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All rights reserved.\nMark schemes and how we apply them\nWhat is the mark scheme for?\nOur GCSE Science mark schemes\nPoints-based mark schemes\nLevels of response mark schemes\n3\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nWhat is the mark scheme for?\nTo evaluate the evidence from each student fairly\nTo reward positive achievement\nTo differentiate purely on evidence of subject knowledge, understanding and skills\nTo fully and consistently reflect the agreed interpretation of command words\nTo fully reflect the purpose of each assessment\nTo credit appropriate responses that reflect the different ways in which learners may demonstrate what they know, understand and can do\n4\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nOur GCSE Science mark schemes\nThe ‘Information to examiners’ section:\ngeneral guidance on the parts of the mark scheme\nexplicit guidance on what parts of the mark scheme mean and how they should be applied\nmarking levels of response questions\nexactly the same for all GCSE Sciences.\nDetailed mark scheme for each question:\nspecific guidance on what is/is not acceptable\npoints or levels of response marked.\n5\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nPoints-based mark schemes\nMarks given for each correct point a student gives\nExplicitly define correct (and incorrect) answers\nEmphasis is on the correctness of the response, not the quality\nUsually used for lower-tariff questions (\u003C10 marks)\nIf well-written are very reliable\n6\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nLevels of response mark schemes\nUsed for open questions where there is a variety of ways for students to arrive at a mark\nReward the overall quality of the answer\nDivide performance into chunks of marks (levels) on a continuum\nDescribe the performance at each level\nGeneric level descriptors linked to specific command words\nSame descriptors apply to all GCSE sciences\nSection of indicative content specific to each question\n7\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nMaths-related questions in GCSE Sciences\nWhat is Maths in the context of Science GCSE?\nRegulatory requirements\nHow do we assess Maths skills?\nCommon issues with Maths-related questions in Summer 2018\n8\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nWhat is Maths in the context of GCSE Science?\nAssessment of mathematical skills\n“The Content Document sets out the mathematical skills which must form part of each GCSE Qualification in Combined Science (the ‘Mathematical Skills’) in the ‘Use of Mathematics’ sections and individual content statements for biology, chemistry and physics, the mathematical forms of Working Scientifically and the appendices addressing different aspects of the mathematical requirements.”\nExtract from Ofqual: GCSE Subject Level Conditions and Requirements for Combined Science\n9\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nRegulatory requirements\nOn page 6 of the content document it is states:\n“The mathematics [outlined in the Content document] should be at levels up to, but not beyond, the requirements specified in GCSE mathematics for the appropriate tier.”\n10\nCopyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nRegulatory requirements\nIn designing and setting the assessments for each GCSE Qualification in Combined Science which it makes available, or proposes to make available, an Awarding Organisation must ensure that, taking the assessments for that qualification together:\nthe number of marks used to credit the relevant mathematical skills is no less than 20% of the total marks for the qualification\nthose marks are allocated to questions ","cbCaikv1gyo4yuVg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikv1gyo4yuVg","pptx",3361673,27,"English","# Mark schemes and how we apply them\n## What is the mark scheme for?\n## Our GCSE Science mark schemes\n# Maths-related questions in GCSE Sciences\n## What is Maths in the context of GCSE Science?\n## Regulatory requirements\n## Common issues with Maths-related questions in Summer 2018\n# Using exam questions to improve student performance\n## Assessing Maths skills at different levels of demand","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of a GCSE Science mark scheme?\",\"answer\":\"It evaluates evidence from each student fairly, rewards positive achievement, and differentiates based on subject knowledge, understanding, and skills while consistently reflecting the agreed interpretation of command words and assessment purpose.\"},{\"question\":\"When are points-based mark schemes usually used?\",\"answer\":\"They are used for lower-tariff questions (typically under 10 marks), where marks are awarded for each correct point, with explicit correct and incorrect answers and emphasis on correctness rather than response quality.\"},{\"question\":\"How does a levels of response mark scheme differ?\",\"answer\":\"It is used for open questions where students can reach marks in different ways; it rewards overall answer quality, divides performance into mark levels, describes performance at each level, and includes generic descriptors linked to command words plus indicative content specific to the question.\"}]","Marking and improving student outcomes in Maths-related questions | PPTX",1792462143,68]