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Mark scheme
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Version:d1.0dFinaldMarkdScheme
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, MARKdSCHEMEd–dGCSEdCITIZENSHIPdSTUDIESd–d8100/1d–dJUNEd2022
MarkdschemesdaredprepareddbydthedLeaddAssessmentdWriterdanddconsidered,dtogetherdwithdthedrelevantd
questions,dbydadpaneldofdsubjectdteachers.dThisdmarkdschemedincludesdanydamendmentsdmadedatdthedsta
ndardisationdeventsdwhichdalldassociatesdparticipatedindanddisdthedschemedwhichdwasduseddbydthemdindthisd
examination.dThedstandardisationdprocessdensuresdthatdthedmarkdschemedcoversdthedstudents’dresponse
sdtodquestionsdanddthatdeverydassociatedunderstandsdanddappliesditdindthedsamedcorrectdway.
Asdpreparationdfordstandardisationdeachdassociatedanalysesdadnumberdofdstudents’dscripts.d Alternativedansw
ersdnotdalreadydcovereddbydthedmarkdschemedareddiscusseddanddlegislateddfor.dIf,dafterdthedstandardisationdp
rocess,dassociatesdencounterdunusualdanswersdwhichdhavednotdbeendraiseddtheydaredrequireddtodreferdthesed
todthedLeaddExaminer.
Itdmustdbedstresseddthatdadmarkdschemedisdadworkingddocument,dindmanydcasesdfurtherddevelopeddandde
xpandeddondthedbasisdofdstudents’dreactionsdtodadparticulardpaper.dAssumptionsdaboutdfuturedmarkdsche
mesdondthedbasisdofdonedyear’sddocumentdshoulddbedavoided;dwhilstdthedguidingdprinciplesdofdassessme
ntdremaindconstant,ddetailsdwilldchange,ddependingdondthedcontentdofdadparticulardexaminationdpaper.
Furtherdcopiesdofdthisdmarkdschemedaredavailabledfromdaqa.org.uk
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owndinternalduse,dwithdthedfollowingdimportantdexception:dAQAdcannotdgivedpermissiondtodschools/collegesdtodphotocopydanydmaterialdthatdisdacknowledge
ddtodadthirddpartydevendfordinternaldusedwithindthedcentre.
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, MARKdSCHEMEd–dGCSEdCITIZENSHIPdSTUDIESd–d8100/1d–dJUNEd2022
Level of response marking instructions
d d d d
Leveldofdresponsedmarkdschemesdaredbrokenddowndintodlevels,deachdofdwhichdhasdaddescriptor.dTheddescript
ordfordthedleveldshowsdthedaveragedperformancedfordthedlevel.d Theredaredmarksdindeachdlevel.
Beforedyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodadstudent’sdanswerdreaddthroughdthedanswerdanddannotateditd(asdi
nstructed)dtodshowdthedqualitiesdthatdaredbeingdlookeddfor.ddYoudcandthendapplydthedmarkdscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
d d d d
Startdatdthedlowestdleveldofdthedmarkdschemedandduseditdasdadladderdtodseedwhetherdthedanswerdmeetsdthedd
escriptordfordthatdlevel.dTheddescriptordfordthedleveldindicatesdtheddifferentdqualitiesdthatdmightdbedseendindthe
dstudent’sdanswerdfordthatdlevel.dIf ditdmeetsdthedlowestdleveldthendgodtodthednextdonedandddecidedif ditdmeetsdth
isdlevel,danddsodon,duntildyoudhavedadmatchdbetweendthedlevelddescriptordanddthedanswer.dWithdpracticedand
dfamiliaritydyoudwilldfinddthatdfordbetterdanswersdyoudwilldbedabledtodquicklydskipdthroughdthedlowerdlevelsdof dt
hedmarkdscheme.
