BTEC International Level 3 Health and Social Care

Unit 11: Unit 11 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 11 (Unit 11) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH18 criteria3 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

11 criteria
A.P1Explain diagnostic procedures to determine additional needs for one child and one adult with different additional needs.
A.P2Explain how in vitro and in vivo diagnostic tools are used safely in a
B.P2Explain how disability can be viewed as a social construct.
B.P3Describe how health or social care workers can help one child and one adult with different additional needs overcome challenges to daily living.
B.P4Perform and report on an experiment involving the correct preparation of standard solutions.
B.P5Perform and report on food analysis techniques to accurately measure lipid and acid content.
B.P6Perform and report on a practical investigation to accurately measure the effect of antiseptic/ disinfectant.
C.P4Explain the benefits of adaptations and support provided to one child and one adult with different additional needs.
C.P5Explain the roles and responsibilities of professionals who work with one child and one adult with different additional needs.
C.P7Perform a practical investigation involving the staining of cells and their temporary fixing on a slide.
C.P8Record observations of a prepared slide of cells seen under two different magnifications of a microscope.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Assess whether the health and safety requirements of a chosen health-related laboratory are adequate to deal with a pathogen sample.
B.M2Assess the impact of challenges to daily living that may be experienced by one child and one adult with different additional needs, and how effectively these challenges are overcome.
C.M3Analyse how the support provided for one child and one adult with different additional needs has benefited them.
C.M4Assess the impact of person-centred care and positive working practices on individuals with additional needs.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the significance to the individuals, their families and society of a diagnosis of additional needs.
BC.D2Justify the support and adaptations provided for two individuals with different additional needs to help them overcome challenges to daily living.
BC.D3Evaluate the impact of providing support for two individuals diagnosed with different additional needs in improving their wellbeing and life chances.

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.

ExplainDescribePerformRecordAssessAnalyseEvaluateJustify
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. Understand how a health-related laboratory deals with samples sent for analysis
  • B. Carry out investigations using techniques similar to those in a health-related laboratory
  • C. Carry out investigations using light microscopes similar to those in a health-related laboratory.

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