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Marking scheme for P7

BBinh9y ago
Dear Mr Mike, Just quick question: I see in the marking scheme the model answers normally include more points needed to a full mark. For example: they mark each point 2 marks, in a 12 marks question the model answer has 8 ideas (points). My question is: do we need to write all 8 points as the model answer or just 6/8 points? Thank you in advance!
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor9y ago#1
Often a marking scheme will say "1 mark per valid point to a maximum of (say) 8" There may, in total, be 10 or 12 potentially valid points but the maximum available to be scored is 8 If your question is "Do I have to write ALL the points included within a suggested solution to score full marks?" the answer is (most likely) "NO" It would be a bit unusual for a 12 mark question to have only 8 markable points in the solution It's more likely that a 6 mark question should have 8 points in the solution unless ..... ..... the question is a double header! "Identify AND explain ...." OK?
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