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MARKING CRITERIA FOR THE RESEARCH PAPER

The assessment is to be marked as follows:

1. Rationale/Justification of Study (4 marks) (4 marks APAN)

• Presents two reasons/benefits with discussion, one personal and 4
one to others, for choice of subject
• Presents two reasons/benefits with discussion of ONLY one 3
personal or one to others, for choice of subject
• Presents two reasons/benefits with no discussion 2
• Presents one reason/benefit with no discussion 1
• Presents no rationale for choice of subject 0

2. Presentation of Findings (8 marks) (4 marks APAN)

(a) Interview 4

• The use of open-ended questions demonstrate prior knowledge of 4
subject
• Questions are open-ended but show no prior knowledge of 3
subject
• Only one or two questions are open-ended, most are closed 2
• Questions are closed-ended 1
• No evidence of interview questions 0

NB. Candidates must clearly show how they conducted the interview

(b) Structure and Organisation (4 marks APAN)
(c)
Candidate’s research paper contains:
• Table of contents 1
• Body 1
• Appendices 1
• Bibliography 1

3. Discussion (4 marks)

Link between rationale and findings (4 marks APAN)

• Candidates fully discuss the impact of the findings and make link 4
to his/her rationale
• Candidates partially discuss the impact of the findings and make 3
link to his/her rationale
• Candidates discuss the impact of the findings and make NO link to 2
his/her rationale
• Candidates identify a finding with NO link to rationale 1

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