BTEC International Level 3 Land Based Studies

Unit 25: Unit 25 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 25 (Unit 25) — 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.P1Produce a basic specification for a machine for a land-based operation.
A.P2Explain the decision-making process involved in the procurement of a machine.
B.P3Explain the significance of legal and competence requirements in monitoring the use of a machine for a land-based operation.
B.P4Produce a basic plan for monitoring the efficiency of use of a machine for a land-based operation.
C.P5Demonstrate competent use of techniques to measure the performance of a specified machine for a land-based operation
C.P6Calculate the costs associated with operating a specified machine in work.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Produce a complete specification for a machine for a land-based operation.
A.M2Analyse the decision-making process involved in the procurement of a machine.
B.M3Justify choices made in developing a detailed plan for monitoring the efficiency of use of a machine for a land-based operation.
C.M4Demonstrate proficient use of techniques to measure the efficiency of use of machinery in work, including calculation of costs.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Produce a comprehensive specification for a machine, evaluating the relative importance of factors influencing procurement
B.D2Produce a comprehensive plan for monitoring the efficiency of use of a machine for a land-based operation, evaluating its effectiveness
C.D3Demonstrate highly accurate use of techniques to assess the performance of a machine in work, including calculation of costs

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.

ProduceExplainDemonstrateCalculateAnalyseJustify
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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