OCR Sociology Exam - Answer Structure???

Does anyone know the structure for the responses to exam questions for:

8 mark Q's
16 mark Q's
24 mark Q's
52 mark Q's

17 mark Q's
33 mark Q's

I cant remember the structure for each question. Hope someone knows :frown:

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Original post by BelalPalestine

This will be extremely basic - if your teacher hasn't covered it those close to the exam, you should speak to him/her directly.

G671
8 Mark
You gain four marks for your definition and four marks for your examples. Make sure that you define the key term and use as many other key words as you can to show that you understand the term. Make sure that you also include AT LEAST TWO examples, as with just one example you cannot gain the full four marks for examples.

16 Mark
It should take the form of two clear paragraphs, with each paragraph containing one point. You are being asked to explain two points, so make sure you do two - don't do one or three.

Twelve marks are given for your knowledge and understanding in this question, and you will need to include studies, concepts, theories or examples in each paragraph. You will get four marks for your answer being relevant and applied to the question; quite simply you need to ensure that your are answering the question.

24 Mark
This is the mini-essay. You will need an introduction, three/four points and a conclusion. If you are doing three points, make sure they are well explained. In this question, the use of studies and/or theory is pretty much a necessity to get a high mark.

Twelve marks are given for your knowledge and understanding in this question, and you will need to include studies, concepts, theories or examples for each of yours points. Eight marks are given for your answer being relevant and applied to the question, and four marks are given for your evaluation and analysis of the overall argument.

52 Mark
There are various ways to structure the 52 mark question, but this is the way that I have been taught to go about it.

First of all, you want to introduce your argument. That means that you will want to define the key concepts (so if the question is on ethnography, explain what an ethnography is in the pre-release). Your introduction can be brief, so don't spend too much time on it.

You want to cover four areas in your essay: reliability, validity, generalisability and representativeness. Within each of those areas, you will want to talk about the sample, method and data in the pre-release, and relate it back. So for example if you are talking about the reliability of a question talking about ethnography, you will start with a sentence that introduces reliability (the ability of being able to repeat the research and gain the same/similar results) and then apply that to the method - why the ethnographic method is or isn't reliable. Then you will want to (more briefly) apply reliability to the sample and data.

In your conclusion, you can mention things such as pilot studies (Nayak's did not include a pilot), ethical issues and improvements that you would make to the research.

As I said, this is just one way of going about it - if you want another interpretation, see the post on this thread.

The most important part of this question is to ensure that you are, throughout, linking your answer back to the pre-release. You have been given it for a reason, so don't neglect it - if you aren't applying your points back to the pre-release, you are doing it wrong.

G67
17 Mark
The structure of this is much the same as the 16 mark question for the previous exam - you want to have two clear points which are supported with examples and studies. Make a point, explain it, give an example/evidence and then link it back to the question.

33 Mark
This is also similar to the 24 mark question, but will just require a bit more evaluation. Your introduction should outline your argument and define any key words - if the questions asks about marxism, make sure you briefly explain the marxist views on the topic.

Your paragraphs should contain a point, explained, evidenced, your opinion and a link to the next paragraph. At all times make sure that you are linking your point back to the original question being asked.

OCR Sociology Exam - Answer Structure???

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