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To understand how
ACCA ensures the
fairness of marking
For expertmarked
sections
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Who are the marking team?
Team Leader
Markers
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Marking
Session Lead
Qualifications
Technical
Adviser
Team Leader
Team Leader
Markers
Markers
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Who are the marking team?
Team Leader
Markers
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Marking
Session Lead
Qualifications
Technical
Adviser
Team Leader
Team Leader
Markers
Markers
Ensuring the marking standard
Setting the initial standard
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Marking session lead, qualifications technical
adviser and team leaders mark sample of
scripts
Draft marking guide is finalised
Practice and standardisation scripts created.
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Marking – basic principles
 Suggested answers – are examples of strong answers
 Credit is given for any relevant answers
 No negative marking
 No marks lost for poor spelling or grammar
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Intellectual levels – Bloom’s taxonomy
Evaluating
Synthesising
Analysing
Applying
Comprehending
Remembering
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Word from the lowest
level up. You need to
be capable at the
lowest level before
you can master the
next level. If you are
uncertain about
performance at a
particular level move
to that below.
Marking – basic principles
 Generally 1 mark per relevant point (see marking schemes
for each question)
 Marking will reflect the intellectual level demanded by the
task requirements
 Own figure rule
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