Clarification details
Updated May 2015. This document has been updated in its entirety to address new issues that have arisen from moderation.
Key messages for demonstrating understanding
- A minimum of two management practices are required at each level.
- Not all steps are required, but the student should have the majority.
- Students need to relate plant structural features and function, and/or horticultural science concepts, in order to reach Merit and above.
- For Excellence, comparing and/or contrasting and analysing or justifying needs to be done with all of the following; quality, quantity, timing, and the economics of production. The answers will depend on the techniques chosen, and not all are equal. There will be aspects that are more important than others and therefore require greater focus.