Learner Guide
Economics 4IEC-3IEC
Structured Writing - Assessment Objective
- knowledge and understanding
- analysis
- evaluation
Structured Writing - Assessment Objective
- knowledge and understanding (KN)
- analysis (AN)
- evaluation (EV)
Structured Writing - Simple Model
Structured Writing - Intermediate Model
Structured Writing - Advanced Model
Syllabus - Economics
- 4IEC
- The basic problem
- The allocation of resources
- Microeconomic decision makers
- 3IEC
- Government and the macroeconomy
- Economic development
- International trade and globalisation
Syllabus - Economics
- 4IEC - Microeconomics
- The basic problem
- The allocation of resources
- Microeconomic decision makers
- 3IEC - Macroeconomics
- Government and the macroeconomy
- Economic development
- International trade and globalisation
Assessment at the end of the course
- Paper 1: Multiple Choice
- Paper 2: Structured Questions
Assessment at the end of the course
- Paper 1: Multiple Choice
30% of qualification - Paper 2: Structured Questions
70% of qualification
Assessment at the end of the course
- Paper 1: Multiple Choice
30% of qualification (KN & AN) - Paper 2: Structured Questions
70% of qualification (KN & AN & EV)
Assessment Objectives
| Explanation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KN | Definition | Formulas | Terminology | Applying |
| AN | Interpret data | Use economic data | Chain of reasoning | |
| EV | Interpret situations | Identify issues & solutions | Make decisions | |
Command words
| Command word | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|
| Analyse | Examine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between them | |
| Calculate | Work out from given facts, figures or information | |
| Define | Give precise meaning | |
| Describe | State the points of a topic/ give characteristics and main features | |
| Discuss | Write about issue(s) or topic(s) in depth in a structured way | |
| Explain | Set out purposes or reasons/ make the relationships between things evident/ provide why and/ or how and support with relevant evidence |
|
| Give | Produce an answer from a given source or recall/ memory | |
| Identify | Name / select / recognise | |
| State | Express in clear terms | |