Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2017 BTEC Level 3 National in ...
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2017
BTEC Level 3 National in Business /
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance
(31463H)
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Level 3
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Unit 3: Personal and Business
31463H Finance
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Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance ¨C marking grid
General marking guidance
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All learners must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first
learner in exactly the same way as they mark the last.
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Marking grids should be applied positively. Learners must be rewarded for what
they have shown they can do, rather than be penalised for omissions.
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Examiners should mark according to the marking grid, not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
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All marks on the marking grid should be used appropriately.
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All the marks on the marking grid are designed to be awarded. Examiners should
always award full marks if deserved. Examiners should also be prepared to award
zero marks, if the learner¡¯s response is not rewardable according to the marking
grid.
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Where judgement is required, a marking grid will provide the principles by which
marks will be awarded.
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When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the marking grid to a
learner¡¯s response, a senior examiner should be consulted.
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Crossed-out work should be marked, UNLESS the learner has replaced it with an
alternative response.
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You will not see ¡®or words to that effect¡¯ (OWTTE). Alternative correct wording
should be credited in every answer, unless the mark scheme has specified specific
wording that must be present.
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Round brackets () indicate words that are not essential, e.g. ¡®(hence) distance is
increased¡¯.
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Own Figure Rule (OFR), means that a wrong answer given in an earlier part of a
question is used correctly in a later part of a question.
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/ indicates that the responses are alternatives and either answer should receive
full credit.
Specific marking guidance
Levels-based mark schemes (LBMS) have been designed to assess learners¡¯
work holistically. They consist of two parts: indicative content and levels-based
descriptors. Indicative content reflects specific content-related points that a
learner might make. Levels-based descriptors articulate the skills that a learner
is likely to demonstrate, in relation to the assessment outcomes being targeted
by the question. Different rows in the levels, represent the progression of these
skills.
When using a levels-based mark scheme, the ¡®best fit¡¯ approach should be used.
¡ñ Examiners should first make a holistic judgement on which band most
closely matches the learner¡¯s response and place it within that band.
Learners will be placed in the band that best describes their answer.
¡ñ The mark awarded within the band will be decided based on the quality
of the answer in response to the assessment focus/outcome and will be
modified according to how securely all bullet points are displayed at
that band.
¡ñ Marks will be awarded towards the top or bottom of that band,
depending on how they have evidenced each of the descriptor bullet
points.
Section A ¨C Personal Finance
Question
Number
Answer
Mark
1
Award one mark for any of the following up to a
maximum of two marks:
2
Face to face/branch (1) online chat (1) online forum (1)
telephone (1) mobile app (1) postal (1) email (1)
Do not accept online with online chat/online forum as two
valid items.
Accept any other appropriate response.
Question
Number
2
Answer
Mark
Award one mark for any of the following up to a
maximum of two marks:
2
Citizens Advice (1) independent financial advisers (IFA)
(1) Money Advice Service (1) comparison websites (1)
debt counsellors (1) websites e.g. ¡®¡¯ (1)
banks (1) building societies (1) accountants (1) Financial
Ombudsmen Service (FOS) (1)
Question
Number
Answer
Mark
3
Award one mark for the identification of a benefit and
one additional mark for the appropriate expansion to a
maximum of two marks for each benefit and four marks
in total.
4
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Control costs (1) to avoid getting into debt (1)
Ensure bills are paid (1) to avoid legal
action/repossession/ remain solvent/avoid
bankruptcy (1)
Ensure timely payments (1) to maintain/improve
credit rating (1)
Plan purchases to avoid unnecessary spending (1)
to ensure purchases are affordable / best deal /
contingency plan (1)
Accept any other appropriate response.
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