BTEC International Level 3 Construction

Unit 33: Unit 33 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 33 (Unit 33) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH12 criteria
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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.P1Describe onsite construction methods.
A.P2Describe offsite construction methods.
B.P3Define the construction-based drivers that influence moves toward different forms of construction methods.
B.P4Explain the influence of policy, sustainability and population on construction.
C.P5Outline the drivers that influence a given construction project.
C.P6Explain the potential benefits of construction methods for a given project, based on project parameters.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Compare onsite and offsite construction methods.
B.M2Assess the relationship between construction- and non-construction drivers for different forms of construction.
C.M3Assess the ways in which a selected method of construction addresses project parameters.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate a selected onsite and offsite construction for application in a given project type.
B.D2Evaluate the influence that policy, sustainability and population change have on the choice of forms of construction.
C.D3Justify how the selection of a method of construction meets the needs and constraints of the brief.

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.

DescribeDefineExplainOutlineCompareAssessEvaluateJustify
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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