OCR. OXFORD CAMBRIDGE AND RSA A LEVEL PHYSICS. A Practice paper – Set 2: H556/02 EXPLORING PHYSICS MARK SCHEME-2023 LATEST UPDATE 2024

MARKING INSTRUCTIONS PREPARATION FOR MARKING RM ASSESSOR 1. Make sure that you have accessed and completed the relevant training packages for on-screen marking: RM Assessor Online Training; OCR Essential Guide to Marking. 2. Make sure that you have read and understood the mark scheme and the question paper for this unit. These are posted on the RM Cambridge Assessment 3. Log-in to RM Assessor and mark the required number of practice responses (“scripts”) and the required number of standardisation responses. MARKING 1. Mark strictly to the mark scheme. 2. Marks awarded must relate directly to the marking criteria. 3. The schedule of dates is very important. It is essential that you meet the RM Assessor 50% and 100% (traditional 40% Batch 1 and 100% Batch 2) deadlines. If you experience problems, you must contact your Team Leader (Supervisor) without delay. 4. If you are in any doubt about applying the mark scheme, consult your Team Leader by telephone or the RM Assessor messaging system, or by email. 5. Work crossed out: a. where a candidate crosses out an answer and provides an alternative response, the crossed out response is not marked and gains no marks b. if a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question and makes no second attempt, and if the inclusion of the answer does not cause a rubric infringement, the assessor should attempt to mark the crossed out answer and award marks appropriately. 6. Always check the pages (and additional objects if present) at the end of the response in case any answers have been continued there. If the candidate has continued an answer there then add a tick to confirm that the work has been seen. 7. There is a NR (No Response) option. Award NR (No Response) - if there is nothing written at all in the answer space - OR if there is a comment which does not in any way relate to the question (e.g. ‘can’t do’, ‘don’t know’) - OR if there is a mark (e.g. a dash, a question mark) which isn’t an attempt at the question Note: Award 0 marks - for an attempt that earns no credit (including copying out the question) 8. The RM Assessor comments box is used by your team leader to explain the marking of the practice responses. Please refer to these comments when checking your practice responses. Do not use the comments box for any other reason. If you have any questions or comments for your team leader, use the phone, the RM Assessor messaging system, or e-mail. 9. Assistant Examiners will send a brief report on the performance of candidates directly to the Principal Examiner (PE) by the end of the marking period. The Assistant Examiner’s Report Form (AERF) can be found on the RM Cambridge Assessment Support Portal. Your report should contain notes on particular strength displayed as well as common errors or weaknesses. Constructive criticism of the question paper/mark scheme is also appreciated. 10. For answers marked by levels of response: - Read through the whole answer from start to finish. - Decide the level that best fits the answer – match the quality of the answer to the closest level descriptor. - To select a mark within the level, consider the following: Higher mark: A good match to main point, including communication statement (in italics), award the higher mark in the level Lower mark: Some aspects of level matches but key omissions in main point or communication statement (in italics), award lower mark in the level. 11. Annotations available in RM Assessor Annotation Meaning Benefit of doubt given Contradiction Incorrect response Error carried forward Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Transcription error Benefit of doubt not given Power of 10 error Omission mark Error in number of significant figures Correct response Wrong physics or equation 12. Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme (to include abbreviations and subject-specific conventions). Annotation Meaning / alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point reject Answers which are not worthy of credit not Answers which are not worthy of credit Ignore Statements which are irrelevant Allow Answers that can be accepted ( ) Words which are not essential to gain credit Underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark ECF Error carried forward AW Alternative wording ORA Or reverse argument 13. Subject-specific Marking Instructions INTRODUCTION Your first task as an Examiner is to become thoroughly familiar with the material on which the examination depends. This material includes: • the specification, especially the assessment objectives • the question paper • the mark scheme. You should ensure that you have copies of these materials. You should ensure also that you are familiar with the administrative procedures related to the marking process. These are set out in the Marker Guide RM Assessor Document on the Examiners and Assessors Communications page on the OCR website. If you are examining for the first time, please ensure that you have completed OCR’s Essential Guide to Marking Part 1. Please ask for help or guidance whenever you need it. Your first point of contact is your Team Leader. CATEGORISATION OF MARKS The marking schemes categorise marks on the MACB scheme. B marks: These are awarded as independent marks, which do not depend on other marks. For a B-mark to be scored, the point to which it refers must be seen specifically in the candidate’s answers. C marks: These are compensatory method marks which can be scored even if the points to which they refer are not written down by the candidate, providing subsequent working gives evidence that they must have known it. For example, if an equation carries a C-mark and the candidate does not write down the actual equation but does correct working which shows the candidate knew the equation, then the C-mark is given. M marks: These are method marks upon which A-marks (accuracy marks) later depend. For an M-mark to be scored, the point to which it refers must be seen in the candidate’s answers. If a candidate fails to score a particular M-mark, then none of the dependent A-marks can be scored. A marks: These are accuracy or answer marks, which either depend on an M-mark, or allow a C-mark to be scored. Note about significant figures: If the data given in a question is to 2 sf, then allow to 2 or more significant figures. If an answer is given to fewer than 2 sf, then penalise once only in the entire paper. Any exception to this rule will be mentioned in the Guidance. SECTION A Question Answer Marks Guidance 1 D 1 2 A 1 3 B 1 4 C 1 5 D 1 6 C 1 7 C 1 8 C 1 9 D 1 10 A 1