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Quick questions on Assessment objectives AO1, AO2 and AO3 - Edexcel A-Level History
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What are reading the level descriptors?Show answer
Each objective is marked over five levels. The jump examiners most want to see is into the top level, which always demands the same thing in objective-specific form: for AO1 a sustained, supported judgement; for AO2 a developed judgement on value reached through content, provenance and context; for AO3 a developed evaluation of the interpretations weighed against own knowledge. Learning the top descriptor for each objective is more useful than memorising any single fact.
What is q1?Show answer
A question asks "How far could the historian make use of Sources 1 and 2 together to investigate the reasons for a policy?" State the assessment objective and outline what a Level 5 answer must do. [6 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
What does AO1 reward that AO2 and AO3 do not? [2 marks]
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