J204/02: Business 2: operations, finance and influences on
business
General Certificate of Secondary Education
Mark Scheme for June 2024
,J204/02 Mark Scheme June 2024
Short Answer Questions (requiring only a list by way of a response, usually worth only one mark per response)
Where candidates are required to provide a set number of short answer responses then only the set number of responses should be marked.
The response space should be marked from left to right on each line and then line by line until the required number of r esponses have been
considered. The remaining responses should not then be marked. Examiners will have to apply judgement as to whether a ‘second response’
on a line is a development of the ‘first response’, rather than a separate, discrete response. (The underlying assumption is that the candidate
is attempting to hedge their bets and therefore getting undue benefit rather than engaging with the question and giving the m ost relevant/correct
responses.)
Short Answer Questions (requiring a more developed response, worth two or more marks)
If the candidates are required to provide a description of, say, three items or factors and four items or factors are provide d, then mark on a
similar basis – that is downwards (as it is unlikely in this situation that a candidate will provide more than on e response in each section of the
response space.)
Longer Answer Questions (requiring a developed response)
Where candidates have provided two (or more) responses to a medium or high tariff question which only required a single (developed)
response and not crossed out the first response, then only the first response should be marked. Examiners will need to apply professional
judgement as to whether the second (or a subsequent) response is a ‘new start’ or simply a poorly expressed continuation of the first
response.
6. Award No Response (NR) if:
• there is nothing written in the answer space.
Award Zero ‘0’ if:
• anything is written in the answer space and is not worthy of credit (this includes text and symbols).
Team Leaders must confirm the correct use of the NR button with their markers before live marking commences and should check this when
reviewing scripts.
7. The RM Assessor comments box is used by your team leader to explain the marking of the practice responses. Please refer to these
comments when checking your practice responses. Do not use the comments box for any other reason.
If you have any questions or comments for your team leader, use the phone, the RM Assessor messaging system, or e-mail.
8. Assistant Examiners may send a brief report on the performance of candidates to your Team Leader (Supervisor) by the end of the marking
period.
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, J204/02 Mark Scheme June 2024
9. Annotations
Annotation Meaning Annotation Meaning
Knowledge (AO1a)
Correct - 1 mark awarded K
Incorrect U Understanding (AO1b)
Benefit of doubt – mark awarded Application (AO2)
Not answered question – question is either
omitted or answer is not relevant to the question Analysis (AO3a)
asked
Too vague – no reward Evaluation (AO3b)
Repetition – credit already given or answer Not sure what the candidate is trying to say
repeats what is in the question or stem
Not used text – answer does not make use of Own figure rule
the context so no application mark
Noted but no credit given
Blank page (only use on Q18e)
Highlighting is also available to highlight any particular points on the script.
ARA – Any Reasonable Answer - Where ARA is indicated within the Guidance column for any item on this mark scheme, examiners must
accept any reasonable answer that in their professional opinion is as worthy of merit as those indicated on the final mark sc heme.
However, examiners should liaise with their Team Leaders/Principal Examiner wherever there remains any doubt as to whether or not
a response (or part-response) should be awarded.
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