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Level f#of f#response f#mark f#schemes f#are f#broken f#down f#into f#levels, f#each f#of f#which f#has f#a f#descriptor.
f#The f#descriptor f#for f#the f#level f#shows f#the f#typical f#performance f#for f#the f#level. f # There f#are f#marks f#in
f#each f#level.
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f#qualities f#that f#might f#be f#seen f#in f#the f#student’s f#answer f#for f#that f#level. f#If f#it f#meets f#the f#lowest f#level
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f#match f#between f#the f#level f#descriptor f#and f#the f#answer. f#With f#practice f#and f#familiarity f#you f#will f#find
f#that f#for f#better f#answers f#you f#will f#be f#able f#to f#quickly f#skip f#through f#the f#lower f#levels f#of f#the f#mark
f#scheme.
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f#quite f#as f#well f#as f#the f#rest. f#If f#the f#answer f#covers f#different f#aspects f#of f#different f#levels f#of f#the
f#mark f#scheme f#you f#should f#use f#a f#best f#fit f#approach f#for f#defining f#the f#level f#and f#then f#use f#the
f#variability f#of f#the f#response f#to f#help f#decide f#the f#mark f#within f#the f#level, f#ie f#if f#the f#response f#is
f#predominantly f#level f#3 f#with f#a f#small f#amount f#of f#level f#4 f#material f#it f#would f#be f#placed f#in f#level f#3
f#but f#be f#awarded f#a f#mark f#near f#the f#top f#of f#the f#level f#because f#of f#the f#level f#4 f#content.
Step 2 Determine a mark
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f#help. f#There f#will f#be f#an f#answer f#in f#the f#standardising f#materials f#which f#will f#correspond f#with f#each
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f#same f#standard, f#better f#or f#worse f#than f#the f#example. f#You f#can f#then f#use f#this f#to f#allocate f#a f#mark
f#for f#the f#answer f#based f#on f#the f#Lead f#Examiner’s f#mark f#on f#the f#example.
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f#points f#and f#assure f#yourself f#that f#the f#level f#and f#the f#mark f#are f#appropriate.
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f#scheme.
An f#answer f#which f#contains f#nothing f#of f#relevance f#to f#the f#question f#must f#be f#awarded f#no f#marks.
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Paper 2 f# f # Human Geography
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Mark scheme
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June 2021
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Version: f#1.0 f#Final f#Mark f#Scheme
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f#2021
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f#relevant f#questions, f#by f#a f#panel f#of f#subject f#teachers. f#This f#mark f#scheme f#includes f#any
f#amendments f#made f#at f#the f#standardisation f#events f#which f#all f#associates f#participate f#in f#and f#is f#the
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f#that f#the f#mark f#scheme f#covers f#the f#students’ f#responses f#to f#questions f#and f#that f#every f#associate
f#understands f#and f#applies f#it f#in f#the f#same f#correct f#way.
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f#avoided; f#whilst f#the f#guiding f#principles f#of f#assessment f#remain f#constant, f#details f#will f#change,
f#depending f#on f#the f#content f#of f#a f#particular f#examination f#paper.
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f#The f#descriptor f#for f#the f#level f#shows f#the f#typical f#performance f#for f#the f#level. f # There f#are f#marks f#in
f#each f#level.
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f#(as f#instructed) f#to f#show f#the f#qualities f#that f#are f#being f#looked f#for. f#You f#can f#then f#apply f#the f#mark
f#scheme.
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f#approach f#in f#relation f#to f#that f#which f#is f#typical f#or f#expected. f#It f#is f#important f#to f#stress f#that
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f#response f#follows f#an f#expected f#structure. f#If f#in f#doubt f#the f#examiner f#should f#contact f#their f#team
f#leader f#for f#advice f#and f#guidance.
Step 1 Determine a level
f# f# f# f#
Start f#at f#the f#lowest f#level f#of f#the f#mark f#scheme f#and f#use f#it f#as f#a f#ladder f#to f#see f#whether f#the
f#answer f#meets f#the f#descriptor f#for f#that f#level. f # The f#descriptor f#for f#the f#level f#indicates f#the f#different
f#qualities f#that f#might f#be f#seen f#in f#the f#student’s f#answer f#for f#that f#level. f#If f#it f#meets f#the f#lowest f#level
f#then f#go f#to f#the f#next f#one f#and f#decide f#if f#it f#meets f#this f#level, f#and f#so f#on, f#until f#you f#have f#a
f#match f#between f#the f#level f#descriptor f#and f#the f#answer. f#With f#practice f#and f#familiarity f#you f#will f#find
f#that f#for f#better f#answers f#you f#will f#be f#able f#to f#quickly f#skip f#through f#the f#lower f#levels f#of f#the f#mark
f#scheme.
When f#assigning f#a f#level f#you f#should f#look f#at f#the f#overall f#quality f#of f#the f#answer f#and f#not f#look f#to
f#pick f#holes f#in f#small f#and f#specific f#parts f#of f#the f#answer f#where f#the f#student f#has f#not f#performed
f#quite f#as f#well f#as f#the f#rest. f#If f#the f#answer f#covers f#different f#aspects f#of f#different f#levels f#of f#the
f#mark f#scheme f#you f#should f#use f#a f#best f#fit f#approach f#for f#defining f#the f#level f#and f#then f#use f#the
f#variability f#of f#the f#response f#to f#help f#decide f#the f#mark f#within f#the f#level, f#ie f#if f#the f#response f#is
f#predominantly f#level f#3 f#with f#a f#small f#amount f#of f#level f#4 f#material f#it f#would f#be f#placed f#in f#level f#3
f#but f#be f#awarded f#a f#mark f#near f#the f#top f#of f#the f#level f#because f#of f#the f#level f#4 f#content.
Step 2 Determine a mark
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f#to f#allocate f#marks f#can f#help f#with f#this. f#The f#exemplar f#materials f#used f#during f#standardisation f#will
f#help. f#There f#will f#be f#an f#answer f#in f#the f#standardising f#materials f#which f#will f#correspond f#with f#each
f#level f#of f#the f#mark f#scheme. f#This f#answer f#will f#have f#been f#awarded f#a f#mark f#by f#the f#Lead
f#Examiner. f#You f#can f#compare f#the f#student’s f#answer f#with f#the f#example f#to f#determine f#if f#it f#is f#the
f#same f#standard, f#better f#or f#worse f#than f#the f#example. f#You f#can f#then f#use f#this f#to f#allocate f#a f#mark
f#for f#the f#answer f#based f#on f#the f#Lead f#Examiner’s f#mark f#on f#the f#example.
You f#may f#well f#need f#to f#read f#back f#through f#the f#answer f#as f#you f#apply f#the f#mark f#scheme f#to f#clarify
f#points f#and f#assure f#yourself f#that f#the f#level f#and f#the f#mark f#are f#appropriate.
Indicative f#content f#in f#the f#mark f#scheme f#is f#provided f#as f#a f#guide f#for f#examiners. f#It f#is f#not f#intended
f#to f#be f#exhaustive f#and f#you f#must f#credit f#other f#valid f#points. f#Students f#do f#not f#have f#to f#cover f#all
f#of f#the f#points f#mentioned f#in f#the f#indicative f#content f#to f#reach f#the f#highest f#level f#of f#the f#mark
f#scheme.
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