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, General marking guidance
These notes offer general guidance, but the specific notes for examinersappertaining to individual
questions take precedence.
1 All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark thelast candidate in
exactly the same way as they mark the first.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks
will be awarded; exemplification/indicative content will not be exhaustive. When examiners are
in doubt regarding theapplication of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the response
should be sent to review.
2 All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded; mark schemes should be applied
positively. Examiners should also be prepared toaward zero marks if the candidate’s response is
not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. If there is a wrong answer (or no answer)
indicated on the answer line always check the working in the body of the script (and on any
diagrams), and award any marks appropriate from the mark scheme.
Questions where working is not required: In general, the correctanswer should be
given full marks.
Questions that specifically require working: In general, candidates whodo not show working
on this type of question will get no marks – full details will be given in the mark scheme for
each individual question.
3 Crossed out work
This should be marked unless the candidate has replaced it with analternative
response.
4 Choice of method
If there is a choice of methods shown, mark the method that leads to theanswer given on the
answer line.
If no answer appears on the answer line then mark both methods as far asthey are identical
and award these marks.
5 Incorrect method
If it is clear from the working that the “correct” answer has been obtained
from incorrect working, award 0 marks.
6 Follow through marks
Follow through marks which involve a single stage calculation can be awarded without working
as you can check the answer, but if ambiguous donot award.
Follow through marks which involve more than one stage of calculation can only be awarded on
sight of the relevant working, even if it appears obviousthat there is only one way you could get
the answer given.
7 Ignoring subsequent work
It is appropriate to ignore subsequent work when the additional work does not change the
answer in a way that is inappropriate for the question or its
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