel.N ThereNareNmarksNinNeachNlevel.
BeforeNyouNapplyNtheNmarkNschemeNtoNaNstudent’sNanswerNreadNthroughNtheNanswerNandNannotateNitN(
asNinstructed)NtoNshowNtheNqualitiesNthatNareNbeingNlookedNfor.N YouNcanNthenNapplyNtheNmarkNscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
N N N N
StartNatNtheNlowestNlevelNofNtheNmarkNschemeNandNuseNitNasNaNladderNtoNseeNwhetherNtheNanswerNmeetsNt
heNdescriptorNforNthatNlevel.NTheNdescriptorNforNtheNlevelNindicatesNtheNdifferentNqualitiesNthatNmightNbeNsee
nNinNtheNstudent’sNanswerNforNthatNlevel.NIfNitNmeetsNtheNlowestNlevelNthenNgoNtoNtheNnextNoneNandNdecideNif
NitNmeetsNthisNlevel,NandNsoNon,NuntilNyouNhaveNaNmatchNbetweenNtheNlevelNdescriptorNandNtheNanswer.NWit
hNpracticeNandNfamiliarityNyouNwillNfindNthatNforNbetterNanswersNyouNwillNbeNableNtoNquicklyNskipNthroughNth
eNlowerNlevelsNofNtheNmarkNscheme.
WhenNassigningNaNlevelNyouNshouldNlookNatNtheNoverallNqualityNofNtheNanswerNandNnotNlookNtoNpickNholesNi
nNsmallNandNspecificNpartsNofNtheNanswerNwhereNtheNstudentNhasNnotNperformedNquiteNasNwellNasNtheNrest.
NIf NtheNanswerNcoversNdifferentNaspectsNof NdifferentNlevelsNof NtheNmarkNschemeNyouNshouldNuseNaNbestNfitN
approachNforNdefiningNtheNlevelNandNthenNuseNtheNvariabilityNofNtheNresponseNtoNhelpNdecideNtheNmarkNwit
hinNtheNlevel,NieNifNtheNresponseNisNpredominantlyNlevelN3NwithNaNsmallNamountNofNlevelN4NmaterialNitNwouldN
beNplacedNinNlevelN3NbutNbeNawardedNaNmarkNnearNtheNtopNofNtheNlevelNbecauseNofNtheNlevelN4Ncontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
N N N N
OnceNyouNhaveNassignedNaNlevelNyouNneedNtoNdecideNonNtheNmark.NTheNdescriptorsNonNhowNtoNallocateNm
arksNcanNhelpNwithNthis.NTheNexemplarNmaterialsNusedNduringNstandardisationNwillNhelp.NThereNwillNbeNanNa
nswerNinNtheNstandardisingNmaterialsNwhichNwillNcorrespondNwithNeachNlevelNofNtheNmarkNscheme.NThisNan
swerNwillNhaveNbeenNawardedNaNmarkNbyNtheNLeadNExaminer.NYouNcanNcompareNtheNstudent’sNanswerNwi
thNtheNexampleNtoNdetermineNifNitNisNtheNsameNstandard,NbetterNorNworseNthanNtheNexample.NYouNcanNthenN
useNthisNtoNallocateNaNmarkNforNtheNanswerNbasedNonNtheNLeadNExaminer’sNmarkNonNtheNexample.
YouNmayNwellNneedNtoNreadNbackNthroughNtheNanswerNasNyouNapplyNtheNmarkNschemeNtoNclarifyNpointsNa
ndNassureNyourselfNthatNtheNlevelNandNtheNmarkNareNappropriate.
IndicativeNcontentNinNtheNmarkNschemeNisNprovidedNasNaNguideNforNexaminers.NItNisNnotNintendedNtoNbeNexha
ustiveNandNyouNmustNcreditNotherNvalidNpoints.NStudentsNdoNnotNhaveNtoNcoverNallNofNtheNpointsNmentionedNi
nNtheNIndicativeNcontentNtoNreachNtheNhighestNlevelNofNtheNmarkNscheme.
AnNanswerNwhichNcontainsNnothingNofNrelevanceNtoNtheNquestionNmustNbeNawardedNnoNmarks.
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