BTEC International Level 2 Performing Arts

Unit 9: Unit 9 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 9 (Unit 9) — 30 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional30 GLH12 criteria4 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

4 criteria
A.P1Task 2
B.P2Task 3
C.P3Task 4
D.P4Sources of information

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Make a satisfactory contribution to practical activities that explore ideas in response to a commission brief.
B.M2Make a satisfactory contribution to the development of the performance work.
C.M3Take part in a performance project and make a satisfactory contribution to the realisation of the project’s aims and objectives.
D.M4Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the performance project.

Distinction

4 criteria
A.D1Make a mostly effective contribution to practical activities that explore ideas in response to a commission brief.
B.D2Make a mostly effective contribution to the development of the performance work.
C.D3Take part in a performance project and make a mostly effective contribution to the realisation of the project’s aims and objectives.
D.D4Explain the strengths and weaknesses of the performance project, with some consideration of the aims and objectives.

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.

TaskSourcesMakeTakeDescribeExplain
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 ideas for a performance project
  • B. Develop ideas for a performance project
  • C. Realise a performance project
  • D. Review a performance project

How checkb.tech checks this unit

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It never awards a grade. You stay the assessor: confirm, dismiss, or act on every criterion before your assessment decision is final.

Verification & Quality Tools for Unit 9

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