ECR Paper 1(Business Studies 0450)

Introduction

The main aim of this booklet is to exemplify standards for those teaching Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (0450) Paper 1, and to show how different levels of candidates’ performance relate to the subject’s curriculum and assessment objectives. There is a separate booklet for Paper 2.

In this booklet candidate responses have been chosen to exemplify a range of answers. Each response is accompanied by a brief commentary explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the answers.

For ease of reference the following format for each component has been adopted:

Each question is followed by an extract of the mark scheme used by examiners. This, in turn, is followed by examples of marked candidate responses, each with an examiner comment on performance. Comments are given to indicate where and why marks were awarded, and how additional marks could have been obtained. In this way, it is possible to understand what candidates have done to gain their marks and what they still have to do to improve them.

This document illustrates the standard of candidate work for those parts of the assessment which help teachers assess what is required to achieve certain grades beyond what should be clear from the mark scheme. Some question types where the answer is clear from the mark scheme, such as short answers and multiple choice, have therefore been omitted.