GCSE b
COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY
a a
8464/P/1H
Physics Paper 1H
a a
Mark scheme
a
June 2020
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Version:a1.0aFinalaMarkaScheme
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, MARKa SCHEMEa –a GCSEa COMBINEDa SCIENCE:a TRILOGYa –a 8464/P/1Ha –a JUNEa 2020
MarkaschemesaareapreparedabyatheaLeadaAssessmentaWriteraandaconsidered,atogetherawithathearelevantaqu
estions,abyaaapanelaofasubjectateachers.aThisamarkaschemeaincludesaanyaamendmentsamadeaatatheastandar
disationaeventsawhichaallaassociatesaparticipateainaandaisatheaschemeawhichawasausedabyathemainathisaexamin
ation.aTheastandardisationaprocessaensuresathatatheamarkaschemeacoversatheastudents’aresponsesatoaquesti
onsaandathataeveryaassociateaunderstandsaandaappliesaitainatheasameacorrectaway.
Asapreparationaforastandardisationaeachaassociateaanalysesaaanumberaofastudents’ascripts.aAlternativeaansw
ersanotaalreadyacoveredabyatheamarkaschemeaareadiscussedaandalegislatedafor.aIf,aafteratheastandardisationap
rocess,aassociatesaencounteraunusualaanswersawhichahaveanotabeenaraisedatheyaarearequiredatoareferatheseat
oatheaLeadaExaminer.
Itamustabeastressedathataaamarkaschemeaisaaaworkingadocument,ainamanyacasesafurtheradevelopedaandaexpa
ndedaonatheabasisaofastudents’areactionsatoaaaparticularapaper.aAssumptionsaaboutafutureamarkaschemesaona
theabasisaofaoneayear’sadocumentashouldabeaavoided;awhilstatheaguidingaprinciplesaofaassessmentaremainaco
nstant,adetailsawillachange,adependingaonatheacontentaofaaaparticularaexaminationapaper.
Furtheracopiesaofathisamarkaschemeaareaavailableafromaaqa.org.uk
Copyrightainformation
AQAaretainsatheacopyrightaonaallaitsapublications.aHowever,aregisteredaschools/collegesaforaAQAaareapermittedatoacopyamaterialafromathisabookletaforatheira
ownainternalause,awithatheafollowingaimportantaexception:aAQAacannotagiveapermissionatoaschools/collegesatoaphotocopyaanyamaterialathataisaacknowledge
datoaaathirdapartyaevenaforainternalauseawithinatheacentre.
Copyrighta©a2020aAQAaandaitsalicensors.aAllarightsareserved.
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, MARKa SCHEMEa –a GCSEa COMBINEDa SCIENCE:a TRILOGYa –a 8464/P/1Ha –a JUNEa 2020
Information to Examiners
a a
1. General
Theamarkaschemeaforaeachaquestionashows:
theamarksaavailableaforaeachapartaofatheaquestion
theatotalamarksaavailableaforatheaquestion
theatypicalaansweraoraanswersawhichaareaexpected
extraainformationatoahelpatheaExamineramakeahisaoraherajudgement
theaAssessmentaObjectives,alevelaofademandaandaspecificationacontentathataeachaquestionaisaintendedat
oacover.
Theaextraainformationaisaalignedatoatheaappropriateaanswerainathealeft-
handapartaofatheamarkaschemeaandashouldaonlyabeaappliedatoathataitemainatheamarkascheme.
Atatheabeginningaofaaapartaofaaaquestionaaareminderamayabeagiven,aforaexample:awhereaconsequentialamarkin
ganeedsatoabeaconsideredainaaacalculation;aoratheaansweramayabeaonatheadiagramaoraataaadifferentaplaceaonath
eascript.
Inageneralathearight-
handasideaofatheamarkaschemeaisathereatoaprovideathoseaextraadetailsawhichaconfuseatheamainapartaofatheam
arkaschemeayetamayabeahelpfulainaensuringathatamarkingaisastraightforwardaandaconsistent.
2. Emboldening and underlining
a a
2.1 Inaaalistaofaacceptableaanswersawhereamoreathanaoneamarkaisaavailablea‘anyatwoafrom’aisaused,awithat
heanumberaofamarksaemboldened.aEachaofatheafollowingabulletapointsaisaa
potentialamark.
2.2 Aaboldaandaisausedatoaindicateathatabothapartsaofatheaansweraarearequiredatoaawardatheamark.
2.3 Alternativeaanswersaacceptableaforaaamarkaareaindicatedabyatheauseaofaor.aDifferentatermsainathea
markaschemeaareashownabyaaa/a;aegaallowasmootha/afreeamovement.
