BTEC International Level 3 Land Based Studies

Unit 42: Unit 42 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 42 (Unit 42) — 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 requirements using a questionnaire that identifies client needs for a landscape and garden design.
A.P2Explain legal and contractual factors relevant to the production of a landscape and garden design.
B.P3Perform simple site analysis, presenting findings.
B.P4Produce a basic site appraisal based on the results of own site analysis.
C.P5Plan a simple landscape and garden design to meet a client brief.
C.P6Explain landscape and garden design decisions.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Assess client, legal and contractual requirements for the production of a landscape and garden design.
B.M2Perform a complex site analysis, presenting clear findings.
B.M3Produce a detailed site appraisal based on an assessment of findings of own site analysis.
C.M4Plan a complex landscape and garden design to meet a client brief, evidencing reasoned decision making.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate client, legal and contractual requirements for the production of a landscape and garden design.
B.D2Produce a complex site appraisal based on an evaluation of the findings of own complex site analysis.
C.D3Plan a complex landscape and garden design to meet a client brief, providing a detailed rationale for approaches taken.

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.

ExplainPerformProducePlanAssessEvaluate
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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