What the Edexcel examiners are looking for - Assessment Objectives Flashcards
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AOs in brief
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- A01 : Tests your knowledge and understanding of key economics terms/models
- A02 : Application of knowledge to real-world examples
- A03 : Analysis (e.g adv+disadv of an econ policy)
- A04 : Evaluation (e.g how strong one your args is compared to the other)
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A01
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- Demonstrate knowledge & understanding of key terms, concepts, theories, models
- use as much correct terminology as you can
- draw accurate diagrams
- show understanding of views of diff people
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A02
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- Application
- Tailoring knowledge and understanding to specific scenario in question
- in longer answers (essays) , also use your own extended examples of choice - only when explicitly asked to
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ways to demonstrate AO2
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- labelling diagrams in context
- quoting and using data
- ## manipulating data (e.g. calculations) to fit the context
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A03
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- Analysis
- how cause leads to effect/consequences
- step-by-step explanation of how/why something happens
- E.g. showing how reduction in income tax rate could lead to increased aggregate demand
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demonstrating AO3
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- step-by-step explanation of how/why something has the economic effect that it does
- shows your deep understabding -> makes arguments more persuasive
- draw relevevant diagrams and writing about the diagrams
- make references to the context
- use connectives to link chain of analysis
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A04
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- Assessing strength/validity of your analysis/arguments
- Use quantitaive and qualitative evidence to support judgments
- Question the assumptions you have made - what happens if you relax those assumptions
- Considering circumsatnces in which it does/doesn’t apply
- Consider the different persepctives and stakeholders
- Consider how your answer might change over different time periods and different contextx
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Command words - tell you what AOs are required in the Q
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- note : need to show evidence of previous AOs as well
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