2023 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES A 8062/2A Paper 2A Thematic
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thisDisDtoDremindDexaminersDthatDthereDmayDwellDbeDadditionalDcorrectDanswersDwhich,DwithDtheirDexpertis
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Structure
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someDgeneralDContent,DieDcredibleDcommentsDwhichDstudentsDwillDmakeDwhichDcouldDbeDappliedDtoDanyD
religionDorDperhapsDtoDaDsecularDviewpointDasDwell.DWhereDtheseDareDappropriateDtheyDareDusuallyDgiven
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GuruDTeghDBahadurD/DGuruDGobindDSingh.
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leD‘belief’DorD‘teaching’DorD‘way’,DdependingDonDtheDquestion.DObliquesD(.../..)DusedDwithinDtheDbulletDpointDi
ndicateDdifferentDwaysDinDwhichDtheDpointDmayDbeDexpressedDandDpointsDwhichDmayDbeDmadeDtoDgiveDtheD
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anDalternativeDisDprovidedDinDwhichDcaseDonlyDtheDalternativeDshouldDbeDmarked.DWhenDpartDofDanDanswer
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2 markDshortDanswerDquestions
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Studies Mark scheme June 2023 [VERIFIED
D D D D D
GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES A D D D
8062/2A
Paper 2A Thematic Studies
D D D
Mark schemeD D
June 2022
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Version:D1.0DFinal
, MARKDSCHEMED–DRELIGIOUSDSTUDIESDAD–D8062/2AD–
DJUNED2022
*226g8062/2A/MS*
MarkDschemesDareDpreparedDbyDtheDLeadDAssessmentDWriterDandDconsidered,DtogetherDwithDtheDrelevant
Dquestions,DbyDaDpanelDofDsubjectDexaminers.DThisDmark DschemeDincludesDanyDamendmentsDmadeDatDthe
DstandardisationDeventsDwhichDallDexaminersDparticipateDinDandDisDtheDschemeDwhichDwasDusedDbyDthemDi
nDthisDexamination.DTheDstandardisationDprocessDensuresDthatDtheDmarkDschemeDcoversDtheDstudents’Dre
sponsesDtoDquestionsDandDthatDeveryDexaminerDunderstandsDandDappliesDitDinDtheDsameDcorrectDway.DAsD
preparationDforDstandardisationDeachDexaminerDanalysesDaDnumberDofDstudents’Dscripts.DAlternativeDansw
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onDprocess,DexaminersDencounterDunusualDanswersDwhichDhaveDnotDbeenDraisedDtheyDareDrequiredDtoDref
erDtheseDtoDtheDLeadDExaminer.
ItDmustDbeDstressedDthatDaDmarkDschemeDisDaDworkingDdocument,DinDmanyDcasesDfurtherDdevelopedDan
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schemesDonDtheDbasisDofDoneDyear’sDdocumentDshouldDbeDavoided;DwhilstDtheDguidingDprinciplesDofDass
essmentDremainDconstant,DdetailsDwillDchange,DdependingDonDtheDcontentDofDaDparticularDexaminationDp
aper.
FurtherDcopiesDofDthisDmarkDschemeDareDavailableDfromDaqa.org.uk
CopyrightDinformation
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,MARKDSCHEMED–DRELIGIOUSDSTUDIESDAD–D8062/2AD–DJUNED2022
AQADretainsDtheDcopyrightDonDallDitsDpublications.DHowever,DregisteredDschools/collegesDforDAQADareDpermittedDtoDcopyDmaterialDfromDthisDbookletDforDth
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edgedDtoDaDthirdDpartyDevenDforDinternalDuseDwithinDtheDcentre.
CopyrightD©D2022DAQADandDitsDlicensors.DAllDrightsDreserved.
Mark Schemes for GCSE Religious Studies
D D D D D
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eDableDtoDbringDtoDtheirDanswersDtheirDownDknowledge,DunderstandingDandDbackground.DTheyDwillDofferDd
etails,DargumentsDandDevidenceDwhichDtheDexaminer,DwithDtheDhelpDofDtheDmarkDscheme,DwillDneedDtoDju
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wers.DTheDContentDincludedDisDdesignedDtoDbeDasDhelpfulDasDpossibleDbutDinDmanyDcasesDisDnotDexhausti
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thisDisDtoDremindDexaminersDthatDthereDmayDwellDbeDadditionalDcorrectDanswersDwhich,DwithDtheirDexpertis
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Structure
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someDgeneralDContent,DieDcredibleDcommentsDwhichDstudentsDwillDmakeDwhichDcouldDbeDappliedDtoDanyD
religionDorDperhapsDtoDaDsecularDviewpointDasDwell.DWhereDtheseDareDappropriateDtheyDareDusuallyDgiven
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nDEnglish.
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SomeDmarkDschemesDuseDbulletDpointsDtoDseparateDcontent.DEachDbulletDpointDrefersDtoDaDdifferentDpossib
leD‘belief’DorD‘teaching’DorD‘way’,DdependingDonDtheDquestion.DObliquesD(.../..)DusedDwithinDtheDbulletDpointDi
ndicateDdifferentDwaysDinDwhichDtheDpointDmayDbeDexpressedDandDpointsDwhichDmayDbeDmadeDtoDgiveDtheD
furtherDdetailDorDdevelopmentDneededDforDtheDsecondDmark.
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anDalternativeDisDprovidedDinDwhichDcaseDonlyDtheDalternativeDshouldDbeDmarked.DWhenDpartDofDanDanswer
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ctDletter,DegD‘Answer:DDD Trinity’.
2 markDshortDanswerDquestions
TheDprincipleDhereDisDprovidedDinDtheDmarkDscheme:D‘OneDmarkDforDeachDofDtwoDcorrectDpoints.’DStuden
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