General mark scheme

This is a general mark scheme below that you can refer to to understand how grades in media are composed.

This isn't from the board - it's just general guidance.

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GENERAL GRADE MARKING SCHEME FOR MEDIA STUDIES

A* Exceptional
-wide range of written/visuals/use of strong, appropriate media platforms to support ideas and topics, uses strong and complex media language
-convincing, confident and appropriate for topic,
-extreme independent learning

-beyond expectations, original, creativity, extensive knowledge



A Excellent
- range of written/visuals/ use of media platforms to support ideas and topics, uses media language appropriately
-communicates with strong confidence, explains well
-excellent independent learning

-has strongly met expectations with high standards
-excellent efforts, research/planning/presentation with very good knowledge



B Very Good
- communicates well with planning and visuals, some use of media platforms
-good independent learning

-good standards of an overall well done research/planning/presentation, met expectations
-good knowledge/ideas of topic and media, use of media language



C Good/Satisfactory
- good communicates with satisfactory planning and minimal visuals, mostly reading from pages,
-average/some independent learning

-good standards of an overall good research/planning/presentation, met average expectations
-some knowledge/ideas of topic and media, some use of media language



D Average/Could Improve
- communicates with minimal planning and minimal visuals, mostly reading from pages, makes generalisations of knowledge/most idea based
-minimal independent learning

-minimal research/planning, presentation not well prepared, met very little expectations
-minimal knowledge/ideas of topic and media, no/very little use of media language



E Minimal/Needs Improvement
- communicates with no planning mostly idea based or incorrect information, mostly reading from pages, makes generalisations of knowledge
-no/very little minimal independent learning

-minimal research/planning, presentation not well prepared, met very little expectations, could be imcomplete
-no/very minimal knowledge/ideas, no use of media language/knowledge


U Concern/Incomplete - Failure and/or Incomplete planning/work