BTEC International Level 2 Information Technology

Unit 8: Introduction to App Development — assessment criteria

Learners study the key features of developing and testing mobile applications (apps).

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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.P1Outline the key features of different apps.
A.P2Outline the uses and mobile platforms for different apps.
B.P3Identify purpose and user requirements for an app.
B.P4Produce a simple app design for a given brief.
C.P5Develop and test an app for a given brief.
C.P6Identify the changes made as a result of testing to make the app fit for purpose.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Explain the features, uses and mobile platforms for different apps.
B.M2Produce a detailed app design for a given brief.
C.M3Develop and refine the app against the test results.
C.M4Explain the changes made as a result of testing to make the app fit for purpose.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the features, uses and mobile platforms for different apps.
B.D2Produce a comprehensive app design for a given brief.
C.D3Refine the developed app against the test results justifying changes made to the quality of the code to make it fit for purpose and making recommendations for further improvement.

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.

EvaluateOutlineExplainProduceIdentifyRefineDevelop
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 apps and mobile devices
  • B. Design an app to meet given requirements
  • C. Develop and test an app to meet given requirements

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