AQA A LEVEL BIOLOGY PAPER 2

AQA A LEVEL BIOLOGY PAPER 2 Start at the lowest level based on 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 within 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 based on the mark scheme. When assigning a level you should look at the overall quality based on the answer and not look to pick holes within small and specific parts based on the answer where the student has not performed quite as well as the rest. If the answer covers different aspects based on different levels based on the mark scheme you should use a best fit approach for defining the level and then use the variability based on the response to help decide the mark withinthe level, ie if the response is predominantly level 3 with a small amount based on level 4 material it would be placed within level 3 but be awarded a mark near the top based on the level because based on the level 4 content.