Whendassigningdadleveldyoudshoulddlookdatdthedoveralldqualitydofdthedanswerdanddnotdlookdtodpickdholesdinds
malldanddspecificdpartsdofdthedanswerdwheredthedstudentdhasdnotdperformeddquitedasdwelldasdthedrest.dIfdthed
answerdcoversddifferentdaspectsdofddifferentdlevelsdofdthedmarkdschemedyoudshoulddusedadbestdfitdapproachd
forddefiningdthedleveldanddthendusedthedvariabilitydofdthedresponsedtodhelpddecidedthedmarkdwithindthedlevel,di
edifdthedresponsedisdpredominantlydleveld3dwithdadsmalldamountdofdleveld4dmaterialditdwoulddbedplaceddindleve
ld3dbutdbedawardeddadmarkdneardthedtopdofdthedleveldbecausedofdthedleveld4dcontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
d d d d
Oncedyoudhavedassigneddadleveldyoudneeddtoddecidedondthedmark.dTheddescriptorsdondhowdtodallocatedmark
sdcandhelpdwithdthis.dThedexemplardmaterialsduseddduringdstandardisationdwilldhelp.dTheredwilldbedandanswer
dindthedstandardisingdmaterialsdwhichdwilldcorresponddwithdeachdleveldof dthedmark dscheme.dThisdanswerdwill
dhavedbeendawardeddadmark dbydthedLeaddExaminer.dYoudcandcomparedthedstudent’sdanswerdwithdthedexam
pledtoddeterminedifditdisdthedsamedstandard,dbetterdordworsedthandthedexample.dYoudcandthendusedthisdtodalloc
atedadmarkdfordthedanswerdbaseddondthedLeaddExaminer’sdmarkdondthedexample.
Youdmaydwelldneeddtodreaddbackdthroughdthedanswerdasdyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodclarifydpointsdandda
ssuredyourselfdthatdthedleveldanddthedmarkdaredappropriate.
Indicativedcontentdindthedmarkdschemedisdprovideddasdadguidedfordexaminers.dItdisdnotdintendeddtodbedexhausti
vedanddyoudmustdcreditdotherdvaliddpoints.dStudentsddodnotdhavedtodcoverdalldofdthedpointsdmentioneddindthedI
ndicativedcontentdtodreachdthedhighestdleveldofdthedmarkdscheme.
Andanswerdwhichdcontainsdnothingdofdrelevancedtodthedquestiondmustdbedawardeddnodmarks.
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CITIZENSHIP STUDIES d
8100/1
Paper 1 d
Mark scheme
d
June 2022
d
Version:d1.0dFinaldMarkdScheme
*226G 100/1/MS* d
, MARKdSCHEMEd–dGCSEdCITIZENSHIPdSTUDIESd–d8100/1d–dJUNEd2022
MarkdschemesdaredprepareddbydthedLeaddAssessmentdWriterdanddconsidered,dtogetherdwithdthedrelevantd
questions,dbydadpaneldofdsubjectdteachers.dThisdmarkdschemedincludesdanydamendmentsdmadedatdthedsta
ndardisationdeventsdwhichdalldassociatesdparticipatedindanddisdthedschemedwhichdwasduseddbydthemdindthisd
examination.dThedstandardisationdprocessdensuresdthatdthedmarkdschemedcoversdthedstudents’dresponse
sdtodquestionsdanddthatdeverydassociatedunderstandsdanddappliesditdindthedsamedcorrectdway.
Asdpreparationdfordstandardisationdeachdassociatedanalysesdadnumberdofdstudents’dscripts.d Alternativedansw
ersdnotdalreadydcovereddbydthedmarkdschemedareddiscusseddanddlegislateddfor.dIf,dafterdthedstandardisationdp
rocess,dassociatesdencounterdunusualdanswersdwhichdhavednotdbeendraiseddtheydaredrequireddtodreferdthesed
todthedLeaddExaminer.
Itdmustdbedstresseddthatdadmarkdschemedisdadworkingddocument,dindmanydcasesdfurtherddevelopeddandde
xpandeddondthedbasisdofdstudents’dreactionsdtodadparticulardpaper.dAssumptionsdaboutdfuturedmarkdsche
mesdondthedbasisdofdonedyear’sddocumentdshoulddbedavoided;dwhilstdthedguidingdprinciplesdofdassessme
ntdremaindconstant,ddetailsdwilldchange,ddependingdondthedcontentdofdadparticulardexaminationdpaper.
Furtherdcopiesdofdthisdmarkdschemedaredavailabledfromdaqa.org.uk
Copyrightdinformation
AQAdretainsdthedcopyrightdondallditsdpublications.dHowever,dregistereddschools/collegesdfordAQAdaredpermitteddtodcopydmaterialdfromdthisdbookletdfordtheird
owndinternalduse,dwithdthedfollowingdimportantdexception:dAQAdcannotdgivedpermissiondtodschools/collegesdtodphotocopydanydmaterialdthatdisdacknowledge
ddtodadthirddpartydevendfordinternaldusedwithindthedcentre.
