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BTEC International Level 3 Performing Arts

Unit 1: Introduction to the Performing Arts — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 1 (Introduction to the Performing Arts) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Mandatory (Pearson-set)60 GLH4 criteria
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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

1 criteria
A1.P3Pass Describe At Pass, learners provide an account of how stylistic conventions and performance elements have been deployed, with some reference to examples.

Merit

1 criteria
A1.M3Merit Analyse At Merit, learners provide a detailed account of how stylistic conventions and performance elements have been deployed, with reference to relevant examples and intentions.

Distinction

2 criteria
A1.D3Distinction Critically comment At Distinction, learners provide a perceptive critical analysis of how stylistic conventions and performance elements have been deployed, with reference to pertinent examples and insightful intentions.
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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.

PassMeritDistinctionWhich
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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