GCSE Physical Education 8582/2 - Paper 2 Mark Scheme - June 2022

Sep 5, 2026

Mark scheme for the GCSE Physical Education 8582/2 Paper 2 (Socio-cultural influences and wellbeing in physical activity and sport), June 2022. Includes instructions on standardisation and how assessors use the scheme, including handling amendments, unusual answers, and the working-document nature of future updates. Provides level-of-response guidance: determining the correct level using descriptors, assigning marks with reference to exemplars from standardisation, and crediting valid points even if indicative content is not exhaustive.

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Level of response marking instructions

Determine a level

Determine a mark

Indicative content and crediting responses

Questions and answers (AO1/AO2)

| GCSE
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 8582/2
Paper 2 Socio-cultural influences and wellbeing in physical activity and sport | | --- | | Mark scheme
June 2022 | Version: 1.0 Final Mark Scheme *226g8582/2/MS* Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. 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 Examiner. It 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. Further copies of this mark [scheme are available from aqa.org.uk](scheme are available from aqa.org.uk) Copyright information AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use, with the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the centre. Copyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. Level of response marking instructions Level of response mark schemes are broken down into levels, each of which has a descriptor. The descriptor for the level shows the average performance for the level. There are marks in each level. Before you apply the mark scheme to a student’s answer read through the answer and annotate it (as instructed) to show the qualities that are being looked for. You can then apply the mark scheme. Step 1 Determine a level Start at the lowest level of the mark scheme and use it as a ladder to see whether the answer meets the descriptor for that level. The descriptor for the level indicates the different qualities that might be seen in the student’s answer for that level. If it meets the lowest level then go to the next one and decide if it meets this level, and so on, until you have a match between the level descriptor and the answer. With practice and familiarity you will find that for better answers you will be able to quickly skip through the lower levels of the mark scheme. When assigning a level you should look at the overall quality of the answer and not look to pick holes in small and specific parts of the answer where the student has not performed quite as well as the rest. If the answer covers different aspects of different levels of the mark scheme you should use a best fit approach for defining the level and then use the variability of the response to help decide the mark within the level, ie if the response is predominantly level 3 with a small amount of level 4 material it would be placed in level 3 but be awarded a mark near the top of the level because of the level 4 content. Step 2 Determine a mark Once you have assigned a level you need to decide on the mark. The descriptors on how to allocate marks can help with this. The exemplar materials used during standardisation will help. There will be an answer in the standardising materials which will correspond with each level of the mark scheme. This a

FAQs

What is the purpose of the standardisation process for this mark scheme?

It ensures the mark scheme covers students’ responses to the questions and that every associate understands and applies it in the same correct way.

How should an examiner determine the appropriate level for a student’s answer?

Start at the lowest level and use the level descriptors as a ladder, moving up until the answer best matches a level descriptor.

Can students gain marks for points not listed in the indicative content?

Yes. Indicative content is a guide; examiners must credit other valid points, and students do not have to cover every mentioned point to reach the highest level.

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