Mark Scheme (Results) - Summer 2023 - Pearson Edexcel GCSE In History (1HI0) Paper B1 - B1 Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88

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Mark scheme for Summer 2023 Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0), Paper B1, focusing on the depth study B1 Anglo-Saxon and Norman England c1060–88. Provides general marking guidance for consistent examiner treatment, positive application of mark schemes, use of available marks with no ceiling, and how to award full marks or zero where appropriate. Includes step-by-step procedures for awarding marks when level descriptions are used, covering best-fit level selection and mark placement within levels, plus indicative content and question-specific marking for subsection items.

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General Marking Guidance

How to award marks when level descriptions are used

Indicative content and question-specific guidance

Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2023 Pearson Edexcel GCSE In History (1HI0) Paper B1: British depth study B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88 Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at [www.edexcel.com](www.edexcel.com) or [www.btec.co.uk](www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively)[. Alternatively](www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively), you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at [www.edexcel.com/contactus](www.edexcel.com/contactus). Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out more about how we can help you and your students [at:](at: www.pearson.com/uk)[ ](at: www.pearson.com/uk)[www.pearson.com/uk](at: www.pearson.com/uk) Summer 2023 Question Paper Log Number P72615A Publications Code 1HI0_B1_2306_MS All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Ltd 2023 General Marking Guidance • All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last. • Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions. • Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie. • There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used appropriately. • All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. • Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited. • When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme toa candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted. • Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response. How to award marks when level descriptions are used 1. Finding the right level The first stage is to decide which level the answer should be placed in. To do this, use a ‘best-fit’approach, deciding which level most closely describes the quality of the answer. Answers can display characteristics from more than one level, and where this happens markers must use the guidance below and their professional judgement to decide which level is most appropriate. For example, one stronger passage at L4 would not by itself merit a L4 mark, but it might be evidence to support a high L3 mark, unless there are substantial weaknesses in other areas. Similarly, an answer that fits best in L3 but which has some characteristics of L2 might be placed at the bottom of L3 . An answer displaying some characteristics of L3 and some of L1 might be placed in L2 . 2. Finding a mark within a level After a level has been decided on, the next stage is to decide on the mark within the level. The instructions below tell you how to reward responses within a level. However, where a level has specific guidance about how to place an answer within a level, always follow that guidance. Levels containi

FAQs

What guiding principles should examiners follow in this mark scheme?

Examiners must apply the mark scheme consistently to all candidates, use marks positively for what candidates show they can do, award full marks when answers match the scheme, and consult the team leader if application is uncertain.

How do markers decide which level an answer belongs to?

Markers use a best-fit approach to choose the level that most closely matches the answer quality, considering that answers may display characteristics from more than one level.

How is a mark chosen within a level?

Markers start from the middle (or upper-middle for even mark ranges) and move up or down based on how fully the response meets the level requirements, using top marks for answers as strong as realistically expected and bottom marks for the weakest that still meet requirements.

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