Edexcel Economics Judgement?

In my school we were taught the edexcel economics 25 mark judgement/conclusion was only an important thing to have if u have time, and wasn’t fully necessary to do well.

After looking online apparently that’s not the case, and not having one actively caps your marks?

While revising using examiner reports they did say they were important, but because of my teaching I just assumed it meant the same thing- important if there’s time.

So for my micro and macro I didn’t do a conclusion, but obviously knowing their importance now, i’ll use them in paper 3.

My question is, are my 25 marker essays capped at marks for paper 1 and 2?
Like can I physically not get above a certain mark?
Or is it just i should have done it, and it will be harder to get good marks?
Like assuming my answers were well reasoned with context and evaluation csn u still get good marks?

Kinda scared rn cos i thought my essays were my strongest part of my paper and was banking on them to even out my marks, but apparently that may not be true?

Any help would be appreciated.

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by Bombatunde

In my school we were taught the edexcel economics 25 mark judgement/conclusion was only an important thing to have if u have time, and wasn’t fully necessary to do well.
After looking online apparently that’s not the case, and not having one actively caps your marks?
While revising using examiner reports they did say they were important, but because of my teaching I just assumed it meant the same thing- important if there’s time.
So for my micro and macro I didn’t do a conclusion, but obviously knowing their importance now, i’ll use them in paper 3.
My question is, are my 25 marker essays capped at marks for paper 1 and 2?
Like can I physically not get above a certain mark?
Or is it just i should have done it, and it will be harder to get good marks?
Like assuming my answers were well reasoned with context and evaluation csn u still get good marks?
Kinda scared rn cos i thought my essays were my strongest part of my paper and was banking on them to even out my marks, but apparently that may not be true?
Any help would be appreciated.

This is difficult to answer because without seeing what you wrote for the actual 25 marker it's impossible to say.

What is done is done, you cannot change the past so try not to focus on it. Look ahead.

For future reference, a conclusion is important because it summarises the main thrust of your essay and allows you to bring it back round to the question.

The level 4 grading criteria requires a well structured response with everything else (points, theory, examples, key terminology, specifics from extracts/context, diagrams etc).

These might help:
https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/news-policy/subject-updates/economics/gce-economics-a-assessment-support.html
https://www.savemyexams.com/a-level/economics/edexcel/a/17/revision-notes/5-exam-technique/5-3-structuring-your-responses/answering-25-mark-questions/

Also Econplusdal videos on different essays are good as is Tutor2u.

Good luck with your last exams.

(edited 10 months ago)

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Alexa270307

Original post

by Bombatunde

In my school we were taught the edexcel economics 25 mark judgement/conclusion was only an important thing to have if u have time, and wasn’t fully necessary to do well.
After looking online apparently that’s not the case, and not having one actively caps your marks?
While revising using examiner reports they did say they were important, but because of my teaching I just assumed it meant the same thing- important if there’s time.
So for my micro and macro I didn’t do a conclusion, but obviously knowing their importance now, i’ll use them in paper 3.
My question is, are my 25 marker essays capped at marks for paper 1 and 2?
Like can I physically not get above a certain mark?
Or is it just i should have done it, and it will be harder to get good marks?
Like assuming my answers were well reasoned with context and evaluation csn u still get good marks?
Kinda scared rn cos i thought my essays were my strongest part of my paper and was banking on them to even out my marks, but apparently that may not be true?
Any help would be appreciated.

Hey don’t worry at all i wasn’t able to finish my JUDGE paragraph in the last 2 exams but i have a helpful way to help you write a conclusion if this helps. My teacher told us to use JUDGE
J- Justify so first you write the overall conclusion statement e.g in Paper 3 it would be better to state whether the overall macro/micro economic effects are good or bad
U- Underpin the argument (PEEL) which you believe to be the most important and backs up your first statement the most
D- Depends upon many factors e.g PED, opp cost etc
G-Gauge timeline e.g In the short run… In the long run…
E- Enrich with examples from the case study or your own knowledge
Hope this helps 😊

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