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DO you think that AS level mark schemes are too strict?
Hi there, this is the first thread I'm making.
Anyway I just did a chemistry Edexcel paper (a January 2005 paper
). I thought I did well because I knew the answer to every question but when my teacher marked it I got a B! I'm predicted an A
Then he handed me the mark scheme and he basically said make sure your answers match the examiners' or otherwise it's not marked at all! Urgh I'm just really annoyed!
Even my history teacher said that you can be as wonderful as AJP Taylor, one of the best historians of the 20th Century, and still get a B in history AS, because you didn't follow the mark scheme!
Anyway I just did a chemistry Edexcel paper (a January 2005 paper
). I thought I did well because I knew the answer to every question but when my teacher marked it I got a B! I'm predicted an AThen he handed me the mark scheme and he basically said make sure your answers match the examiners' or otherwise it's not marked at all! Urgh I'm just really annoyed!
Even my history teacher said that you can be as wonderful as AJP Taylor, one of the best historians of the 20th Century, and still get a B in history AS, because you didn't follow the mark scheme!
I know what you mean, for environmental science, there are so many possible answers to most of the questions, but the limited range on the mark scheme means that you can be right and still not get the mark!!
It's annoying, but I'm just doing loads of past papers, so that I know what sort of answer the examiner expects to see
It's annoying, but I'm just doing loads of past papers, so that I know what sort of answer the examiner expects to see
I'm sure there must be SOME leeway ... or maybe not 
Anyway, I would advise getting to know those mark schemes, it helps in some questions.
Anyway, I would advise getting to know those mark schemes, it helps in some questions.
First things first, the mark scheme avaialable does not contai the full range of answers. The mark scheme is a rough guide to marking, and it does not mean that answers that are not mentioned in mark scheme r the only possible answers.
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Following is an extract from an edexcel mark scheme:
General Guidance on Marking
Examiners should look for qualities to reward rather than faults to penalise. This does not mean giving credit for incorrect or inadequate answers, but it does mean allowing candidates to be rewarded for answers showing correct application of principles and knowledge, and for critical and imaginative thinking. Examiners should therefore read carefully and consider every response; even if it is not what is expected it may be worthy of
credit.
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There are many questions which have multiple possibilities for answers, all of which recieve equal credit in most cases. The mark scheme is simple a list of very concise, short bullet-points. To get full marks, u have to imply those key points through effective communication.
There are some questions, especially those like definitions of electron affinity, inoisation energy etc, which require the key points for any marks to be gained. Still, there r alternatives. For example, if the examiner asks:
Define first electron affinity......then u can either write it descrptively , or u can say "the enery change per mole for : and then give the equation".
To sum up, the mark scheme is important, but it is in no way exhaustive.
_________________________________________________________________
Following is an extract from an edexcel mark scheme:
General Guidance on Marking
Examiners should look for qualities to reward rather than faults to penalise. This does not mean giving credit for incorrect or inadequate answers, but it does mean allowing candidates to be rewarded for answers showing correct application of principles and knowledge, and for critical and imaginative thinking. Examiners should therefore read carefully and consider every response; even if it is not what is expected it may be worthy of
credit.
________________________________________________________________
There are many questions which have multiple possibilities for answers, all of which recieve equal credit in most cases. The mark scheme is simple a list of very concise, short bullet-points. To get full marks, u have to imply those key points through effective communication.
There are some questions, especially those like definitions of electron affinity, inoisation energy etc, which require the key points for any marks to be gained. Still, there r alternatives. For example, if the examiner asks:
Define first electron affinity......then u can either write it descrptively , or u can say "the enery change per mole for : and then give the equation".
To sum up, the mark scheme is important, but it is in no way exhaustive.
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