Cambridge IGCSE Global Perspectives
Student
Individual Report Mark Scheme
Research, analysis
& evaluation
Formulation of global
question
Information
Evaluation of sources
AO1
Cause & Effect
Comparisons
Conclusions
AO2
Topic
Level 5
40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33
Focused global question
Answerable from
perspectives & viewpoints
Researches & analyses a
balanced range of relevant
information from different
perspectives
3+ appropriate &
developed points
Analyses in depth the
causes & consequences of
relevant issues
Makes pertinent, well
thought-out & successful
comparisons
Clear & fully supported
conclusions
32
31
Level 4
30 27
26
25
Focused global question
Answerable from
perspectives & viewpoints
Researches & analyses an
appropriate range of
relevant information from
different perspectives
2 appropriate & developed
points
Analyses in some depth
the causes &
consequences of relevant
issues
Makes appropriate & well
thought-out comparisons
Clear & supported
Courses of action
Well-developed & relevant
Developed & relevant
Reflection
5
Justification of personal
perspective
Justified
full evidence & reasoning
4
Justified
some evidence &
reasoning
Level 5
15
14
13
Very well-structured,
cohesive & comprehensive
Presentation of
arguments, evidence &
perspectives
Citation &
referencing of sources
Communication
Structure, cohesion
AO3
Teacher
Total score:
/60
Level 3
24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17
Level 2
16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
Global question
Answerable from
perspectives & viewpoints
Global question
Answerable from at least
one perspective
Global question
Researches & analyses a
range of information from
different perspectives
Researches & analyses
information from different
perspectives
Presents some relevant
information
1 appropriate & developed
point
1+ basic point
limited attempt
Analyses the causes &
consequences of relevant
issues
Makes appropriate
comparisons, not always
well thought-out
Appropriate but some may
be inadequately supported
Relevant but not always
developed
Analyses some of the
causes and/or
consequences of relevant
issues
Sometimes appropriate
comparisons, one or two
well thought-out
Some attempt
some appropriate
8
7
6
Level 1
5 4 3
2
1
0
Identifies some relevant
causes and/or
consequences of issues
–
–
Relevant
Irrelevant or limited
3
Justified
some evidence or
reasoning
2
Some justification
some evidence or
reasoning
1
Level 4
12
11
10
Well-structured &
comprehensive
Level 3
9
8
7
Generally well-structured
& comprehensive
Level 2
6
5
4
Structured but at times
difficult to follow
Level 1
3
2
1
Lacks structure & difficult
to follow
Relevant
clear & effective
Relevant
clear
Relevant
generally clear
Relevant
sometimes clear
Presented but lack clarity
Complete
consistent format
Mostly complete
consistent format
Mostly consistent
mostly complete
Attempted but incomplete
Little or no citation and/or
referencing
0
Limited justification
Condensed from the IGCSE Cambridge Global Perspectives Specimen Mark Scheme from 2018
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