BTEC International Level 3 Health and Social Care

Unit 8: Unit 8 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 8 (Unit 8) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH14 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

7 criteria

A.P1Explain how sociological perspectives are applied to the understanding of health and social care.

A.P2Explain how sociological perspectives contribute to the understanding of society.

B.P3Compare the biomedical model of health with an alternative model of health.

B.P4Explain the contribution of concepts of health, ill health and disability to service provision in a local health and social care setting.

C.P5Explain how social inequality affects different groups in society.

C.P6Explain how demographic data is used in service provision in a local health and social care setting.

C.P7Explain patterns and trends in health and ill health within different social groups.

Merit

4 criteria

A.M1Analyse the contribution of sociological perspectives to the understanding of health and social care and society.

B.M2Analyse how the biomedical and an alternative model of health, and concepts of health, ill health and disability affect service provision in a local health and social care setting.

C.M3Analyse the impact of social inequality on different groups in society.

C.M4Analyse the impact of the use of demographic data in a local health and social care setting in enabling the enhancement of service provision for different social groups.

Distinction

3 criteria

AB.D1Evaluate the role of sociological perspectives in the understanding of society and models and concepts of health in relation to service provision in a local health and social care setting.

C.D2Evaluate sociological explanations for patterns and trends of health and ill health in different social groups, and how demographic data is used in service provision in a local health and social care setting to reduce social inequality affecting those groups.

C.D3Evaluate the importance of the sociological perspectives used in a health and social care setting in relation to understanding society, reducing social inequality and improving service provision for different social groups.

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.

ExplainCompareAnalyseEvaluate

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 sociological concepts and perspectives are applied to the study of health and social care
B. Examine how sociological approaches support understanding of models and concepts of health
C. Examine how social inequalities, demographic change, and patterns and trends affect health and social care delivery

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