1. Media Studies
EXAM PREPARATION
UNIT G325
CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES IN MEDIA

2.  Your answer must provide evidence in the
following areas:
1. Explanation/analysis/argument (10
marks)
(EAA)
2. Use of examples (10 marks)
(EG)
3. Use of terminology (10 marks)
(TERM)
Marking Criteria-Section A

3.  You are marked out of levels
 There are 4 levels
 Level 1 = 0-7 marks
 Level 2 = 8-12 marks
 Level 3 = 13-17 marks
 Level 4 = 18-25 marks
Breakdown of Marks-Section A

4. Answer is:
 descriptive
 limited clarity
 Limited evaluation of progress
 Examples are partly relevant
 Minimal use of terminology
 Simple ideas expressed
 Example of limited clarity
‘We got together in our group and worked on a
project’
LEVEL 1 – 0-7 marks

5.  Response is mostly clear
 Narrow range of examples with basic
discussion of their relevance
 Account of progress is limited
 Basic use of terminology
 Example of narrow range of examples
‘For the assignment we made a film as a
preliminary to making a website’
Level 2 – 8-12

6.  Some sense of progress and how examples have been
selected
 Useful descriptions
 Evaluated with clarity
 Relevant and reasonable range of examples
 Proficient use of terminology
 Ideas have been expressed with clarity and fluency
 Some errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar but
unlikely to be intrusive or obscure meaning
 Example of useful description’
‘At the start of this course I wasn’t sure how to research or
plan my work effectively but through the use of books,
internet and independent research my planning skills have
deveoped
Level 3 – 13-17

7.  Articulate reflections
 Clear sense of progression
 Fluent evaluation of progress
 Broad range of specific, relevant and clear
examples
 Excellent use of terminology
 Complex issues have been expressed clearly
and fluently
 Sentences and paragraphs, consistently
relevant.
Level 4 – 18-25

8.  Response attempts to relate production to
basic understanding of the concept
 Limited clarity
 Incomplete or partly convincing
 Few, if any examples offered
Section A-Question 1b).LEVEL
1 – 0-7

9.  Mainly descriptive
 Basic account
 Basic understanding of theoretical context
 Narrow range of example are described some
may be relevant
 Basic use of terminology
 Simple ideas expressed
 Some errors in spelling, punctuation and
grammar may impede readers understanding
Level 2 – 8-12

10.  Relates media theory to own productions
 Convincing examples with proficient
explanation
 Proficient use of terminology
 Straightforward ideas have been
expressed clearly and fluently
 Arguments are relevant
 Some errors in spelling, punctuation and
grammar
Level 3 – 13-17

11.  Clear understanding of the concept and
relevant application of media theory
 Broad range of specific, relevant,
interesting and clear examples relating to
specific concept
 Complex ideas have been expressed
clearly and fluently
 Sentences and paragraphs, consistently
relevant, have been well structured
 Appropriate terminology
Level 4 – 18-25

12. A = 80-100
 B = 70-79
 C = 60-69
 D = 50-59
 E = 40-49
 U = 0-39
GRADE BOUNDARIES

13.  When marking the paper you are to focus
on:
 EAA
 EG
 TERM