BTEC International Level 3 Hospitality

Unit 20: Unit 20 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 20 (Unit 20) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH11 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.P1Explain the guidelines and nutritional requirements of a healthy balanced diet.
A.P2Explain the implications of the use of food additives.
B.P3Explain the specific dietary needs of different groups of people by selecting menus for given situations.
B.P4Explain how certain diets can affect health.
C.P5Explain the factors and influences when planning menus to meet dietary guidelines.
C.P6Develop menu plans to meet dietary guidelines.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Compare the roles of nutrients in a balanced diet.
B.M2Assess the suitability of menus for different given situations, making suggestions for improvement.
C.M3Analyse the suitability of devised menu plans making suggestions for improvements.

Distinction

2 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the importance of healthy eating guidelines and the nutritional requirements of a balanced diet.
BC.D2Evaluate the suitability of menus for their given situations, making suggestions and justifying areas for 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.

ExplainDevelopCompareAssessAnalyseEvaluate
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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