GCSE
GERMAN
8668/LH
Paper 1 Listening Higher Tier
Mark scheme
June 2025
Version: 1.0 Final
AQA GCSE GERMAN 8668/LH Paper 1 Listening Higher Tier Mark scheme June 2025
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE GERMAN – 8668/LH – JUNE
2025
Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered,
together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark
scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events which all
associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this
examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers
the students’ responses to questions and that every associate understands and
applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for
standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts.
Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and
legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual
answers which have not been raised they are required to refer these to the Lead
Examiner.
It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many
cases further developed and expanded on the basis of students’ reactions
to a particular paper.
Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one year’s document
should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain
constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular
examination paper.
No student should be disadvantaged on the basis of their gender identity
and/or how they refer to the gender identity of others in their exam
responses.
A consistent use of ‘they/them’ as a singular and pronouns beyond ‘she/her’ or
‘he/him’ will be credited in exam responses in line with existing mark scheme
criteria.
Further copies of this mark scheme are available from aqa.org.uk
Copyright information
AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy
material from this booklet for their own internal use, with the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE GERMAN – 8668/LH – JUNE
2025
schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the centre.
Copyright © 2025 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.
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GERMAN
8668/LH
Paper 1 Listening Higher Tier
Mark scheme
June 2025
Version: 1.0 Final
AQA GCSE GERMAN 8668/LH Paper 1 Listening Higher Tier Mark scheme June 2025
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE GERMAN – 8668/LH – JUNE
2025
Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered,
together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark
scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events which all
associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this
examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers
the students’ responses to questions and that every associate understands and
applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for
standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts.
Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and
legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual
answers which have not been raised they are required to refer these to the Lead
Examiner.
It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many
cases further developed and expanded on the basis of students’ reactions
to a particular paper.
Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one year’s document
should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain
constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular
examination paper.
No student should be disadvantaged on the basis of their gender identity
and/or how they refer to the gender identity of others in their exam
responses.
A consistent use of ‘they/them’ as a singular and pronouns beyond ‘she/her’ or
‘he/him’ will be credited in exam responses in line with existing mark scheme
criteria.
Further copies of this mark scheme are available from aqa.org.uk
Copyright information
AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy
material from this booklet for their own internal use, with the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE GERMAN – 8668/LH – JUNE
2025
schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the centre.
Copyright © 2025 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.
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