BTEC International Level 3 Land Based Studies

Unit 43: Unit 43 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 43 (Unit 43) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH14 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 basic specification documentation for the construction of decorative landscape features
A.P2Produce outline contract documentation for the construction of decorative landscape features.
B.P3Plan basic decorative feature construction.
B.P4Produce simple management plans for the construction of decorative landscape features.
C.P5Demonstrate basic construction activities for a decorative landscape feature.
C.P6Explain methods used in the construction of a decorative landscape feature.

Merit

5 criteria
A.M1Produce detailed specification and contract documentation for the construction of decorative landscape features.
B.M2Plan complex decorative feature construction.
B.M3Produce detailed management plans for the construction of decorative landscape features.
C.M4Demonstrate complex construction activities for a decorative landscape feature.
C.M5Analyse methods used in the construction of a decorative landscape feature.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Produce comprehensive specification and contract documentation for the construction of decorative landscape features.
B.D2Produce comprehensive plans for the construction and management of decorative landscape features.
C.D3Demonstrate complex and efficient construction activities for a decorative landscape feature, justifying the methods used.

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.

ProducePlanDemonstrateExplainAnalyse
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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