AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES A 8062/2B PAPER 2B
THEMATIC STUDIES (INCLUDING TEXTUAL STUDIES)
MARK SCHEME JUNE 2024
, MARK SCHEME – RELIGIOUS STUDIES A – 8062/2B – JUNE 2024
GCSE
RELIGIOUS STUDIES A
8062/2B
Paper 2B Thematic Studies (including textual studies)
Mark scheme
June 2024
Version: 1.0 Final
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Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant
questions, by a panel of subject examiners. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the
standardisation events which all examiners participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in
this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’
responses to questions and that every examiner understands and applies it in the same correct way. As
preparation for standardisation each examiner analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative
answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the
standardisation process, examiners encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they are
required to refer these to the Lead Examiner.
It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed and
expanded on the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark
schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of
assessment remain constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular examination
paper.
No student should be disadvantaged on the basis of their gender identity and/or how they refer to the
gender identity of others in their exam responses.
A consistent use of ‘they/them’ as a singular and pronouns beyond ‘she/her’ or ‘he/him’ will be credited
in exam responses in line with existing mark scheme criteria.
Further copies of this mark scheme are available from aqa.org.uk
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Mark Schemes for GCSE Religious Studies
This paper requires expert markers who have wide knowledge and understanding of the particular
subject content of the Specification. With the exception of the multiple-choice question, many of the
questions asked have many different creditable answers and students are able to bring to their answers
their own knowledge, understanding and background. They will offer details, arguments and evidence
which the examiner, with the help of the mark scheme, will need to judge as creditable or not. It is
therefore important that the examiner has a good understanding of the principles and spirit of the mark
scheme in order to be fair and consistent when marking students’ answers. The Content included is
designed to be as helpful as possible but in many cases is not exhaustive. So Content sections are
introduced by the sentence:
Students may include some of the following points, but all other relevant points must be credited:
this is to remind examiners that there may well be additional correct answers which, with their expertise,
they will be able to allow. With all questions if an examiner has any doubt about answers being
creditworthy they should consult their team leader.
Structure
The mark scheme for each question shows:
• the question; Each question is printed in full before its target and mark scheme. It is always important
that examiners remind themselves of the exact question being asked. In particular, they will need to
do this in instances where the answer appears to be ‘straying’ from the question set or perhaps offers
a valid alternative not included in the mark scheme
• target; The target provides the specific assessment objective which the question is testing. It reminds
examiners of the skills the question is designed to test, eg knowledge and understanding, evaluation
• the total marks available for the question and if Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar is assessed
• the typical answer(s) or content which are expected
• generic instructions related to the question target of how to award marks (ie levels of response grid).
Themes papers guidance (Specification A and Short Course)
In questions where students may choose religions from which to illustrate their answer, there may be
some general Content, ie credible comments which students will make which could be applied to any
religion or perhaps to a secular viewpoint as well. Where these are appropriate they are usually given
first. The mark scheme will also include, under separate headings, Content sections for each of the six
religions allowed within the Specifications.
General Guidance
.../.. means that these are acceptable alternative answers in the mark scheme, eg Guru Har Krishan /
Guru Tegh Bahadur / Guru Gobind Singh.
Answers may include specialist terms, in Hebrew or Arabic for example. If this is the case, the mark
scheme will usually indicate this by providing in brackets the English as well, eg ‘Yom Kippur (the Day of
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