All students who study Religious Studies (Edexel)!

Right, so would it be stupid to know revise all the topics for the Foundations exam?
So like we've covered both the cosmological and design argument, the problem of evil and suffering, situation ethics and utilitarianism.
The only one we HAVE to answer is the problem of evil.

My strongest topics are design and situation, would it be stupid to just forget about the other two topics and not revise them at all?

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Reply 1

QUANTAM

Original post by IAmEchelon

Choose about 3 (maybe 4 if you are cautious)- I am doing design, evil and suffering, util and situation ethics (in case they mix it)

Reply 2

memoona123456

Thank god someone finally made this thread!! Any predictions what will come up??

Reply 3

IAmEchelon

Original post by QUANTAM

Choose about 3 (maybe 4 if you are cautious)- I am doing design, evil and suffering, util and situation ethics (in case they mix it)

Do they like to mix the ethics question? Would it be like the significant features of each? Or like which is better?

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QUANTAM

Original post by IAmEchelon

Do they like to mix the ethics question? Would it be like the significant features of each? Or like which is better?

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Well, they usually mix situation ethics with religious morality but if they were to do util and situation ethics, it would probably be like to outline the key features for both for A01 and for A02 it would be like "to what extent is util a more convincing theory than situation ethics" etc.

BTW- do you do abortion for unit 2? If you do, do you have any notes or anything?

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IAmEchelon

Original post by QUANTAM

Hope they don't do that this year, I don't understand util at all, situation is far more straightforward

And no sorry, I do religious experience

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IAmEchelon

Original post by memoona123456

Thank god someone finally made this thread!! Any predictions what will come up??

No idea, but I hope it's really easy!

What topic are you doing for investigations?

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Reply 7

memoona123456

Original post by IAmEchelon

No idea, but I hope it's really easy!

What topic are you doing for investigations?

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For Investigations, I'm doing 'The Study of World Religions' paper, considering Buddhist attitudes towards Euthanasia. What about you? How are you revising for Investigations?

Reply 8

IAmEchelon

Original post by memoona123456

For Investigations, I'm doing 'The Study of World Religions' paper, considering Buddhist attitudes towards Euthanasia. What about you? How are you revising for Investigations?

I'm doing Religious Experience, and I'm just going to write a model essay and learn it so I can change to fit the question

You?

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Reply 9

memoona123456

Original post by IAmEchelon

I'm doing Religious Experience, and I'm just going to write a model essay and learn it so I can change to fit the question

You?

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The same

That's probably why the grade boundaries a high, many people will do this.

Reply 10

IAmEchelon

Does anyone know roughly what the grade boundaries roughly are?

And what questions do you think will come up?

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Reply 11

memoona123456

Original post by IAmEchelon

Does anyone know roughly what the grade boundaries roughly are?

And what questions do you think will come up?

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Grade boundaries are usually about 72/90 for an A. Have a look on tthe Edexcel website.

I think that for design argument, strengths and weaknesses will come up.

Maybe for Utilitariansim too,

Its quite unpredictable but just make sure you know key features, strengths, and weaknesses for everything

Reply 12

Sapphirex

There is a pattern of the likely questions that could come up as the previous person stated e.g. of key features/ strengths and weaknesses.

For instance for key features they have said in the past 'prominent/key ideas/concepts' so just adapt what you know :smile:

Reply 13

IrishChick

Hey anybody doing Islam and John's Gospel in this exam, if so any ideas on what's going to come up? Thanks :smile:

Reply 14

IAmEchelon

I feel like I know nothing for this exam!

Can someone give me the strengths and weakness of Cosmo, design, evil, util and situation please?

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Reply 15

memoona123456

Original post by IAmEchelon

I feel like I know nothing for this exam!

Can someone give me the strengths and weakness of Cosmo, design, evil, util and situation please?

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You can find stuff on internet for this. Exam technique is key in this exam.

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IAmEchelon

Original post by memoona123456

You can find stuff on internet for this. Exam technique is key in this exam.

Any tips on exam technique then?

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Reply 17

le653

Have absolutely no idea how to us this thread but if anybody would like to revise (eg- test each other, keywords and all that) Then send me a message, can't revise alone to save my life :eek: