[bcfc2010]

When talking about one more significant point in the data question does it have to be comparison or can you do what i did for example in the eu context and say that unemployment is projected to fall from xxx to xxx.

[bcfc2010]

As long as you do what it says in the mark scheme, e.g analyse,evaluate, uk economy you should be ok, sounds like you made a lot of good points.

[Phiinx]

uh oh, for Context 1 the calculation i got 7.5%
i did old - new / old... everyone seems to be getting 8.6% or there about.. but then i also did the old / new x 100 and ended up with the same number i think
i hope it will be in range...

[_becca]

(Original post by Phiinx)
uh oh, for Context 1 the calculation i got 7.5%
i did old - new / old... everyone seems to be getting 8.6% or there about.. but then i also did the old / new x 100 and ended up with the same number i think
i hope it will be in range...

for percentage change, it's difference/original x 100

[mala13lan]

Was I the only one that did the recession + interest rate question; that didn't offer alternatives to using interest rates ? It's just I was pretty sure offering alternatives was evaluation as the question didn't say 'evaluate the case for' or 'discuss possible alternatives' which didn't make supply side or fiscal policies seem worth writing about because they weren't analysing what the question had asked. I could understand writing about them in the conclusion, I may have but I did 3 paragraphs on the effects interest rates might have on the economy, analysed fully, evaluated each, contextualized each, used current examples, and maybe talked about other policies in the conclusion, but I think I just stated interest rates would be more effective in economy's like India to control growth, because they have companies willing to invest in them, and talked about how the Indian government lowered interest rates to stimulate growth ignoring inflation. Everyone on here is making me think I did the wrong thing!!

You can see what I mean if you check question 10 here - http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf...W-MS-JAN11.PDF It says discuss the effects of making a market more contestable (I know It's Unit 3 but best example I could find) and states that you only got evaluation marks if you offer alternatives.

[Hackett]

(Original post by mala13lan)
Was I the only one that did the recession + interest rate question; that didn't offer alternatives to using interest rates ? It's just I was pretty sure offering alternatives was evaluation as the question didn't say 'evaluate the case for' or 'discuss possible alternatives' which didn't make supply side or fiscal policies seem worth writing about because they weren't analysing what the question had asked. I could understand writing about them in the conclusion, I may have but I did 3 paragraphs on the effects interest rates might have on the economy, analysed fully, evaluated each, contextualized each, used current examples, and maybe talked about other policies in the conclusion, but I think I just stated interest rates would be more effective in economy's like India to control growth, because they have companies willing to invest in them, and talked about how the Indian government lowered interest rates to stimulate growth ignoring inflation. Everyone on here is making me think I did the wrong thing!!

You can see what I mean if you check question 10 here - http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf...W-MS-JAN11.PDF It says discuss the effects of making a market more contestable (I know It's Unit 3 but best example I could find) and states that you only got evaluation marks if you offer alternatives.

I think it was important to suggest other policies... The way our teacher taught us was there were 4 differenet types of questions: Where you have to bring in some point and answer it in a specific way. That question was one of the types where you have to anser it like this (well from what I was told from my teacher anway)

1.) State how Interest rates Could bring the UK out of a recession.

2.) State how they couldn't

3.) Suggest other ways - I.e Fiscal, Supply - side etc.

Evaulate those.

And then final judgement where you conclude which is the best solution

[JakeE10]

(Original post by mala13lan)
Was I the only one that did the recession + interest rate question; that didn't offer alternatives to using interest rates ? It's just I was pretty sure offering alternatives was evaluation as the question didn't say 'evaluate the case for' or 'discuss possible alternatives' which didn't make supply side or fiscal policies seem worth writing about because they weren't analysing what the question had asked. I could understand writing about them in the conclusion, I may have but I did 3 paragraphs on the effects interest rates might have on the economy, analysed fully, evaluated each, contextualized each, used current examples, and maybe talked about other policies in the conclusion, but I think I just stated interest rates would be more effective in economy's like India to control growth, because they have companies willing to invest in them, and talked about how the Indian government lowered interest rates to stimulate growth ignoring inflation. Everyone on here is making me think I did the wrong thing!!

You can see what I mean if you check question 10 here - http://store.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf...W-MS-JAN11.PDF It says discuss the effects of making a market more contestable (I know It's Unit 3 but best example I could find) and states that you only got evaluation marks if you offer alternatives.

i did this question and i also wrote about alternatives :-)

[Mr Inquisitive]

How did everyone do?

[lilGem]

(Original post by Mr Inquisitive)
How did everyone do?

87 UMS by some miracle 2 raw marks off an A*

How did you do?

[Mr Inquisitive]

(Original post by lilGem)
87 UMS by some miracle 2 raw marks off an A*

How did you do?

That's awesome I got 84 UMS heh Not too sure how close I was to the A* ><

[joshgoldman]

(Original post by Mr Inquisitive)
How did everyone do?

89

[Mr Inquisitive]

(Original post by joshgoldman)
89

Very nice! Were you lucky enough to get 91+ in Unit 3 for an A*, or?

Edit: Just seen your sig - woah!

[JakeE10]

I got a b in this unit

[joshgoldman]

(Original post by Mr Inquisitive)
Very nice! Were you lucky enough to get 91+ in Unit 3 for an A*, or?

Edit: Just seen your sig - woah!

Haha congrats, you were the last one to see my old sig! Somehow pulled off 100 in ECON3 haha.. buzzing! Well done to you!

[ninegrandstudent]

Bit disappointed here, only 73 UMS. I don't think that's a bad mark btw, but thought it went a bit better than that, but oh well.

[Choppyy]

Got 97 UMS! Averaged 98 UMS at A2

[Mr Inquisitive]

(Original post by Choppyy)
Got 97 UMS! Averaged 98 UMS at A2

Amazing Very well done indeed!

[JulietheCat]

I got an E

[...mo...]

Hi. I've just finished my A Levels and am going to do Economics at uni, so if you need help just ask.
The greates advice with the AQA essays I can give appart from the obvious: read the text,have a conclusion,demonstrate awareness etc is to "Question the Question." Do this to get TOP marks in essays.

[lizzy95]

(Original post by ...mo...)
Hi. I've just finished my A Levels and am going to do Economics at uni, so if you need help just ask.
The greates advice with the AQA essays I can give appart from the obvious: read the text,have a conclusion,demonstrate awareness etc is to "Question the Question." Do this to get TOP marks in essays.

Hi I recently got my AS grades and got 4As in Maths, Economics, Chemistry and History. I'm considering applying to Cambridge to study Economics but apart from occasionally reading the FT and checking economics headlines on the BBC I haven't done any wider reading and feel I need to have read at least one book before I go back to school. Have you got any good suggestions?