A2 Psychology at Spalding Grammar School

Mostly bad points

• Lacks psychological terminology
• Not related to the question
• Badly organised
• Poor spelling/grammar

Few good points

• Well, you wrote something
• You included some basic details

Some bad points

• Not enough detail
• You didn’t have conclusions relating back to the question
• You didn’t focus on the right things

Some good points

• You got the basic terminology
• You included some examples
• It makes sense and it’s got some structure
• Spelling/grammar is OK

A few bad points

• There are a few mistakes about details
• Your conclusions are a bit muddled in places

Lots of good points

• You got the terminology right
• You included plenty of examples
• You relate things back to the question
• It’s well written

Hardly any bad points

• The odd spelling mistake
• Occasionally you repeat yourself or miss something out

Mostly good points

• You include lots of terminology
• You go into lots of detail and it’s correct
• Your examples and conclusions are very clear
• Everything relates back to the question

Mostly bad points

• It was muddled
• Not related to the question
• Hardly any examples
• You didn’t have any real conclusions

Few good points

• Well, you wrote something
• You included a couple of evaluation points

Some bad points

• It’s a bit all-over-the-place
• There’s not much argument – just a list of points
• Some of your points weren’t related to the question

Some good points

• You included some evaluation points that linked back to the question
• You wrote some conclusions that showed you understood things

A few bad points

• A bit unbalanced – too much on one thing, not enough on something else
• You don’t develop all your points

Lots of good points

• You cover a range of different issues
• It’s related to the question
• Some good examples
• Your conclusions clearly show you understand things

Hardly any bad points

• You don’t cover every issue
• You’re unclear in places

Mostly good points

• Many evaluation points, covering a range of issues
• You develop your points
• Everything is related back to the question
• Plenty of good examples
• A real argument, with proper conclusions