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This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’responses to questions and that every associate understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they are required to refer these to the Lead Assessment Writer.  \nIt must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed and expanded on the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular examination paper.  \nFurther copies of this mark [scheme are available from aqa.org.uk](scheme are available from aqa.org.uk)  \nStatement of importance  \nGCSE English Literature is the study of how writers communicate their ideas about the world, and how readers might respond to these ideas. It aims to develop a critical understanding of the ways in which literary texts are a reflection of, and exploration of, the human condition, the study of which develops empathic understanding of human nature. High-quality English literature is writing which displays recognisable literary qualities and, although shaped by particular contexts, transcends them and speaks about the universality of the human condition. GCSE English Literature aims to enable students to appreciate these qualities, developing and presenting informed, critical responses to the ideas in literary texts and the ways writers present these ideas. It aims to enable students to make links between a variety of written texts and between the text and the context within which it was shaped.  \nPrinciples of mark scheme construction  \nEach mark scheme is driven by the task and by the statement of importance about GCSE English Literature. It aims to do two things:  \n• to describe typical features of response in order to decide on a mark  \n• to identify typical features of proficiency in order to aid discrimination between levels of performance.  \nEach long form answer mark scheme is constructed using six levels. This is to reflect the ability level of the whole cohort. There are five marks within each level to allow for levels of proficiency and to allow for discrimination between levels of cognitive ability across the whole cohort.  \nEach mark scheme places assessment objectives AO1 and AO2 as the key skills. This is driven by the statement of importance of the subject, in that the study of great literary texts is the study of the interrelationship between the reader and the writer of the text and that the communication and reception of these ideas is an inherent feature of English literature. It is also driven by the acknowledgement that GCSE English Literature assesses cognitive levels of ability; the level of response to ideas will have parity with the level of response to the methods of communicating those ideas.  \nHow to apply the mark scheme  \nThe mark scheme is constructed using six levels of attainment that span the whole range of ability at GCSE. The descriptors of attainment reference the assessment objectives for that particular question. Examiners are required to use the mark scheme to consider the whole response and decide upon the most appropriate level. ","cbCait81A10AWrqj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCait81A10AWrqj","pdf",355889,25,"English","# Mark scheme overview\n## Preparation and standardisation\n## Statement of importance\n## Principles of mark scheme construction\n# How to apply the mark scheme\n## Six levels of attainment\n## Assessment objectives AO1 and AO2\n## Level determination and best-fit approach","[{\"question\":\"Who prepares and standardises the GCSE English Literature mark scheme?\",\"answer\":\"The mark scheme is prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered with relevant questions by a panel of subject teachers. 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