AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) 8061/3 Section 3: Islam VAQA | QUESTION PAPER & MARKING SCHEME/ [MERGED] Marking scheme June 2023ersion: Final 1.0 GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) 8061/3

AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) 8061/3 Section 3: Islam Version: Final 1.0 GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) 8061/3 Section 3: Islam Mark scheme June 2023 Version: Final 1.0 *236G8061/3/MS* MARK SCHEME – GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) – 8061/3 – JUNE 2023 2 Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject examiners. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events which all examiners 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 examiner understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each examiner 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, examiners 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. Further copies of this mark scheme are available from 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 schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the centre. Copyright © 2023 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. MARK SCHEME – GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES (SHORT COURSE) – 8061/3 – JUNE 2023 3 Mark Schemes for GCSE Religious Studies This paper requires expert markers who have wide knowledge and understanding of the particular subject content of the Specification. With the exception of the multiple-choice question, many of the questions asked have many different creditable answers and students are able to bring to their answers their own knowledge, understanding and background. They will offer details, arguments and evidence which the examiner, with the help of the mark scheme, will need to judge as creditable or not. It is therefore important that the examiner has a good understanding of the principles and spirit of the mark scheme in order to be fair and consistent when marking studen