Mark Scheme (Results)
Pearson Edexcel GCSE In Physics (1PH0) Paper 1H
MS 2023
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCSE
In Physics (1PH0)
Paper 1H
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
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provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at
www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details
on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus.
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working across 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our
commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out
more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2023
Publications Code 1PH0_1H_2306_MS
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© Pearson Education Ltd 2023
,General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners
must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they
mark the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must
be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather
than penalised for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not
according to their perception of where the grade boundaries
may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark
scheme should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be
awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if
deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark
scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero
marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit
according to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will
provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and
exemplification may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the
mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader
must be consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate
has replaced it with an alternative response.
, Mark schemes have been developed so that the rubrics of each mark scheme
reflects the characteristics of the skills within the AO being targeted and the
requirements of the command word. So for example the command word
‘Explain’ requires an identification of a point and then reasoning/justification of
the point.
Explain questions can be asked across all AOs. The distinction comes whether
the identification is via a judgment made to reach a conclusion, or, making a
point through application of knowledge to reason/justify the point made through
application of understanding. It is the combination and linkage of the marking
points that is needed to gain full marks.
When marking questions with a ‘describe’ or ‘explain’ command word, the
detailed marking guidance below should be consulted to ensure consistency of
marking.
Assessment Command Word
Objective
Strand Element Describe Explain
AO1* An answer that combines the marking An explanation that links identification of a
points to provide a logical description point with reasoning/justification(s) as
required
AO2 An answer that combines the marking An explanation that links identification of a
points to provide a logical description, point (by applying knowledge) with
showing application of knowledge and reasoning/justification (application of
understanding understanding)
AO3 1a and An answer that combines points of
1b interpretation/evaluation to provide a
logical description
AO3 2a and An explanation that combines identification
2b via a judgment to reach a conclusion via
justification/reasoning
AO3 3a An answer that combines the marking
points to provide a logical description of the
plan/method/experiment
AO3 3b An explanation that combines identifying an
improvement of the experimental
procedure with a linked
justification/reasoning
*there will be situations where an AO1 question will include elements of recall of knowledge directly from the
specification (up to a maximum of 15%). These will be identified by an asterisk in the mark scheme.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE In Physics (1PH0) Paper 1H
MS 2023
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCSE
In Physics (1PH0)
Paper 1H
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We
provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at
www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details
on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus.
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help everyone progress
in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of learning, for all kinds of people,
wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years, and by
working across 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our
commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out
more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2023
Publications Code 1PH0_1H_2306_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2023
,General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners
must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they
mark the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must
be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather
than penalised for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not
according to their perception of where the grade boundaries
may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark
scheme should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be
awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if
deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark
scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero
marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit
according to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will
provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and
exemplification may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the
mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader
must be consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate
has replaced it with an alternative response.
, Mark schemes have been developed so that the rubrics of each mark scheme
reflects the characteristics of the skills within the AO being targeted and the
requirements of the command word. So for example the command word
‘Explain’ requires an identification of a point and then reasoning/justification of
the point.
Explain questions can be asked across all AOs. The distinction comes whether
the identification is via a judgment made to reach a conclusion, or, making a
point through application of knowledge to reason/justify the point made through
application of understanding. It is the combination and linkage of the marking
points that is needed to gain full marks.
When marking questions with a ‘describe’ or ‘explain’ command word, the
detailed marking guidance below should be consulted to ensure consistency of
marking.
Assessment Command Word
Objective
Strand Element Describe Explain
AO1* An answer that combines the marking An explanation that links identification of a
points to provide a logical description point with reasoning/justification(s) as
required
AO2 An answer that combines the marking An explanation that links identification of a
points to provide a logical description, point (by applying knowledge) with
showing application of knowledge and reasoning/justification (application of
understanding understanding)
AO3 1a and An answer that combines points of
1b interpretation/evaluation to provide a
logical description
AO3 2a and An explanation that combines identification
2b via a judgment to reach a conclusion via
justification/reasoning
AO3 3a An answer that combines the marking
points to provide a logical description of the
plan/method/experiment
AO3 3b An explanation that combines identifying an
improvement of the experimental
procedure with a linked
justification/reasoning
*there will be situations where an AO1 question will include elements of recall of knowledge directly from the
specification (up to a maximum of 15%). These will be identified by an asterisk in the mark scheme.
