Ingenium
Psychology
To achieve grades 5-7, candidates will be able to:
demonstrate mostly accurate and appropriate knowledge and understanding of psychological ideas, processes and procedures
be able to write about psychological ideas, processes and procedures in detail, using mostly accurate psychological terminology .
use some mathematical skills relevant to research methods in psychology
analyse psychological information, constructing an appropriate line of reasoning that leads to plausible judgments supported by some evidence
evaluate psychological ideas and research methodology, developing plausible conclusions, supported by some evidence, including from competing viewpoints.
To achieve grades 8-9, candidates will be able to:
demonstrate detailed, relevant, comprehensive knowledge and understanding of psychological ideas, processes and procedures
be able to write about psychological ideas, processes and procedures in detail and apply these correctly to both familiar and unfamiliar contexts using accurate psychological terminology
use a range of mathematical skills relevant to research methods in psychology
critically analyse psychological information, constructing a sustained line of reasoning that leads to substantiated judgements
critically evaluate psychological ideas and research methodology, developing well-evidenced conclusions from competing viewpoints.
This is an example of a students’ answer that is grade 9. Look carefully at the question, the answer and the annotations to help you judge what makes a great answer.
Astronomy
To achieve grades 5-7, candidates will be able to:
demonstrate largely accurate and appropriate astronomical knowledge and understanding, using largely accurate astronomical terminology and use it to largely accurately explain ideas and concepts in a range of familiar and unfamiliar contexts
in relation to observations, make accurate predictions, suggest hypotheses or plan feasible observations to test them
use mathematics to perform a range of multi-step calculations
analyse qualitative and quantitative data to draw accurate conclusions supported by a range of evidence
evaluate methodologies to suggest improvements to observational methods, and comment on astronomical conclusions.
To achieve grades 8-9, candidates will be able to:
demonstrate relevant and comprehensive astronomical knowledge and understanding, using accurate astronomical terminology, and use it to explain ideas and concepts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
in relation to observations, make accurate predictions, suggest valid hypotheses or plan viable observations to test them
use a range of mathematical skills to solve complex astronomical problems
critically analyse qualitative and quantitative data to draw logical conclusions that are clearly supported by evidence
critically evaluate and refine observational methodologies, and judge the validity of astronomical conclusions.
This is a question with example answers that would be equivalent to grades 2, 5 and 9 respectively. Look carefully at the question, the answers and the examiner's comments to help you judge what makes a great answer. You can see the paper that this question was taken from, along with further examiners' commentary on other questions here.