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Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2022 Pearson Edexcel GCSE In Arabic (1AA0/4F) Paper 4: Writing (Foundation Tier) Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pears... on, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus. Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk Summer 2022 Question Paper Log Number 69541 Publications Code 1AA0_4F_MS_2022 All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Ltd 2022 General Marking Guidance • All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last. • Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions. • Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie. • There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used appropriately. • All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. • Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited. • When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted. • Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response. Arabic GCSE Foundation tier Paper 4 – Mark scheme Marking guidance This marking guidance is for the use of Pearson-appointed external examiners. The guidance has been included for teacher reference to aid understanding of how the assessment criteria are applied. General guidance on using levels-based mark schemes Step 1 Decide on a band • Examiners should first of all consider the answer as a whole and then decide which descriptors most closely match the answer and place it in that band. The descriptors for each band indicate the different features that might be seen in the student’s answer for that band. • When assigning a level, you should look at the overall quality of the answer and not focus disproportionately on small and specific parts of the answer where the student has not performed quite as well as the rest. If the answer covers different aspects of different bands of the mark scheme you should use a ‘best fit’ approach for defining the level and then use the variability of the response to help decide the mark within the level, for example if the response is predominantly band 5–8 with a small amount of band 9–12 material, it would be placed in band 5–8 but be awarded a mark near the top of the band because of the band 9–12 content. Step 2 Decide on a mark • Once you have decided on a band you will then need to decide on a mark within the band. • You will decide on the mark to award based on the quality of the answer; you will award a mark towards the top or bottom of that band depending on how students have evidenced each of the descriptor bullet points. • You will modify the mark based on how securely the bullet point descriptors are met at that band. • You will need to go back through the answer as you apply the mark scheme to clarify points and assure yourself that the band and the mark are appropriate. • Please note that the number of bullet points in the band descriptor does not directly correlate to the number of marks in the band descriptor. Assessment criteria for the Foundation tier Question 1 (12 marks) For this question, students’ work is marked by Pearson using assessment criteria given in two-mark grids: • communication and content • linguistic knowledge and accuracy. The student is expected to produce 20–30 words in ARABIC for this task. The number of words is approximate and students will not be penalised for writing more or fewer words than recommended in the word count. All work produced by the student must be marked. Question 1: communication and content mark grid – Foundation tier Mark Descriptor 0 No rewardable material 1–2 • Some relevant, basic information without development • Uses language to inform, give short descriptions and express opinions with limited success • Uses limited selection of common, familiar vocabulary and expression with frequent repetition 3–4 • Mostly relevant information, little extra detail • Uses language to give short descriptions, simple information and opinions with variable success • Uses small selection of common, familiar vocabulary and expression with some repetition 5–6 • Relevant information with occasional extra detail • Uses language to give short descriptions, simple information and opinions with some success • Uses small selection of common, familiar vocabulary and expression with little repetition Question 1: linguistic knowledge and accuracy mark grid – Foundation tier Mark Descriptor 0 No rewardable material 1–2 • Produces simple, short sentences in isolation • Limited accurate application of a small selection of simple grammatical structures, limited success in referring to present events; errors frequently prevent meaning being conveyed 3–4 • Produces simple, short sentences with little linking • Inconsistently accurate application of a small selection of simple grammatical structures, inconsistently successful reference to present events; errors occur that often hinder clarity of communication and occasionally prevent meaning 5–6 • Produces simple sentences with some linking • Accurate application of a small selection of simple grammatical structures, refers successfully to present events as appropriate to the task; errors occur that occasionally hinder clarity of communication Additional guidance Errors: students are not expected to produce perfect, error-free writing in order to access the top band as errors are also made by native speakers. The mark grid describes the frequency of errors and the impact that errors have on coherence. Errors that do not hinder clarity: • errors that do not affect meaning, for example incorrect definite and indefinite, adjectival agreements, gender; errors of this type that are infrequent will not distract the reader from the content and will result in coherent writing. Errors that hinder clarity: • errors that make writing difficult to understand