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1A-level
BUSINESS
7132/3
PAPER 3 BUSINESS 3
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Mark scheme
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June 2020
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Version: i1.0 iFinal iMark iScheme
*206A7132/3/MS*
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, MARK iSCHEME i– iA-LEVEL iBUSINESS i– i7132/3 i– iJUNE i2020
Mark ischemes iare iprepared iby ithe iLead iAssessment iWriter iand iconsidered, itogether iwith ithe irelevant
iquestions, iby ia ipanel iof isubject iteachers. iThis imark ischeme iincludes iany iamendments imade iat ithe
istandardisation ievents iwhich iall iassociates iparticipate iin iand iis ithe ischeme iwhich iwas iused iby ithem iin
ithis iexamination. iThe istandardisation iprocess iensures ithat ithe imark ischeme icovers ithe istudents’
iresponses ito iquestions iand ithat ievery iassociate iunderstands iand iapplies iit iin ithe isame icorrect iway.
As ipreparation ifor istandardisation ieach iassociate ianalyses ia inumber iof istudents’ iscripts. iAlternative
ianswers inot ialready icovered iby ithe imark ischeme iare idiscussed iand ilegislated ifor. iIf, iafter ithe
istandardisation iprocess, iassociates iencounter iunusual ianswers iwhich ihave inot ibeen iraised ithey iare
irequired ito irefer ithese ito ithe iLead iExaminer.
It imust ibe istressed ithat ia imark ischeme iis ia iworking idocument, iin imany icases ifurther ideveloped iand
iexpanded ion ithe ibasis iof istudents’ ireactions ito ia iparticular ipaper. iAssumptions iabout ifuture imark
ischemes ion ithe ibasis iof ione iyear’s idocument ishould ibe iavoided; iwhilst ithe iguiding iprinciples iof
iassessment iremain iconstant, idetails iwill ichange, idepending ion ithe icontent iof ia iparticular iexamination
ipaper.
Further icopies iof ithis imark ischeme iare iavailable ifrom iaqa.org.uk.
Copyright iinformation
AQA iretains ithe icopyright ion iall iits ipublications. iHowever, iregistered ischools/colleges ifor iAQA iare ipermitted ito icopy imaterial ifrom ithis ibooklet ifor itheir
iown iinternal iuse, iwith ithe ifollowing iimportant iexception: iAQA icannot igive ipermission ito ischools/colleges ito iphotocopy iany imaterial ithat iis iacknowledged
ito ia ithirdiparty ieven ifor iinternal iuse iwithin ithe icentre.
Copyright i© i2020 iAQA iand iits ilicensors. i All irights ireserved.
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, MARK iSCHEME i– iA-LEVEL iBUSINESS i– i7132/3 i– iJUNE i2020
Level of response marking instructions
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Level iof iresponse imark ischemes iare ibroken idown iinto ilevels, ieach iof iwhich ihas ia idescriptor. iThe
idescriptor ifor ithe ilevel ishows ithe iaverage iperformance ifor ithe ilevel. iThere iare imarks iin ieach ilevel.
Before iyou iapply ithe imark ischeme ito ia istudent’s ianswer iread ithrough ithe ianswer iand iannotate iit i(as
iinstructed) ito ishow ithe iqualities ithat iare ibeing ilooked ifor. iYou ican ithen iapply ithe imark ischeme.
Step 1 Determine a level
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Start iat ithe ilowest ilevel iof ithe imark ischeme iand iuse iit ias ia iladder ito isee iwhether ithe ianswer imeets ithe
idescriptor ifor ithat ilevel. iThe idescriptor ifor ithe ilevel iindicates ithe idifferent iqualities ithat imight ibe iseen iin
ithe istudent’s ianswer ifor ithat ilevel. iIf iit imeets ithe ilowest ilevel ithen igo ito ithe inext ione iand idecide iif iit
imeets ithis ilevel, iand iso ion, iuntil iyou ihave ia imatch ibetween ithe ilevel idescriptor iand ithe ianswer. iWith
ipractice iand ifamiliarity iyou iwill ifind ithat ifor ibetter ianswers iyou iwill ibe iable ito iquickly iskip ithrough ithe
ilower ilevels iof ithe imark ischeme.
When iassigning ia ilevel iyou ishould ilook iat ithe ioverall iquality iof ithe ianswer iand inot ilook ito ipick iholes iin
ismall iand ispecific iparts iof ithe ianswer iwhere ithe istudent ihas inot iperformed iquite ias iwell ias ithe irest. iIf ithe
ianswer icovers idifferent iaspects iof idifferent ilevels iof ithe imark ischeme iyou ishould iuse ia ibest ifit iapproach
ifor idefining ithe ilevel iand ithen iuse ithe ivariability iof ithe iresponse ito ihelp idecide ithe imark iwithinithe ilevel, iie iif
ithe iresponse iis ipredominantly ilevel i3 iwith ia ismall iamount iof ilevel i4 imaterial iit iwould ibe iplaced iin ilevel i3
ibut ibe iawarded ia imark inear ithe itop iof ithe ilevel ibecause iof ithe ilevel i4 icontent.
Step 2 Determine a mark
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Once iyou ihave iassigned ia ilevel iyou ineed ito idecide ion ithe imark. iThe idescriptors ion ihow ito iallocate
imarks ican ihelp iwith ithis. iThe iexemplar imaterials iused iduring istandardisation iwill ihelp. iThere iwill ibe ian
ianswer iin ithe istandardising imaterials iwhich iwill icorrespond iwith ieach ilevel iof ithe imark ischeme. iThis
ianswer iwill ihave ibeen iawarded ia imark iby ithe iLead iExaminer. iYou ican icompare ithe istudent’s ianswer
iwith ithe iexample ito idetermine iif iit iis ithe isame istandard, ibetter ior iworse ithan ithe iexample. iYou ican ithen
iuse ithis ito iallocate ia imark ifor ithe ianswer ibased ion ithe iLead iExaminer’s imark ion ithe iexample.
You imay iwell ineed ito iread iback ithrough ithe ianswer ias iyou iapply ithe imark ischeme ito iclarify ipoints iand
iassure iyourself ithat ithe ilevel iand ithe imark iare iappropriate.
Indicative icontent iin ithe imark ischeme iis iprovided ias ia iguide ifor iexaminers. iIt iis inot iintended ito ibe
iexhaustive iand iyou imust icredit iother ivalid ipoints. iStudents ido inot ihave ito icover iall iof ithe ipoints
imentioned iin ithe iIndicative icontent ito ireach ithe ihighest ilevel iof ithe imark ischeme.
An ianswer iwhich icontains inothing iof irelevance ito ithe iquestion imust ibe iawarded ino imarks.
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