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Quick questions on The added value assignment: research and report - SQA Higher Modern Studies
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What is choosing an issue?Show answer
Good issues map directly onto course content, for example "Should the voting age be lowered across the UK?", "Should minimum unit pricing be increased?", or "Should the UK adopt a more proportional voting system?". A decision-style title forces you to weigh two sides and reach a judgement, which is what the conclusion marks reward.
What are researching from a range of sources?Show answer
You keep your evidence in a research folder of up to eight sides of A4, which you take into the controlled write-up. The variety of sources matters because it lets you evaluate reliability (below) and synthesise evidence in the conclusion.
What is q1?Show answer
State two things you should consider when evaluating the reliability of a source. [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Explain why the assignment issue must have alternative views. [4 marks]
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