immediately/force readers to re-read in order to understand what is meant, for example mixing up tenses, time frames and structures, frequent errors will also hinder clarity as they will distract the reader from the content of the writing. Errors that prevent meaning being conveyed: • errors that give the wrong message • errors that make it unclear who is carrying out the action, i.e. using the incorrect person of the verb • using Anglicisms. NB: these are examples only and do not constitute a finite list. Question 2 – Foundation tier (16 marks) For this question, students’ work is marked by Pearson using assessment criteria given in two-mark grids: • communication and content • linguistic knowledge and accuracy. This question contains four compulsory bullet points that form part of the task. Although there may be uneven coverage of the bullet points, as long as students refer to all bullet points in their response, they can potentially access full marks provided they meet the other criteria within the band. This question requires students to write in a formal style (see Additional guidance below). The student is expected to produce 40–50 words in ARABIC for this task. The number of words is approximate and students will not be penalised for writing more or fewer words than recommended in the word count. All work produced by the student must be marked. Question 2: communication and content mark grid – Foundation tier Mark Descriptor 0 • No rewardable material 1–2 • Limited information given likely to consist of single words and phrases • Limited ability to use language to present simple facts, inform and note down key points; expression is frequently constrained and communication often breaks down • Repetitive use of a limited selection of common words and phrases • Knowledge of register and style is rarely evident because of restricted use of vocabulary and expression 3–4 • Some brief information given; basic points made without development • Occasional success in using language to present simple facts, information and to note down key points but expression is sometimes constrained and communication occasionally breaks down • Limited use of common, familiar vocabulary and expression with frequent repetition • Occasional appropriate use of register and style 5–6 • Some relevant information given appropriate to the task; basic points made with little development • Uses language with some success, to present simple facts, information and to note down key points with occasional restriction of expression • Uses common, familiar vocabulary and expression with some repetition • Mostly appropriate use of register and style, mostly sustained 7–8 • Relevant information given appropriate to the task; basic points made with some development • Uses language mostly with success, to present simple facts, information and to note down key points using simple ideas • Uses small selection of common, familiar vocabulary and expression with little repetition • Appropriate use of register and style sustained Additional guidance Style and register Formal register and style include, for example, avoidance of slang, over-familiar language, exaggeration, ‘text-speak’, inappropriate colloquialisms or writing in a conversational style. Formal register and style require the use of the formal structure when using, for example, verbs and possessive adjectives. Question 2: linguistic knowledge and accuracy mark grid – Foundation tier Mark Descriptor 0 No rewardable material 1–2 • Repetitive use of minimal selection of straightforward grammatical structures • Produces individual words/set phrases • Limited accuracy in grammatical structures used, limited success in referring to present and future events; errors regularly prevent meaning being conveyed 3–4 • Use of a restricted range of straightforward grammatical structures, much repetition • Produces simple, short sentences, which are not linked • Occasional accuracy in grammatical structures used, occasional success in referring to present and future events; errors sometimes prevent meaning being conveyed 5–6 • Uses straightforward grammatical structures, frequent repetition • Produces simple, short sentences; minimal linking • Some accurate use of straightforward grammatical structures, some success in referring to present and future events to meet the requirements of the task; errors occasionally prevent meaning being conveyed 7–8 • Uses straightforward grammatical structures, some repetition • Produces predominantly simple sentences occasionally linked together • Mostly accurate use of straightforward grammatical structures, mostly successful references to present and future events to meet the requirements of the task; errors occasionally hinder clarity of communication Additional guidance Straightforward grammatical structures are considered to be: • repetitive, simple word order • short, simple sentences that use a repetitive range of common, high-frequency structures • simple ideas, opinions and thoughts that are expressed but are not justified. Errors: students are not expected to produce perfect, error-free writing in order to access the top band as errors are also made by native speakers. The mark grid describes the frequency of errors and the impact that errors have on coherence. Errors that do not hinder clarity: • errors that do not affect meaning, for example gender, adjectival agreements • infrequent errors that do not distract the reader from the content and that result in coherent writing. . Errors that hinder clarity: • errors that make writing difficult to understand immediately (even if the meaning is eventually understood)/errors that force readers to re-read in order to understand what is meant, for example inappropriate tense formation, mismatch of subject and the possessive adjective [Show More]

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