Tuesday, 26 March 2013

A2 Economics revision

A2 ECONOMICS
EASTER REVISION
Create your revision plan: www.getrevising.co.uk

Think PPF: Invest in your revision, you may have an opportunity cost  of less time consuming TV, video games now but in the long run, with better results, you will be able to consume more.

Resources
·         Use the following Revision tasks to add to your revision plan – remember to treat as small bite-size sections.
·         Traffic lighted specification – prioritise study of red sections, seek advice and guidance before Holidays and on Revision day.
·         Have you got your revision notes well organised into these topic areas, with key term cards, mind maps, condensed notes?
·         Revise key terms – know your definitions (2 DEF), use glossary.
·         Practice your key diagrams – be ready for diagram test after Easter; how can you illustrate current issues: QE3 or dominant forms advertising.
·         If stuck on a topic make use of the Cherwell Economics You Tube Channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/CherwellEconomics/featured
·         Attend the Easter Revision Session – Thursday 4 April Sixth Form Common Room
AS Unit 1 9am-10.30 & Unit 2 10.30-12.00  A2 Unit 3 12.30-2pm and Unit 4 2-3.30pm
·         Attend the Economics Revision Conference – Weds 17 April period 3 A2 Exams and period 5 with Tim Harford from the Final Times, compulsory attendance required. Period 4 will be an AS session first 30 minutes Econ 1 second 30 minutes Econ 2.
·         Student Unit Guide AQA Philip Allan Updates – worth getting on Amazon. Go over model student responses highlighting PEEE, do you see how they are offering precise logical chain of reasoning and critical analysis (evaluation), do they bring in something new at the end to win the argument.
Websites   Tutor2u.net    Economicshelp.org     Stephanomics         Martin Wolf in the FT
AQA Exam papers Try to practice exam questions from the Scheme of Work for each section? Select sections of exam papers based on Scheme of Work. The key is practicing the AQA style of writing.
Practice essays in timed conditions, alternatively do essay plans and email over to me – but please ensure you practice a few full responses and submit for parking.
If you are re-taking an AS exam, practice as many Multiple Choice questions as possible, attempt past papers – email your overall score over and any questions that you have marked wrong and still do not get.
Use the Mark Scheme to go over your responses and email practice questions or queries to:
tgray@cherwell.oxon.sch.uk . I expect to see a regular stream of attempted parts to questions
PREPARE FOR FULL MOCK PAPERS IN FIRST WEEK BACK AFTER EASTER

Friday, 22 March 2013

AS Economics Get Revising

Create your revision plan:

www.getrevising.co.uk

AS ECONOMICS
EASTER REVISION
Think PPF: Invest in your revision, you may have an opportunity cost  of less time consuming TV, video games now but in the long run, with better results, you will be able to consume more.
Resources
Use the My Revision Planner for Unit 1 and 2 to have an over-view of your revision – remember to treat as small bite-size sections. ISBN 978 – 1- 4441-7982-8
Have you got your revision notes well organised into these topic areas, with key term cards, mind maps, condensed notes?
Have you practiced an exam question from the Scheme of Work for each section?
Traffic lighted specification – prioritise study of red sections, seek advice and guidance before Holidays and on Revision day.
Attend the Easter Revision Session – Thursday 4 April 9am-12 Sixth Form Common Room
Attend the Economics Revision Conference – Weds 17 April period 4 and 5 with Tim Harford from the Final Times, compulsory attendance required.
Student Unit Guides – use carefully the Guides and Exam Practice materials at the end against each part of the course.
Websites
Tutor2u.net
Economicshelp.org
Stephanomics
Edexcel Exam papers
Practice Multiple Choice questions for Unit 1 30 mark essays for Unit 2 and 4-14 mark responses for both, go over mark scheme and email for any questions you got wrong and do not know why the answer given is the correct one. Alternatively do essay plans – but please ensure you practice a few full responses or alternatively produce essay plans.
Answer Recent Data Questions - Using Mark Scheme go over your Answers and email any queries
If you have already answered questions then use other past paper questions.
Use the Mark Scheme to go over your responses and email practice questions or queries to:
PREPARE FOR FULL MOCK PAPERS IN FIRST WEEK BACK AFTER EASTER


Monday, 11 March 2013

Download Economics

Type in economics unit 1 on app store its £1.99

Type in economics unit 2 on app store its £2.99

Also you can get 'The Economist' and 'Edexcel Past Papers' as an App free of charge

Isaac

Really good tips Isaac- please suggest more everyone.