Sample marking grids

Marking grids for answers

Have you read Chapter 38 yet? This chapter explains how your examination
answers will be marked.
Examiners use marking grids to help them mark answers. These grids indicate
how many marks each skill is worth. The mark grids used on this CD follow
the model used in the paper 3 case study examination. This provides you with
precise information about the skills needed.
When you answer any of the activities or case study questions from the
textbook you need to think very carefully about: a) which skills you need to
show and b) how many marks each skill is worth.
This introductory note helps you provide answers to both of these questions.
It cannot give you marking grids for every question this would take up too
much space but it does allow you to judge how marks are allocated for each
skill for most of the questions in the book. If a question is worth a different
total of marks, you can still judge from these examples how the marks will be
allocated between knowledge, application, analysis and evaluation.

Questions requiring analysis and evaluation will use directive commands, such as:
evaluate
discuss
recommend
justify
assess
to what extent.

If no evaluation is required, questions that require analysis will use directive commands,
such as:
analyse
explain
consider
examine.

4 mark evaluation questions

Knowledge Application Analysis Evaluation

[1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark]
Level 1 Relevant point Issue is applied Analysis evident Judgement in
made context

Sample marking grids 1

6 mark analysis questions

Knowledge Application Analysis

[2 marks] [2 marks] [2 marks]
Level 2 Two or more relevant Good application of Good use of business
points identified issue(s) reasoning to analyse
issue(s)
[1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark]
Level 1 One relevant point Limited application of Limited analysis evident
made issue(s)

8 mark evaluation questions

Knowledge Application Analysis Evaluation

[2 marks] [2 marks] [2 marks] [2 marks]
Level 2 Two or more Good Good use of Good judgement
relevant points application of theory or business shown
made issues to the reasoning to
case explain answer
[1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark]
Level 1 One relevant Limited Limited analysis Limited judgement
point made application of evident
issues

8 mark analysis questions

Knowledge Application Analysis

[2 marks] [2 marks] [34 marks]
Level 2 Good knowledge shown Good application to the Good use of theory or
case reasoned argument to
explain answer
[1 mark] [1 mark] [12 marks]
Level 1 Some knowledge Some application to the Limited analysis of one
shown, e.g. definition case or more factors

10 mark evaluation questions

Knowledge Application Analysis Evaluation

[2 marks] [2 marks] [23 marks] [23 marks]
Level 2 Two or more Good Good use of Good judgement
relevant points application of theory or business shown in either
made issues to the reasoning to text or conclusion
case explain answer
[1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark]
Level 1 One relevant Limited Limited analysis Limited judgement
point made application of evident
issues

Sample marking grids 2

10 mark analysis questions

Knowledge Application Analysis

[3 marks] [3 marks] [34 marks]
Level 2 Good knowledge Good application of Good use of theory or
shown issues in context business reasoning to
explain answer
[12 marks] [12 marks] [12 marks]
Level 1 Some knowledge Limited application Limited analysis
shown, e.g. definition evident

12 mark evaluation questions

Knowledge Application Analysis Evaluation

[23 marks] [23 marks] [23 marks] [23 marks]
Level 2 Good Good Good use Good judgement
knowledge of application of of theory shown in either
relevant points issues to the or business text or conclusion
case reasoning to
explain answer
[1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark] [1 mark]
Level 1 One relevant Limited Limited analysis Limited judgement
point made application of evident
issues

15 mark evaluation questions

Knowledge Application Analysis Evaluation

[3 marks] [3 marks] [34 marks] [35 marks]
Level 2 Good Good application Good use Good evaluation
knowledge to the case of theory in text and
of relevant or reasoned conclusion
points argument to
explain answer
analysis
[12 marks] [12 marks] [12 marks] [12 marks]
Level 1 Some Some application Limited analysis Limited
knowledge evident judgement in
of relevant context
points

Sample marking grids 3

20 mark evaluation questions

Knowledge Application Analysis Evaluation

[69 marks]
Level 3 Very good
contextual
judgement shown
in arguments and
conclusion
[3 marks] [3 marks] [35 marks] [35 marks]
Level 2 Good Good Good use of Good contextual
knowledge of application of theory or business judgement shown
relevant points issues to the case reasoning to in arguments or
explain answer conclusion
[12 marks] [12 marks] [12 marks] [12 marks]
Level 1 Some Some Limited analysis Limited
knowledge of application of evident judgement in
relevant points issues to the case context

25 mark evaluation questions

Knowledge Application Analysis Evaluation

[711 marks]
Level 3 Good contextual
judgement shown
in arguments and
conclusion
[34 marks] [34 marks] [36 marks] [36 marks]
Level 2 Good Good Good use of Good contextual
knowledge of application of theory or business judgement shown
relevant points issues reasoning to in arguments or
explain answer conclusion
[12 marks] [12 marks] [13 marks] [12 marks]
Level 1 Some Some Limited analysis Limited
knowledge of application of evident judgement in
relevant points issues context

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