BTEC International Level 3 Artificial Intelligence

Unit 17: Unit 17 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 17 (Unit 17) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH11 criteria

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.P1Describe how chatbots are used to support users and organisations.
A.P2Describe technologies and techniques used in chatbot systems.
B.P3Design and build a chatbot for a defined purpose.
B.P4Configure chatbot responses using rules, data or AI tools.
C.P5Describe how chatbots are used in real-world contexts.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Explain how chatbot technologies and algorithms influence chatbot behaviour and performance.
B.M2Test and refine a chatbot to improve performance.
C.M3Explain how chatbot solutions meet user and organisational needs.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate how chatbot technologies support effective chatbot solutions.
B.D2Evaluate a chatbot solution using testing evidence.
C.D3Evaluate the suitability and impact of chatbot solutions.

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.

DescribeDesignConfigureExplainTestEvaluate
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.

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