Mark Scheme (Results) - Summer 2023 - Pearson Edexcel GCSE In History 1HI0 Paper B4

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Official mark scheme guidance for Pearson Edexcel GCSE History (1HI0) Paper B4, covering the option Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88, for the Summer 2023 examination series. Provides general marking principles for consistent examiner treatment, positive reward for correct work, and appropriate use of all marks. Includes procedures for awarding marks when level descriptions are used, explaining best-fit level selection, within-level mark allocation, and handling partially meeting criteria, indicative content, and crossed-out responses.

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General Marking Guidance

How to award marks when level descriptions are used

Finding the right level

Finding a mark within a level

Indicative content

Early Elizabethan England, 1558-88

Question 1 (a)

Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2023 Pearson Edexcel GCSE In History (1HI0) Paper B4: British Depth Study Option: B4 Early Elizabethan England, 1558- 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 P72618A Publications Code 1HI0_B4_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 to a 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 cont

FAQs

What is the core approach examiners must follow in this mark scheme?

All candidates receive the same treatment, and marking is applied positively to reward what candidates demonstrate rather than penalise omissions. Examiners must mark according to the mark scheme, not predicted grade boundaries.

How do examiners decide which level a response should be placed in?

Examiners use a best-fit approach to select the level that most closely describes the answer’s quality. If an answer matches multiple levels, professional judgement and provided guidance determine the most appropriate level.

How are marks selected within a chosen level?

For levels with two marks, markers start at the top and move down if the work barely meets requirements. For levels with three or more marks, markers should use the full mark range, starting around the middle (or upper-middle when even), then adjust based on how fully the answer meets the descriptor.

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