GCE ASApplied I nform at ion and

Com m unicat ion Technology

Sum m er 2 0 0 9

Mark SchemeIssued: October 2009

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NORTHERN IRELAND GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (GCSE)

AND NORTHERN IRELAND GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (GCE)

MARK SCHEMES (2009)

Foreword

Introduction

Mark Schemes are published to assist teachers and students in their preparation for examinations.

Through the mark schemes teachers and students will be able to see what examiners are looking

for in response to questions and exactly where the marks have been awarded. The publishing of

the mark schemes may help to show that examiners are not concerned about finding out what a

student does not know but rather with rewarding students for what they do know.

The Purpose of Mark Schemes

Examination papers are set and revised by teams of examiners and revisers appointed by the

Council. The teams of examiners and revisers include experienced teachers who are familiar

with the level and standards expected of 16- and 18-year-old students in schools and colleges.

The job of the examiners is to set the questions and the mark schemes; and the job of the revisers

is to review the questions and mark schemes commenting on a large range of issues about which

they must be satisfied before the question papers and mark schemes are finalised.

The questions and the mark schemes are developed in association with each other so that the

issues of differentiation and positive achievement can be addressed right from the start. Mark

schemes therefore are regarded as a part of an integral process which begins with the setting of

questions and ends with the marking of the examination.

The main purpose of the mark scheme is to provide a uniform basis for the marking process so

that all the markers are following exactly the same instructions and making the same judgements

in so far as this is possible. Before marking begins a standardising meeting is held where all

the markers are briefed using the mark scheme and samples of the students’ work in the form

of scripts. Consideration is also given at this stage to any comments on the operational papers

received from teachers and their organisations. During this meeting, and up to and including

the end of the marking, there is provision for amendments to be made to the mark scheme.

What is published represents this final form of the mark scheme.

It is important to recognise that in some cases there may well be other correct responses which

are equally acceptable to those published: the mark scheme can only cover those responses

which emerged in the examination. There may also be instances where certain judgements may

have to be left to the experience of the examiner, for example, where there is no absolute correct

response – all teachers will be familiar with making such judgements.

The Council hopes that the mark schemes will be viewed and used in a constructive way as a

further support to the teaching and learning processes.

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CONTENTS

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AS 2: Module 2 1

ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS)

General Certificate of Education

2009

Applied Information and

Communication Technology

Assessment Unit AS 2

assessing

Unit 2: Software Applications and Tools

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