Cambridge IGCSE Global Perspectives Student Teacher

Individual Report Mark Scheme Topic

Research, analysis Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

& evaluation 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Focused global question Focused global question Global question Global question
Formulation of global
Answerable from Answerable from Answerable from Answerable from at least Global question
question
perspectives & viewpoints perspectives & viewpoints perspectives & viewpoints one perspective
Researches & analyses a Researches & analyses an
Researches & analyses a Researches & analyses
balanced range of relevant appropriate range of Presents some relevant
Information range of information from information from different
information from different relevant information from information
different perspectives perspectives
perspectives different perspectives
3+ appropriate & 2 appropriate & developed 1 appropriate & developed
Evaluation of sources 1+ basic point limited attempt
developed points points point
Analyses in some depth Analyses some of the
AO1 Analyses in depth the Analyses the causes & Identifies some relevant
the causes & causes and/or
Cause & Effect causes & consequences of consequences of relevant causes and/or
consequences of relevant consequences of relevant
relevant issues issues consequences of issues
issues issues
Makes pertinent, well Makes appropriate Sometimes appropriate
Makes appropriate & well
Comparisons thought-out & successful comparisons, not always comparisons, one or two –
thought-out comparisons
comparisons well thought-out well thought-out
Clear & fully supported Appropriate but some may Some attempt
Conclusions Clear & supported –
conclusions be inadequately supported some appropriate
Relevant but not always
Courses of action Well-developed & relevant Developed & relevant Relevant Irrelevant or limited
developed
Reflection 5 4 3 2 1 0
Justified Justified Some justification
Justification of personal Justified
AO2 some evidence & some evidence or some evidence or Limited justification
perspective full evidence & reasoning
reasoning reasoning reasoning
Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Communication
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Very well-structured, Well-structured & Generally well-structured Structured but at times Lacks structure & difficult
Structure, cohesion
cohesive & comprehensive comprehensive & comprehensive difficult to follow to follow
Presentation of
Relevant Relevant Relevant Relevant
AO3 arguments, evidence & Presented but lack clarity
clear & effective clear generally clear sometimes clear
perspectives
Citation & Complete Mostly complete Mostly consistent Little or no citation and/or
Attempted but incomplete
referencing of sources consistent format consistent format mostly complete referencing

Condensed from the IGCSE Cambridge Global Perspectives Specimen Mark Scheme from 2018
Total score: /60 See example projects on www.igcseglobalperspectives.net