AQA Sociology Unit 2 Education and Research Methods Forum

Original post by Comeback

Sorry...what?

You had 60 minutes in the exam.

That means, at most, you spent 6 minutes reading, writing and checking per page of work, with NO break, 10 times over.

Now I'm not an expert but that sounds to me like you either:

1) Got extra time
OR
2) Regurgitated all you knew without thinking through what you were writing. In this case, your standard of work will be extremely poor.
OR
3) You are exaggerating.

Even if you are an unusually fast writer, that quantity of work is ridiculous.

edit: for clarification, I wrote about 6-6.5 pages

Not entirely true, I wrote about the same but admittedly I have larger than average handwriting, left gaps between each question and didn't have time to read over. but if you spend time planning your whole answer/ argument out first it speeds up your writing significantly, so don't dismiss something just because it's not how you yourself would do it.

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bob smith 23

Does anyone know how to structure the final essay on research methods, only we've not been through it yet in class.

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Original post by Guffguff

My teacher predicted the 20 mark for education as assess the view that material deprivation is the main cause of differences in educational achievement between social groups
And she also predicted the research methods 20 marks as
Why do sociology a prefer different sampling types

i can't see sampling coming up as a 20 marker...it's never come up before :smile:

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Original post by bob smith 23

Does anyone know how to structure the final essay on research methods, only we've not been through it yet in class.

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bob smith 23

Original post by risteard

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Thank you, this is really useful, do you know anything about that last question on research methods and how to structure it to get top marks?

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Original post by bob smith 23

Thank you, this is really useful, do you know anything about that last question on research methods and how to structure it to get top marks?

there's one in there.

use the PERVERT mnemonic.

You have to properly apply the research method to the given scenario, just mentioning it wont get you above 11/20.

so, for example...... Whilst participant observation will give us a lot of qualitative data when studying pupil subcultures, what Weber called 'verstehen' it won't give us much in the way of facts, positivists criticise this research method because the researcher subjectively speaks for the participants whilst claiming to let them speak for themselves, making meaning where none may exist. For example what the researcher may classify as 'boisterous behavior' may not mean that to those being studied.

do you see how i've applied the method to the context?

(edited 8 years ago)

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nosaucethanks

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Original post by Harriet1998

At least 3 times my teacher suggests

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nosaucethanks

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Original post by Tammy279

yeah, you need to first outline all the functionalist views and then do a paragraph on each of the other perspectives critiquing functionalists, that structure will give you full marks

Thank you

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Meekabu

Original post by fallingleaves97

Thats good! me too i was literally so happy when I read those words :biggrin:

I'm nervous for Unit 2 though.. still got 3 topics left of education to get through

same .i still have a lot to revise for..plus research methods!!!..oh nooo.. :eek:

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Uw0tm8_

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Original post by Comeback

Sorry...what?

You had 60 minutes in the exam.

That means, at most, you spent 6 minutes reading, writing and checking per page of work, with NO break, 10 times over.

Now I'm not an expert but that sounds to me like you either:

1) Got extra time
OR
2) Regurgitated all you knew without thinking through what you were writing. In this case, your standard of work will be extremely poor.
OR
3) You are exaggerating.

Even if you are an unusually fast writer, that quantity of work is ridiculous.

edit: for clarification, I wrote about 6-6.5 pages

ORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR they have big handwriting?????????

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Uw0tm8_

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Original post by risteard

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Still havent got the email :redface:

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Original post by Uw0tm8_

Still havent got the email :redface:

Are you sure it's not in spam?

Send me your email again as I've deleted most messages I've had

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smills12

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Original post by risteard

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