BTEC International Level 2 Business

Unit 16: Working in Teams — assessment criteria

Learners will study how to work effectively in teams to support business success and the role of the team leader.

Internal30 GLH11 criteria3 learning aims

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria

A.P1Explain the importance of the stages of team development in a selected business team

A.P2Assess, the importance of the stages of team development and team role theory in developing an effective business team.

A.P3Take part in a team activity to show appropriate teamworking skills and how they contribute to meeting the team objectives

B.P4Review the team activity and how well the team worked together to meet its objectives including how conflict was managed

C.P5Explain how a team leader can motivate team members

C.P6Analyse how a team leader can contribute to the effectiveness of a business team

Merit

3 criteria

A.M1Take part in a team activity to show appropriate teamworking skills and how they contribute to meeting the team objectives

B.M2Review the team activity and how well the team worked together to meet its objectives including how conflict was managed

C.M3Evaluate the effectiveness of a team leader in ensuring a selected business team meets its objectives.

Distinction

2 criteria

AB.D1Evaluate the qualities a team needs to be effective and how these qualities were focused on in the team activity

C.D2Learner Assessment Submission and Declaration

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

ExplainAssessTakeReviewAnalyseEvaluateLearner

Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

A. Explore how business teams can be successful
B. Demonstrate how to work effectively as a team member
C. Investigate the role of a team leader

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