[EDEXCEL] Do you get full marks for the correct answer?

Kill3er

13

In Edexcel maths exams, do you get full marks for the correct answer even if you don't show any working out?

Reply 1

rainbow.panda

17

No, you only get full marks by showing all your working and then getting the correct answer.

Reply 2

pop101

10

No, I think you can only 1 mark if you get it correct. Most of the marks are given based on your method - if you do show it throughout the paper with the correct answer you can get 100%.

Reply 3

silentlife

This:

Original post by rainbow.panda

No, you only get full marks by showing all your working and then getting the correct answer.

Definitely not. I can tell you this from learning it the hard way. :emo:

Reply 4

Kill3er

OP

13

Okay..It's just that i got a couple of specimen papers from edexcel and it says in the mark schemes under notes on marking principals

3. No working
If no working is shown then correct answers normally score full marks.
If no working is shown then incorrect (even though nearly correct) answers score no marks.

Reply 5

monstercable

12

It really doesn't work that way. In my recent S1 exam, I practically got at least 3 questions wrong (one was worth 17 marks) and still got an A because the majority of marks are from working out and not the final answer.

Reply 6

L'Evil Fish

18

At GCSE if you get the right answer you get full marks. Unless it explicitly says, showing all of your workings :smile:

At A Level:
Need to show some and most workings...
In some cases even just the right answer will score 0 marks... Don't ask me where but in one of the WJEC mark schemes...

My Username is really Poisson Distribution :mmm:

Reply 7

Kill3er

OP

13

So whats the correct answer :confused:

The correct answer is that the right solution presented with no working will gain full credit in certain circumstances. If the question is a show or prove question then clearly you will get zero marks for just writing down the answer.

Good examination technique will lead you to present as much working as possible whatever the situation. Do not look for shortcuts or you are likely to fail to achieve your potential.

Reply 9

Kill3er

OP

13

Original post by Mr M

The correct answer is that the right solution presented with no working will gain full credit in certain circumstances. If the question is a show or prove question then clearly you will get zero marks for just writing down the answer.

Good examination technique will lead you to present as much working as possible whatever the situation. Do not look for shortcuts or you are likely to fail to achieve your potential.

Cool. Thanks for your response.
I normally do show all my working, its just sometimes i miss some steps when i'm writing the method down. I was wondering if i'd lose out on that.

Thanks again for all your responses :smile:

Reply 10

ThatGirlx

2

you do get full marks if you have the correct answer with no working at GCSE
ive done edexcel unit1&2 so far..
:wink:

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Reply 11

ThatGirlx

2

oh and obviously if its those QWC questions, then yeah you have to show working out

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Reply 12

abdihakim

if you just write down the answers for gcse edexcel linear june 2013 higher calculator paper would you still get full marks for only the answers out of 100?

Reply 13

gdunne42

21

No. Leaving aside the near impossibility of doing some of the later questions without writing down any working, 13 marks were in QWC (*) questions, trial and improvement or proof questions when you had to show clear working and give reasons for answers.

Reply 14

Lya Peng

3

Will you still get full mark if you write a right answer and process, but you also write one more answer which is wrong?

Reply 15

notarealname2000

10

For question 10b, I put down c = 5/2 or c= -3 since I thought there was 2 possible solutions, will I get a mark for that or lose a mark? (5/2 being the only correct answer)

Reply 16

Lya Peng

3

I heard that there is an official rule for this - examiner will only consider the right answer if there is any working?? Is it right?

Reply 17

Notnek

21

Original post by Lya Peng

Will you still get full mark if you write a right answer and process, but you also write one more answer which is wrong?

Normally yes, assuming both answers/methods are clear and the marker marks correctly.

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 18

Redsauce

10

I'd like to please, having an inaccurate answer with nearly correct working/method or use of rule gains credit?

Reply 19

MathsTeache49

6

If the question is Algebra and you have a correct answer which you then turn into an incorrect answer, you will lose the accuracy mark. E.g. If answer is 2x+6 and then you say = 2(x+4) you would lose final mark.

[EDEXCEL] Do you get full marks for the correct answer?

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