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GCSEBIOLOGY
8461/2H
Paper i2 iHigher iTier
Mark scheme
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June i2019
Version: i1.0 iFinal
*196G 4612h/MS* i
, MARK SCHEME – GCSE BIOLOGY – 8461/2H – JUNE 2019
Mark ischemes iare iprepared iby ithe iLead iAssessment iWriter iand iconsidered, itogether iwith ithe irelevant
iquestions, iby ia ipanel iof isubject iteachers. iThis imark ischeme iincludes iany iamendments imade iat ithe
istandardisation ievents iwhich iall iassociates iparticipate iin iand iis ithe ischeme iwhich iwas iused iby ithem iin
ithis iexamination. iThe istandardisation iprocess iensures ithat ithe imark ischeme icovers ithe istudents’
iresponses ito iquestions iand ithat ievery iassociate iunderstands iand iapplies iit iin ithe isame icorrect iway.
As ipreparation ifor istandardisation ieach iassociate ianalyses ia inumber iof istudents’ iscripts. iAlternative
ianswers inot ialready icovered iby ithe imark ischeme iare idiscussed iand ilegislated ifor. iIf, iafter ithe
istandardisation iprocess, iassociates iencounter iunusual ianswers iwhich ihave inot ibeen iraised ithey iare
irequired ito irefer ithese ito ithe iLead iExaminer.
It imust ibe istressed ithat ia imark ischeme iis ia iworking idocument, iin imany icases ifurther ideveloped iand
iexpanded ion ithe ibasis iof istudents’ ireactions ito ia iparticular ipaper. iAssumptions iabout ifuture imark
ischemes ion ithe ibasis iof ione iyear’s idocument ishould ibe iavoided; iwhilst ithe iguiding iprinciples iof
iassessment iremain iconstant, idetails iwill ichange, idepending ion ithe icontent iof ia iparticular iexamination
ipaper.
Further icopies iof ithis imark ischeme iare iavailable ifrom iaqa.org.uk
Copyright i© i2019 iAQA iand iits ilicensors. iAll irights ireserved.
AQA iretains ithe icopyright i on i all iits ipublications. iHowever, iregistered ischools/colleges ifor iAQA i are ipermitted ito icopy i material ifrom ithis ibooklet
ifor itheir i own iinternal iuse, iwith ithe ifollowing iimportant iexception: iAQA icannot igive ipermission ito ischools/colleges ito iphotocopy i any i material
ithatiis i acknowledged ito i a ithird iparty ieven ifor iinternal i use iwithin ithe icentre.
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, MARK SCHEME – GCSE BIOLOGY – 8461/2H – JUNE 2019
Information to Examiners
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1. General
The imark ischeme ifor ieach iquestion ishows:
the imarks iavailable ifor ieach ipart iof ithe iquestion
the itotal imarks iavailable ifor ithe iquestion
the itypical ianswer ior ianswers iwhich iare iexpected
extra iinformation ito ihelp ithe iExaminer imake ihis ior iher ijudgement
the iAssessment iObjectives, ilevel iof idemand iand ispecification icontent ithat ieach iquestion iis iintended
ito icover.
The iextra iinformation iis ialigned ito ithe iappropriate ianswer iin ithe ileft-hand ipart iof ithe imark ischeme iand
ishould ionly ibe iapplied ito ithat iitem iin ithe imark ischeme.
At ithe ibeginning iof ia ipart iof ia iquestion ia ireminder imay ibe igiven, ifor iexample: iwhere iconsequential
imarking ineeds ito ibe iconsidered iin ia icalculation; ior ithe ianswer imay ibe ion ithe idiagram ior iat ia idifferent
iplace ion ithe iscript.
In igeneral ithe iright-hand iside iof ithe imark ischeme iis ithere ito iprovide ithose iextra idetails iwhich iconfuse
ithe imain ipart iof ithe imark ischeme iyet imay ibe ihelpful iin iensuring ithat imarking iis istraightforward iand
iconsistent.
2. Emboldening and underlining
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In ia ilist iof iacceptable ianswers iwhere imore ithan ione imark iis iavailable i‘any itwo ifrom’ iis iused, iwith
ithe inumber iof imarks iemboldened. iEach iof ithe ifollowing ibullet ipoints iis ia
potential imark.
A ibold iand iis iused ito iindicate ithat iboth iparts iof ithe ianswer iare irequired ito iaward ithe imark.
Alternative ianswers iacceptable ifor ia imark iare iindicated iby ithe iuse iof ior. iDifferent iterms iin ithe
imark ischeme iare ishown iby ia i/ i; ieg iallow ismooth i/ ifree imovement.
Any iwording ithat iis iunderlined iis iessential ifor ithe imarking ipoint ito ibe iawarded.
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