Copyrightd©d2022dAQAdandditsdlicensors.dAlldrightsdreserved.
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, MARKdSCHEMEd–dGCSEdCITIZENSHIPdSTUDIESd–d8100/1d–dJUNEd2022
Level of response marking instructions
d d d d
Leveldofdresponsedmarkdschemesdaredbrokenddowndintodlevels,deachdofdwhichdhasdaddescriptor.dTheddescript
ordfordthedleveldshowsdthedaveragedperformancedfordthedlevel.d Theredaredmarksdindeachdlevel.
Beforedyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodadstudent’sdanswerdreaddthroughdthedanswerdanddannotateditd(asdi
nstructed)dtodshowdthedqualitiesdthatdaredbeingdlookeddfor.ddYoudcandthendapplydthedmarkdscheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
d d d d
Startdatdthedlowestdleveldofdthedmarkdschemedandduseditdasdadladderdtodseedwhetherdthedanswerdmeetsdthedd
escriptordfordthatdlevel.dTheddescriptordfordthedleveldindicatesdtheddifferentdqualitiesdthatdmightdbedseendindthe
dstudent’sdanswerdfordthatdlevel.dIf ditdmeetsdthedlowestdleveldthendgodtodthednextdonedandddecidedif ditdmeetsdth
isdlevel,danddsodon,duntildyoudhavedadmatchdbetweendthedlevelddescriptordanddthedanswer.dWithdpracticedand
dfamiliaritydyoudwilldfinddthatdfordbetterdanswersdyoudwilldbedabledtodquicklydskipdthroughdthedlowerdlevelsdof dt
hedmarkdscheme.
Whendassigningdadleveldyoudshoulddlookdatdthedoveralldqualitydofdthedanswerdanddnotdlookdtodpickdholesdinds
malldanddspecificdpartsdofdthedanswerdwheredthedstudentdhasdnotdperformeddquitedasdwelldasdthedrest.dIfdthed
answerdcoversddifferentdaspectsdofddifferentdlevelsdofdthedmarkdschemedyoudshoulddusedadbestdfitdapproachd
forddefiningdthedleveldanddthendusedthedvariabilitydofdthedresponsedtodhelpddecidedthedmarkdwithindthedlevel,di
edifdthedresponsedisdpredominantlydleveld3dwithdadsmalldamountdofdleveld4dmaterialditdwoulddbedplaceddindleve
ld3dbutdbedawardeddadmarkdneardthedtopdofdthedleveldbecausedofdthedleveld4dcontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
d d d d
Oncedyoudhavedassigneddadleveldyoudneeddtoddecidedondthedmark.dTheddescriptorsdondhowdtodallocatedmark
sdcandhelpdwithdthis.dThedexemplardmaterialsduseddduringdstandardisationdwilldhelp.dTheredwilldbedandanswer
dindthedstandardisingdmaterialsdwhichdwilldcorresponddwithdeachdleveldof dthedmark dscheme.dThisdanswerdwill
dhavedbeendawardeddadmark dbydthedLeaddExaminer.dYoudcandcomparedthedstudent’sdanswerdwithdthedexam
pledtoddeterminedifditdisdthedsamedstandard,dbetterdordworsedthandthedexample.dYoudcandthendusedthisdtodalloc
atedadmarkdfordthedanswerdbaseddondthedLeaddExaminer’sdmarkdondthedexample.
Youdmaydwelldneeddtodreaddbackdthroughdthedanswerdasdyoudapplydthedmarkdschemedtodclarifydpointsdandda
ssuredyourselfdthatdthedleveldanddthedmarkdaredappropriate.
Indicativedcontentdindthedmarkdschemedisdprovideddasdadguidedfordexaminers.dItdisdnotdintendeddtodbedexhausti
vedanddyoudmustdcreditdotherdvaliddpoints.dStudentsddodnotdhavedtodcoverdalldofdthedpointsdmentioneddindthedI
ndicativedcontentdtodreachdthedhighestdleveldofdthedmarkdscheme.
Andanswerdwhichdcontainsdnothingdofdrelevancedtodthedquestiondmustdbedawardeddnodmarks.
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