BTEC International Level 3 Health and Social Care

Unit 3: Effective Communication in Health and Social Care — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 3 (Effective Communication in Health and Social Care) — 30 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional30 GLH14 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

8 criteria
A.P1Describe the purpose and issue of the research in health and social care.
B.P2Explain the research methods used in health and social care research.
B.P3Describe the ethical principles in health and social care research.
C.P4Outline the appropriate secondary sources used in the health and social care research.
C.P5Explain how to manage and carry out research in health and social care.
C.P6Explain the research skills needed to conduct research in a given area.
D.P7Describe the effects of the research on individuals and professionals in health and social care.
D.P8Explain the effects of the research on provision and practice in health and social care.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Discuss the purpose and issue of research in health and social care.
B.M2Assess the validity and reliability of the research methods used in health and social care research.
C.M3Discuss the importance of the research skills when conducting research in a given area.
D.M4Analyse the effects of the research on provision and practice in health and social care.

Distinction

2 criteria
B.D1Evaluate the research methods and ethical principles in health and social care research.
D.D2Assess the need for further research to develop practice and provision in health and social care.

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.

DescribeExplainOutlineDiscussAssessAnalyseEvaluate
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 the purpose of research in health and social care
  • B. Understand research methods used in health and social care
  • C. Understand research skills used in health and social care
  • D. Explore the impact of research in health and social care

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