4 detailed, relevant knowledge and of relevant understanding of at least two theories/concepts/evidence for reasons why some ethnic minority two reasons is applied and pupils may not achieve as well as used to explain accurately and other groups in schools. There will in detail the reasons why some be evidence of appropriate and ethnic minority pupils may not sustained sociological language, achieve as well as other and concepts are described in groups in schools. The detail. explanation will be fully developed. A coherent answer demonstrating Knowledge and understanding mostly detailed, relevant of relevant knowledge and understanding of theories/concepts/evidence for two reasons why some ethnic two reasons is applied and minority pupils may not achieve as used to explain accurately why BAND well as other groups in schools, some ethnic minority pupils 3 3 3 though one reason will be may not achieve as well as described in less detail than the other groups in schools. The other. There will be evidence of explanation will be partially mostly appropriate sociological developed as one of these language and concepts, but these reasons will be explained in are not sustained throughout. less detail than the other. AO1 1a & 1b 4 marks AO2 1a 4 marks Answer has some coherence, Knowledge and understanding demonstrating partial knowledge of relevant and understanding of two reasons theories/concepts/evidence for why some ethnic minority pupils two reasons is applied and may not achieve as well as other used to explain why some groups in schools, though with ethnic minority pupils may not some inaccuracies/irrelevancies, achieve as well as other or detailed, relevant knowledge groups in schools. There will BAND and understanding is 2 be some development in the 2 2 demonstrated, but only one reason explanation of both these relating to the reasons why some reasons with limited detail and ethnic minority pupils may not some inaccuracies, or one achieve as well as other groups in reason only is applied and schools. There will be limited used to explain accurately and evidence of appropriate in detail the formation of sociological language and school sub-cultures. concepts, with little detail. Answer demonstrates only basic Application of knowledge and knowledge and understanding of understanding to explain why reason(s) why some ethnic some ethnic minority pupils BAND minority pupils may not achieve as may not achieve as well as 1 1 1 well as other groups in schools. other groups in schools will be There will be little, if any, evidence limited. Any explanation will be of sociological language and undeveloped and contain concepts. inaccuracies. Award 0 marks for incorrect or irrelevant answers
4 detailed, relevant knowledge and understanding of at least two reasons why some ethnic minority pupils may not achieve as well as other groups in schools. There will be evidence of appropriate and sustained sociological language, and concepts are described in detail. of relevant theories/concepts/evidence for two reasons is applied and used to explain accurately and in detail the reasons why some ethnic minority pupils may not achieve as well as other groups in schools. The explanation will be fully developed. BAND 3 A coherent answer demonstrating mostly detailed, relevant knowledge and understanding of two reasons why some ethnic minority pupils may not achieve as well as other groups in schools, though one reason will be described in less detail than the other. There will be evidence of mostly appropriate sociological language and concepts, but these are not sustained throughout. 3 Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories/concepts/evidence for two reasons is applied and used to explain accurately why some ethnic minority pupils may not achieve as well as other groups in schools. The explanation will be partially developed as one of these reasons will be explained in less detail than the other. 3 AO1 1a & 1b 4 marks AO2 1a 4 marks BAND 2 Answer has some coherence, demonstrating partial knowledge and understanding of two reasons why some ethnic minority pupils may not achieve as well as other groups in schools, though with some inaccuracies/irrelevancies, or detailed, relevant knowledge and understanding is demonstrated, but only one reason relating to the reasons why some ethnic minority pupils may not achieve as well as other groups in schools. There will be limited evidence of appropriate sociological language and concepts, with little detail. 2 Knowledge and understanding of relevant theories/concepts/evidence for two reasons is applied and used to explain why some ethnic minority pupils may not achieve as well as other groups in schools. There will be some development in the explanation of both these reasons with limited detail and some inaccuracies, or one reason only is applied and used to explain accurately and in detail the formation of sub-cultures. 2 BAND 1 Answer demonstrates only basic knowledge and understanding of reason(s) why some ethnic minority pupils may not achieve as well as other groups in schools. There will be little, if any, evidence of sociological language and concepts. 1 Application of knowledge and understanding to explain why some ethnic minority pupils may not achieve as well as other groups in schools will be limited. Any explanation will be undeveloped and contain inaccuracies. 1 Award 0 marks for incorrect or irrelevant answers school
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