AS History Marking Grid
Grade/
Skill
Historical
Knowledge and
relevance
Causation
Historical
Relationships
Interpretation
, Sources
Structure
E/U GRADE
Answers will recall and select some relevant
historical knowledge appropriately. Lack of
focus on main issues.
Answers show some evidence of understanding
through analysis and/or explanation and attempt
some judgements about key concepts and show
awareness of cause/consequence.
Answers show evidence of some understanding
through analysis and/or explanation and attempt
limited judgements about the relationships
between key features / characteristics of the
historical period.
Answers will comprehend, identify and extract
some information from a range of sources.
Offer limited analysis and evaluation of source
material; use some sources as evidence to
support limited arguments and show some
awareness of different interpretations and
representations of historical issues, events
and/or individuals.
Answers convey meaning clearly, although
powers of expression may be limited and there
will be errors in spelling, punctuation and
grammar.
1
E
E
E
E
E
2
D
D
D
D
D
3
C
C
C
C
C
4
B
B
B
B
B
TOTAL:
5
B/A GRADE
A
Answers will recall, select and deploy accurate, relevant
and detailed historical knowledge appropriately.
Responds critically to main issues. Analytical style.
A
A
A
A
Answers will show evidence of understanding through
analysis and explanation plus reach appropriate
judgements about key concepts and the complexities of
change.
Answers show evidence of understanding through
analysis and explanation and reach appropriate
judgements about the relationships between key
features / characteristics of the historical period.
Answers will analyse and evaluate source material in its
historical context with a degree of discrimination, use
the sources appropriately to support arguments and
show an understanding of, and comment on, how in
relation to the historical context, aspects of the past
have been interpreted and represented in different
ways.
Answers are communicated clearly and fluently, using
appropriate language and structure, using standard
conventions of spelling, punctuation and grammar.