AQA A LEVEL ACCOUNTING MARKSCHEME PAPER 1 (7127/1)

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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. TheÂ
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 studentâ€™s answer read through the answer and annotate it (asÂ
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 theÂ
descriptor for that level. The descriptor for the level indicates the different qualities that might be seen inÂ
the studentâ€™s answer for that level. If it meets the lowest level then go to the next one and decide if itÂ
meets this level, and so on, until you have a match between the level descriptor and the answer. WithÂ
practice and familiarity you will find that for better answers you will be able to quickly skip through theÂ
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 inÂ
small and specific parts of the answer where the student has not performed quite as well as the rest. IfÂ
the answer covers different aspects of different levels of the mark scheme you should use a best fitÂ
approach for defining the level and then use the variability of the response to help decide the mark withinÂ
the level, ie if the response is predominantly level 3 with a small amount of level 4 material it would beÂ
placed in level 3 but be awarded a mark near the top of the level because of the level 4 content