2021 AQA A LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY PAPER 3 MARK SCHEME- Issues & Options
A –LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY 7182/3 PAPER 3 ISSUES AND OPTIONS IN PYSCHOLOGY
MARK SCHEME LATEST 2024 UPDATE
MARK SCHEME – A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY – 7182/3 –
JUNE 2021
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
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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.
Further copies of this mark scheme are available from aqa.org.uk.
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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.
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Level of response marking instructions
Level of response mark schemes are broken down into levels, each of which has
a descriptor. The descriptor for the level shows the average performance for the
level. There are marks in each level.
Before you apply the mark scheme to a student’s answer read through the
answer and annotate it (as instructed) to show the qualities that are being
looked for. You can then apply the mark scheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
Start at the lowest level of the mark scheme and use it as a ladder to see
whether the answer meets the descriptor for that level. The descriptor for the
level indicates the different qualities that might be seen in the student’s answer
for that level. If it meets the lowest level then go to the next one and decide if it
meets this level, and so on, until you have a match between the level descriptor
and the answer. With practice and familiarity you will find that for better
answers you will be able to quickly skip through the lower levels of the mark
scheme.
When assigning a level you should look at the overall quality of the answer and
not look to pick holes in small and specific parts of the answer where the
student has not performed quite as well as the rest. If the answer covers
different aspects of different levels of the mark scheme you should use a best fit
approach for defining the level and then use the variability of the response to
help decide the mark within the level, ie if the response is predominantly Level 3
with a small amount of Level 4 material it would be placed in Level 3 but be
awarded a mark near the top of the level because of the Level 4 content.
Step 2 Determine a mark
Once you have assigned a level you need to decide on the mark. The descriptors
on how to allocate marks can help with this. The exemplar materials used during
standardisation will help. Answers in the standardising materials will
correspond with the different levels of the mark scheme. These answers will
have been awarded a mark by the Lead Examiner. You can compare the student’s
answer with the standardised examples to determine if it is the same standard,
better or worse than the example. You can then use this to allocate a mark for
the answer based on the Lead Examiner’s mark on the example.
You may well need to read back through the answer as you apply the mark
scheme to clarify points and assure yourself that the level and the mark are
appropriate.
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A –LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY 7182/3 PAPER 3 ISSUES AND OPTIONS IN PYSCHOLOGY
MARK SCHEME LATEST 2024 UPDATE
MARK SCHEME – A-LEVEL PSYCHOLOGY – 7182/3 –
JUNE 2021
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
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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.
Further copies of this mark scheme are available from aqa.org.uk.
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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.
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Level of response marking instructions
Level of response mark schemes are broken down into levels, each of which has
a descriptor. The descriptor for the level shows the average performance for the
level. There are marks in each level.
Before you apply the mark scheme to a student’s answer read through the
answer and annotate it (as instructed) to show the qualities that are being
looked for. You can then apply the mark scheme.
Step 1 Determine a level
Start at the lowest level of the mark scheme and use it as a ladder to see
whether the answer meets the descriptor for that level. The descriptor for the
level indicates the different qualities that might be seen in the student’s answer
for that level. If it meets the lowest level then go to the next one and decide if it
meets this level, and so on, until you have a match between the level descriptor
and the answer. With practice and familiarity you will find that for better
answers you will be able to quickly skip through the lower levels of the mark
scheme.
When assigning a level you should look at the overall quality of the answer and
not look to pick holes in small and specific parts of the answer where the
student has not performed quite as well as the rest. If the answer covers
different aspects of different levels of the mark scheme you should use a best fit
approach for defining the level and then use the variability of the response to
help decide the mark within the level, ie if the response is predominantly Level 3
with a small amount of Level 4 material it would be placed in Level 3 but be
awarded a mark near the top of the level because of the Level 4 content.
Step 2 Determine a mark
Once you have assigned a level you need to decide on the mark. The descriptors
on how to allocate marks can help with this. The exemplar materials used during
standardisation will help. Answers in the standardising materials will
correspond with the different levels of the mark scheme. These answers will
have been awarded a mark by the Lead Examiner. You can compare the student’s
answer with the standardised examples to determine if it is the same standard,
better or worse than the example. You can then use this to allocate a mark for
the answer based on the Lead Examiner’s mark on the example.
You may well need to read back through the answer as you apply the mark
scheme to clarify points and assure yourself that the level and the mark are
appropriate.
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