A-level BUSINESS 7132/3 PAPER 3 BUSINESS 3

Marking guidance • Be clear on the focus of the question. • Read the response as a whole; follow the flow of the argument as a whole. • Remember that the indicative content provides possible lines of argument but there may be others that are equally valid. Be willing to credit other lines of argument. • Annotate the script as you read in accordance with the instructions given at standardisation. • Consider what it all adds up to, eg is this a limited response? A reasonable one? A good one? Refer back to the standardisation scripts and guidance to help you benchmark. You are marking to the standard agreed at standardisation. Be careful of the standard you are marking at; refer back to standardisation scripts regularly. • Summarise your findings briefly at the end of the response. This will help you decide on the overall level and is helpful for others to understand the mark given, eg for an extended response ‘wellargued’ but does not focus fully on the issue of ‘long term’ feels as if it might be good rather than excellent. Make sure the comments fit with the level awarded: ‘unbalanced and not comparing with alternative solutions’ does not sound as if it is ‘good’. • Next to your comment put the level awarded, eg L4. • If in doubt about an approach contact your Team Leader, do not make up your own rules because we must have a standardised approach across all marking. • Be positive in your marking. Look to reward what is there.