Cambridge Lower Secondary Curriculum Framework Global Perspectives 1129 for 2018.
Cambridge Lower Secondary Checkpoint Global Perspectives
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Assessment criteria
The Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives Checkpoint is assessed by teachers and moderated by Cambridge International. Marks are submitted through the Online
Learning Area and automatically calculated by the system. The marking process is simple for teachers and descriptors are provided to help you select the description which most
accurately reflects the learner’s work. Guidance is provided for teachers in the Online Learning Area.
AO1 – Research, analysis and evaluation
A Constructing research
questions
Formulates a well-
constructed and focused
research question which is
relevant to the issue chosen.
(4 marks)
Formulates a research
question which is relevant
to the issue chosen but not
focused enough to be fully
answered in the report.
(3 marks)
Attempts to formulate a
research question with some
relevance to the issue chosen.
(2 marks)
Focuses their research around
a title which has some
relevance to the issue chosen
but is not formulated as a
research question.
(1 mark)
No creditable response.
(0 marks)
B Analysis Analyses the issue effectively,
explaining a range of clear
and relevant causes and
consequences.
(56 marks)
Analyses the issue,
explaining some causes and
consequences.
(34 marks)
Analyses the issue, identifying
some causes and/or
consequences.
(2 marks)
Attempts to analyse the
issue, identifying one cause
or consequence.
(1 mark)
No creditable response.
(0 marks)
C Evaluation Evaluates sources of
information, explaining why
some may contain bias.
(4 marks)
Evaluates sources of
information, recognising that
some may contain bias.
(3 marks)
Evaluates some sources of
information but does not
acknowledge the possibility
of bias.
(2 marks)
Attempts to evaluate one
source of information.
(1 mark)
No creditable response.
(0 marks)
D Information skills Relevant information from a
range of different sources.
(4 marks)
Relevant information from
different sources.
(3 marks)
Information from different
sources.
(2 marks)
Information from one source.
(1 mark)
No creditable response.
(0 marks)
E Global perspective A clear and explicit global
perspective on the issue,
supported with evidence and
an explanation of how the
perspective is global in nature.
(4 marks)
An explicit global perspective
on the issue, supported with
evidence and an attempt to
explain how the perspective is
global in nature.
(3 marks)
An attempt to present a
global perspective on the
issue, supported with some
evidence.
(2 marks)
An attempt to present a
global perspective on the
issue but based on assertion
rather than evidence.
(1 mark)
No creditable response.
(0 marks)
F National perspective A clear and explicit national
perspective on the issue, with
two (or more) relevant and
substantiated examples of the
perspective from the country
chosen.
(4 marks)
An explicit national
perspective on the issue
with one (or more) relevant
examples of the perspective
from the country chosen.
(3 marks)
An attempt to present a
national perspective on
the issue with relevant
information about the
country chosen.
(2 marks)
An attempt to present a
national perspective on the
issue, with some information
about the country chosen,
based on assertion rather
than evidence.
(1 mark)
No creditable response.
(0 marks)