BTEC International Level 3 Land Based Studies

Unit 16: Unit 16 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 16 (Unit 16) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH12 criteria

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

5 criteria
A.P1Explain the structure and features of biological molecules in livestock nutrition.
A.P2Discuss the role and sources of biological molecules in livestock nutrition.
B.P3Explain the digestion and absorption of biological molecules.
B.P4Explain the structures of digestive systems in livestock species and common feeding issues.
C.P6Plan simple diet formulations for livestock species.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Assess the structure and functions of biological molecules in livestock nutrition.
B.M2Compare the digestion and absorption of biological molecules in the digestive systems of livestock species.
C.M3Analyse the nutritional content of livestock feeds.
C.M4Plan complex diet formulations for livestock species.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Review the nutritional importance of biological molecules for maintaining normal function in livestock.
B.D1Evaluate digestive system adaptations and common feeding issues in livestock species.
C.D3Plan complex diet formulations for different livestock species to meet nutritional, practical and production demands.

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.

ExplainDiscussPlanAssessCompareAnalyseReviewEvaluate
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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