A-Level Economics Study Group 2024-2025

What about the questions like y’know in business studies we have this specific way of answering a question so..is it the same for economics..?

Uh sorry - I didn’t do Business Studies or Economics for GCSE, just doing Econ for A-Level. Could you be more specific?

I’m sorry..so basically whenever we have to answer a 3 marker question 6 marker question 9 marker question or 12 we have a specific format on answering that type of questions like example 3 marker question newer is a format of answering the question then the 2 developing points supporting that question like that do we have the same or similar way of answering economics question
It’s same thing in like let’s take biology we have to write a specific word or phrase then only we get the mark
Is there any format on answering an economics question..?
And how’s the theory of economics is it hard or like fairly okay..?

I’m sorry..so basically whenever we have to answer a 3 marker question 6 marker question 9 marker question or 12 we have a specific format on answering that type of questions like example 3 marker question newer is a format of answering the question then the 2 developing points supporting that question like that do we have the same or similar way of answering economics question
It’s same thing in like let’s take biology we have to write a specific word or phrase then only we get the mark
Is there any format on answering an economics question..?
And how’s the theory of economics is it hard or like fairly okay..?

Yes there is - for the essays (10, 12, 15 and 25 markers), you'd be encouraged to have a KAA (Knowledge, Application, Analysis) paragraph and an evaluation paragraph. It's not a rigid structure but it's probably the best way to answer questions.
Theory is mostly ok (I'm in Y12 so I can only speak about the first year...) - some people really struggle but honestly you should be fine. Theme 1 (micro) was pretty straight-forward throughout - the last couple of bits like externalities were a bit too tricky. Theme 2 (macro) is probably a bit easier and you shouldn't really have a problem. Can't really say much more...

Thank you soo much for helping….💗

Yes, you kind of have a similar thing for Economics if I understand you correctly. You get knowledge, application, analysis and evaluation marks. Knowledge marks are for things like definitions. Application is for using given extracts, drawing graphs, using examples. Evaluation is for points that are basically 'it depends on' - not quite sure how to explain this but it's fairly simple to understand. Each question has a different number of these categories of marks awarded to it and that indicates how in-depth your answer should be. Whether you find the theory of economics hard is dependent on your personal skill-set but I personally think it's ok as there are so many practical examples to help you understand the theory.

No problemo

Do you or anyone do A level finance tho…?

No - I don’t even think that there is an A-Level Finance?

hi I do edexcel A Econ, I really like learning about market failure ,but I find the essay writing so difficult . I use uplearn cause my school provides it and im memorising the content by flashcards, im just struggling on how to write the perfect Econ essay.

hi I do edexcel A Econ, I really like learning about market failure ,but I find the essay writing so difficult . I use uplearn cause my school provides it and im memorising the content by flashcards, im just struggling on how to write the perfect Econ essay.

Hi, I really struggle to create chains of reasoning in my long answer questions. Is there a acronym or any structure or anything that I can use to help my with this? For example, BLTMC in business studies has been really helpful for me.
Thank you.