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Provides detailed marking guidance covering awarding positive achievement, mark categories (Method, Accuracy, Independent of method, follow through, special case, dependent marks) and equivalence rules for answers. Includes instructions for handling brackets, diagrams, incorrect methods, questions requiring or not requiring working, misreads or miscopes, further work after a correct answer, choice of methods, replacement of erased work, and penalties for premature approximation. Lists example Q&A marking outcomes with allocated marks and comments.","| GCSE\u003Cbr>MATHEMATICS\u003Cbr>New Specimen Papers published June 2015\u003Cbr>Paper 2 Higher-Mark Scheme |\n| --- |\n| 8300/2H |\n| Version 1.0 |\n\nPrincipal Examiners have prepared these mark schemes for specimen papers. These mark schemes have not, therefore, been through the normal process of standardising that would take place for live papers.  \nFurther copies of [this Mark Scheme are available from aqa.org.uk](this Mark Scheme are available from aqa.org.uk)  \nGlossary for Mark Schemes  \nGCSE examinations are marked in such a way as to award positive achievement wherever possible. Thus, for GCSE Mathematics papers, marks are awarded under various categories.  \nIf a student uses a method which is not explicitly covered by the mark scheme the same principles of marking should be applied. Credit should be given to any valid methods. Examiners should seek advice from their senior examiner if in any doubt.  \nM Method marks are awarded for a correct method which could  \nlead to a correct answer.  \nA Accuracy marks are awarded when following on from a correct  \nmethod. It is not necessary to always see the method. This can be implied.  \nB Marks awarded independent of method.  \nft Follow through marks. Marks awarded for correct working  \nfollowing a mistake in an earlier step.  \nSC Special case. Marks awarded within the scheme for a common  \nmisinterpretation which has some mathematical worth.  \nMdep A method mark dependent on a previous method mark being  \nawarded.  \nBdep A mark that can only be awarded if a previous independent mark  \nhas been awarded.  \noe Or equivalent. Accept answers that are equivalent.  \neg accept 0.5 as well as 12  \n[a, b] Accept values between a and b inclusive.  \n3.14… Accept answers which begin 3.14 eg 3. 14, 3. 142, 3.1416  \nUse of brackets It is not necessary to see the bracketed work to award the marks.  \nExaminers should consistently apply the following principles  \nDiagrams  \nDiagrams that have working on them should be treated like normal responses. If a diagram has been written on but the correct response is within the answer space, the work within the answer space should be marked. Working on diagrams that contradicts work within the answer space is not to be considered as choice but as working, and is not, therefore, penalised.  \nResponses which appear to come from incorrect methods  \nWhenever there is doubt as to whether a student has used an incorrect method to obtain an answer, as a general principle, the benefit of doubt must be given to the student. In cases where there is no doubt that the answer has come from incorrect working then the student should be penalised.  \nQuestions which ask students to show working  \nInstructions on marking will be given but usually marks are not awarded to students who show no working.  \nQuestions which do not ask students to show working  \nAs a general principle, a correct response is awarded full marks.  \nMisread or miscopy  \nStudents often copy values from a question incorrectly. If the examiner thinks that the student has made a genuine misread, then only the accuracy marks (A or B marks), up to a maximum of 2 marks are penalised. The method marks can still be awarded.  \nFurther work  \nOnce the correct answer has been seen, further working may be ignored unless it goes on to contradict the correct answer.  \nChoice  \nWhen a choice of answers and/or methods is given, mark each attempt. If both methods are valid then M marks can be awarded but any incorrect answer or method would result in marks being lost.  \nWork not replaced  \nErased or crossed out work that is still legible should be marked.  \nWork replaced  \nErased or crossed out work that has been replaced is not awarded marks.  \nPremature approximation  \nRounding off too early can lead to inaccuracy in the final answer. 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