You Are The Assessor - Level 1 maths - How many marks would you award? - Mark scheme examples

Oct 20, 2026

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Mark scheme examples for Pearson Functional Skills Level 1 Maths assessors, focused on awarding marks to learner responses to a question about percentages and applying correct methods. The material provides multiple scoring outcomes (one, two, three, and four marks) tied to whether the learner reaches accurate figures, uses the correct approach for each company, and performs valid reverse calculations. It also explains when model answers receive full credit and when learners are limited due to incorrect methods or misinterpretation of percentages, noting “follow through” and “or equivalent” acceptance.

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You Are The Assessor | Level 1 maths

Marking outcomes and rationale

You Are The Assessor | Level 1 maths Chris Briggs Product Manager Post 16 English, Maths and Digital Skills How many marks would you award? Skills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills How many marks would you award? ● This learner would get three marks for this answer. ● They have correctly answered the first part of the question and have shown both a valid decision and accurate figures ● They have not been awarded the mark for the reverse calculation as the calculation they have provided is not a reverse calculation. Repeating a prior calculation is not an acceptable check. Skills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills Level 1 Functional Skills Maths | How many marks would you award? Skills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills How many marks would you award? ● This learner would get two marks for this answer. ● They have correctly worked out the figure for company A with the correct method but have got the figure for company B wrong due to using an incorrect method. This means the maximum mark they can achieve on the first part of the question is one mark as they would need both methods to be correct to gain two marks. In the mark scheme the oe stands for or equivalent so a different, successful, method is acceptable. ● They have been awarded the mark for the reverse calculation as the calculation they have provided is a reverse calculation and therefor a valid check Skills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills Level 1 Functional Skills Maths | How many marks would you award? Skills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills How many marks would you award? ● This learner would get four marks for this answer. ● They have got three marks for the first part of the question. They have a valid decision with the accurate figures to justify it. ● They have been awarded the mark for the reverse calculation as the calculation they have provided is a reverse calculation of what they did in the first part of the question. ● This is a model answer. Skills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills Level 1 Functional Skills Maths | How many marks would you award? Skills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills How many marks would you award? ● This learner would get one mark for this answer. ● They have not got any marks for the first part of the question. They appear to have been confused as to how to work out percentages and have “found” 20% by dividing by 20 and 5% by dividing by 5. ● They have been awarded the mark for the reverse calculation as the calculation they have provided is a reverse calculation of what they did in the first part of the question. Follow through means they can be awarded the mark. Skills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills Level 1 Functional Skills Maths | How many marks would you award? Skills that power potential | Pearson Functional Skills

FAQs

How does “follow through” affect marking?

Even when the first part is incorrect, follow-through can allow marks for the later reverse calculation step if it is valid based on the earlier work.

Oct 20, 2026

Uploaded by Margaret