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This factsheet will help you to understand how we mark the portfolio of evidence.  \nIn this document  \nMarking a wide variety of evidence .............................. 1  \nThe different marking approaches ............................... 2  \nMarking using exemplar materials ............................... 2  \nMarking using past papers and exemplar materials ....3  \nMarking using syllabus level descriptors ..................... 3  \nFrequently asked questions ........................................... 3  \nHow will you make sure that all examiners mark in the same way? .................................................. 3  \nAre your marking methods for portfolio of evidence reliable? ....................................................... 4  \nWill examiners use my forecast grade? ....................... 4  \nWill you publish the exemplar materials?.................... 4  \nWhat are the component codes for the portfolio of evidence? ..................................................... 4  \nWhat are the marks for the portfolio of evidence?...................................................................... 4  \nWhat information can I see about my student’s marks for the portfolio of evidence?............................ 4  \nWhat annotations will I see on the portfolio of evidence?...................................................................... 5  \nWill students get higher marks if their school chooses their best work? ............................................... 5  \nWill my student get the same mark for portfolio of evidence as for exams? ............................. 5  \nWill my student get the same grade for portfolio of evidence as for exams? ............................. 5  \nHow can I help a student or parent who is disappointed with a portfolio of evidence grade?....... 6  \nMarking a wide variety of evidence  \nFor students taking the portfolio of evidence route, we ask schools to submit a portfolio of three substantial pieces of evidence for each student. Every student will submit a different portfolio of evidence and the tasks may be different between different students and different schools. We accept a wide variety of types of work in the portfolio of evidence route. Details of acceptable types of work and other relevant information about collecting a portfolio of evidence are in our guidance Collecting a portfolio of evidence. We want schools working in difficult circumstances to be able to send us work they already have available – or to have as much flexibility as possible if they need to produce additional work. The purpose of the portfolio of evidence is to make sure that students who cannot take exams are still able to get a fair result and progress.  \nThe way we mark the portfolio of evidence manages this wide variety of types of work. It differs from the way we mark exams. In the exam route, all students complete the same questions or tasks and we know in advance what these questions or tasks are. This means that we can mark exams using a mark scheme. It is not possible to write a detailed mark scheme that could be applied to the varied work we see for a portfolio of evidence.  \nOur marking approach allows Cambridge examiners to consider the overall quality of the work in each piece of evidence. They give a single mark to each piece of evidence which represents its overall quality. This is known as holistic marking. 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