BTEC International Level 3 Land Based Studies

Unit 21: Unit 21 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 21 (Unit 21) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH13 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

6 criteria
A.P1Explain the influence of biological and physical factors on the production of root crops and field vegetables.
A.P2Explain the key husbandry requirements for the production of root crops and field vegetables, including legal requirements.
B.P3Explain the key aspects in processing root crops and field vegetables to meet quality requirements
B.P4Explain the key marketing requirements of root crops and field vegetables, including production targets
C.P5Competently carry out husbandry tasks to promote growth and development of root crops and field vegetables.
C.P6Competently carry out nutrient application and crop protection methods to meet given objectives for root crops and field vegetables.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Assess the influence of biological and physical factors on the production of root crops and field vegetables.
B.M3Assess the importance of quality requirements and production targets in processing and marketing root crops and field vegetables.
C.M4Efficiently carry out husbandry tasks to promote growth and development of root crops and field vegetables.
C.M5Efficiently carry out nutrient application and crop protection methods on root crops and field vegetables to meet given objectives.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the importance of biological and physical factors, husbandry and legal requirements for root crops and field vegetable production.
B.D2Evaluate the impact of quality requirements and production targets on the processing and marketing of root crops and field vegetables.
C.D3Carry out husbandry tasks with a high degree of accuracy to promote growth and development of root crops and field vegetables, including nutrient application and crop protection tasks.

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.

ExplainCompetentlyAssessEfficientlyEvaluateCarry
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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