2.4 Anyawordingathataisaunderlinedaisaessentialaforatheamarkingapointatoabeaawarded.
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COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY
a a
8464/P/1H
Physics Paper 1H
a a
Mark scheme
a
June 2020
a
Version:a1.0aFinalaMarkaScheme
*206g8464P1H/MS*
, MARKa SCHEMEa –a GCSEa COMBINEDa SCIENCE:a TRILOGYa –a 8464/P/1Ha –a JUNEa 2020
MarkaschemesaareapreparedabyatheaLeadaAssessmentaWriteraandaconsidered,atogetherawithathearelevantaqu
estions,abyaaapanelaofasubjectateachers.aThisamarkaschemeaincludesaanyaamendmentsamadeaatatheastandar
disationaeventsawhichaallaassociatesaparticipateainaandaisatheaschemeawhichawasausedabyathemainathisaexamin
ation.aTheastandardisationaprocessaensuresathatatheamarkaschemeacoversatheastudents’aresponsesatoaquesti
onsaandathataeveryaassociateaunderstandsaandaappliesaitainatheasameacorrectaway.
Asapreparationaforastandardisationaeachaassociateaanalysesaaanumberaofastudents’ascripts.aAlternativeaansw
ersanotaalreadyacoveredabyatheamarkaschemeaareadiscussedaandalegislatedafor.aIf,aafteratheastandardisationap
rocess,aassociatesaencounteraunusualaanswersawhichahaveanotabeenaraisedatheyaarearequiredatoareferatheseat
oatheaLeadaExaminer.
Itamustabeastressedathataaamarkaschemeaisaaaworkingadocument,ainamanyacasesafurtheradevelopedaandaexpa
ndedaonatheabasisaofastudents’areactionsatoaaaparticularapaper.aAssumptionsaaboutafutureamarkaschemesaona
theabasisaofaoneayear’sadocumentashouldabeaavoided;awhilstatheaguidingaprinciplesaofaassessmentaremainaco
nstant,adetailsawillachange,adependingaonatheacontentaofaaaparticularaexaminationapaper.
Furtheracopiesaofathisamarkaschemeaareaavailableafromaaqa.org.uk
Copyrightainformation
AQAaretainsatheacopyrightaonaallaitsapublications.aHowever,aregisteredaschools/collegesaforaAQAaareapermittedatoacopyamaterialafromathisabookletaforatheira
ownainternalause,awithatheafollowingaimportantaexception:aAQAacannotagiveapermissionatoaschools/collegesatoaphotocopyaanyamaterialathataisaacknowledge
datoaaathirdapartyaevenaforainternalauseawithinatheacentre.
Copyrighta©a2020aAQAaandaitsalicensors.aAllarightsareserved.
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, MARKa SCHEMEa –a GCSEa COMBINEDa SCIENCE:a TRILOGYa –a 8464/P/1Ha –a JUNEa 2020
Information to Examiners
a a
1. General
Theamarkaschemeaforaeachaquestionashows:
theamarksaavailableaforaeachapartaofatheaquestion
theatotalamarksaavailableaforatheaquestion
theatypicalaansweraoraanswersawhichaareaexpected
extraainformationatoahelpatheaExamineramakeahisaoraherajudgement
theaAssessmentaObjectives,alevelaofademandaandaspecificationacontentathataeachaquestionaisaintendedat
oacover.
Theaextraainformationaisaalignedatoatheaappropriateaanswerainathealeft-
handapartaofatheamarkaschemeaandashouldaonlyabeaappliedatoathataitemainatheamarkascheme.
Atatheabeginningaofaaapartaofaaaquestionaaareminderamayabeagiven,aforaexample:awhereaconsequentialamarkin
ganeedsatoabeaconsideredainaaacalculation;aoratheaansweramayabeaonatheadiagramaoraataaadifferentaplaceaonath
eascript.
Inageneralathearight-
handasideaofatheamarkaschemeaisathereatoaprovideathoseaextraadetailsawhichaconfuseatheamainapartaofatheam
arkaschemeayetamayabeahelpfulainaensuringathatamarkingaisastraightforwardaandaconsistent.
2. Emboldening and underlining
a a
2.1 Inaaalistaofaacceptableaanswersawhereamoreathanaoneamarkaisaavailablea‘anyatwoafrom’aisaused,awithat
heanumberaofamarksaemboldened.aEachaofatheafollowingabulletapointsaisaa
potentialamark.
2.2 Aaboldaandaisausedatoaindicateathatabothapartsaofatheaansweraarearequiredatoaawardatheamark.
2.3 Alternativeaanswersaacceptableaforaaamarkaareaindicatedabyatheauseaofaor.aDifferentatermsainathea
markaschemeaareashownabyaaa/a;aegaallowasmootha/afreeamovement.
2.4 Anyawordingathataisaunderlinedaisaessentialaforatheamarkingapointatoabeaawarded.
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