BTEC International Level 2 Engineering

Unit 6: Unit 6 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 6 (Unit 6) — 30 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional30 GLH9 criteria2 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

5 criteria
A.P1Explain why the materials were chosen for two engineering applications by using the results of tests carried out and considering material properties and the benefits of the heat treatment process used.
A.P2Sources of information
A.P3Describe the effects of a heat treatment process on an engineering material.
B.P4Describe forms of supply for engineering materials.
B.P5Explain the sustainable use of materials for an engineering

Merit

2 criteria
A.M1Evaluate the choice of materials for two engineering applications by interpreting the results of tests carried out and considering material properties and the impact of the heat treatment process used.
B.M2Evaluate the sustainable use of materials for an engineering activity and for an engineering product, including why the forms of supply were suitable

Distinction

2 criteria
A.D1Task 2
B.D2Sources of information

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.

ExplainSourcesDescribeEvaluateTask
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. Investigate properties, heat treatment and testing of engineering materials
  • B. Investigate the selection and sustainable use of engineering materials and forms of supply.

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