Mark Scheme Grade 1-2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8/9 Identify State Describe Explain Analyse Evaluate Create Geographical Identifies a Uses knowledge to Describes specific Uses increasing Applies Makes links in Demonstrates Knowledge and characteristic state some features about depth to explain knowledge to knowledge to knowledge and understanding of Nigeria. characteristics of Nigeria’s economy. the features of explain all evaluate all detail about Recalls Nigeria’s economy. Recalls numerous Nigeria economy at aspects of the aspects of Nigeria’s economy generalised Recalls one or two facts/information a range of scales. report. report. Place and fully facts Recalls specific Accurate/ specific detail recognises its facts accurately Selective is applied importance at a recall of facts range of scales. Evidence that knowledge extends beyond the classroom Application No Come to Describe Explains own Bases Evaluative Analyses evidence, conclusions conclusions without conclusions to own conclusions conclusions approach to Justifies findings are drawn referring to this findings, although effectively on sound conclusions. with well-reasoned from evidence evidence this may not be referring to some evidence Makes conclusions routed in the evidence evidence judgements about the future for the people of Nigeria. Geographical No attempt to Uses basic Uses a limited Uses a range of Presents Selectively Uses more skills and use basic cartographic, range of cartographic, finding clearly and complex skills such cartographic, graphical and cartographic, graphical and using a wide confidently as GIS techniques graphical and numerical skills, graphical and numerical skills range of uses a wide numerical often with numerical skills cartographic, range of skills inaccuracies graphical and cartographic, numerical graphical and skills numerical skills Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Specialist Terminology (SPGST)
Mark Scheme Grade 1-2 Identify Grade 3 State Grade 4 Describe Grade 5 Explain Grade 6 Analyse Grade 7 Evaluate Grade 8/9 Create Geographical Knowledge and understanding Identifies a characteristic of Nigeria. Recalls generalised Uses knowledge to state some characteristics of Nigeria’s economy. Recalls one or two facts Describes specific features about Nigeria’s economy. Recalls numerous facts/information Uses increasing depth to explain the features of Nigeria economy at a range of scales. Recalls specific facts accurately Applies knowledge to explain all aspects of the report. Accurate/ Selective recall of facts Makes links in knowledge to evaluate all aspects of report. Place specific detail is applied Demonstrates knowledge and detail about Nigeria’s economy and fully recognises its importance at a range of scales. Evidence that knowledge extends beyond the classroom Application No conclusions are drawn from evidence Come to conclusions without referring to this evidence Describe conclusions to own findings, although this may not be routed in the evidence Explains own conclusions effectively referring to some evidence Bases conclusions on sound evidence Evaluative approach to conclusions. Makes judgements about the future for the people of Nigeria. Analyses evidence, Justifies findings with well-reasoned conclusions Geographical skills and techniques No attempt to use basic cartographic, graphical and numerical skills Uses basic cartographic, graphical and numerical skills, often with inaccuracies Uses a limited range of cartographic, graphical and numerical skills Uses a range of cartographic, graphical and numerical skills Presents finding clearly using a wide range of cartographic, graphical and numerical skills Selectively and confidently uses a wide range of cartographic, graphical and numerical skills Uses more complex skills such as GIS Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Specialist Terminology (SPGST)
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