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Explain how a marker should deal with a project task that is below A-level standard when applying the marking criteria. Include the treatment of documented design, evaluation, technical solution, and the case where a two-level reduction is not possible.
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What a good answer should say
- The marker should still mark the project against the stated criteria and directly apply those criteria.
- After taking the task's standard into account, the award should be shifted down by two marking levels in each relevant section.
- Evaluation is treated differently and is reduced by two marks.
- The technical solution is not subject to this downward adjustment.
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Why this works
A complete answer must identify both stages: apply the criteria and then make the specified adjustment. It must also distinguish evaluation, which uses a two-mark reduction, from the technical solution, which is excluded, and state the lowest-level rule.
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