AQA GCE Specification 2007 - Littleover Community School

Business Studies - Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced, 2007 examinationMax. 10 marksSynthesis (AO4)LEVEL 3 10 - 8 marks The project’s structure is well thought through, making it easy tofollow the logic, the communication and the recommendations whichdraw together the most appropriate evidence and arguments.LEVEL 2 7 - 4 marks The project’s structure is well thought through, making it easy tofollow the logic, the communication and the recommendations.LEVEL 1 3 - 1 marks The project has a structure and is built into a connected whole.LEVEL 0 0 marks The project is unstructured and lacks coherence.Max. 22 marksEvaluation (AO4)LEVEL 5 22 - 18 marks Appropriate conclusions justified by the evidence, showing anawareness of the most relevant underlying themes or issues and theirpotential implications for the business concerned.LEVEL 4 17 - 13 marks Appropriate conclusions justified by the evidence, showing awarenessof immediate and underlying themes or issues.LEVEL 3 12 - 8 marks Appropriate conclusions drawn from the evidence and justified.LEVEL 2 7 - 4 marks Appropriate conclusions which are partially supported by theevidence presented.LEVEL 1 3 - 1 marks An attempt at drawing conclusions, but based on hearsay or assertionrather than argument based on the evidence.LEVEL 0 0 marks No attempt to draw conclusions.Max. 4 marksQuality of Written CommunicationThe GCSE and GCE A/AS Code of Practice requires the assessmentof candidates’ quality of written communication wherever they arerequired to write in continuous prose. In this unit, this assessment ismade for the candidate’s project as a whole according to the followingmarking criteria.LEVEL 4 4 marks Complex ideas are expressed clearly and fluently. Sentences andparagraphs follow on from one another smoothly and logically.Arguments are consistently relevant and well structured. There arefew, if any, errors of grammar, punctuation and spelling.LEVEL 3 3 marks Moderately complex ideas are expressed clearly and reasonablyfluently, through well linked sentences and paragraphs. Argumentsare generally relevant and well structured. There may be occasionalerrors of grammar, punctuation and spelling.LEVEL 2 2 marks Straightforward ideas are expressed clearly, if not always fluently.Sentences and paragraphs may not always be well connected.Arguments may sometimes stray from the point or be weaklypresented. There may be some errors of grammar, punctuation andspelling, but not such as to suggest a weakness in these areas.LEVEL 1 1 marks Simple ideas are expressed clearly but arguments may be of doubtfulrelevance or obscurely presented. Errors in grammar, punctuationand spelling may be noticeable and intrusive and may suggest aweakness in these areas.LEVEL 0 0 marks Ideas are expressed poorly and sentences and paragraphs are notconnected. There are errors of grammar, punctuation and spelling,showing a weakness in these areas.40 klm