Assessment objectives and synoptic skills common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Assessment objectives Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to AO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of political institutions, processes, concepts, theories and issues..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Assessment objectives Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to AO2 Analyse aspects of politics and political information, including in relation to parallels, connections, similarities and differences..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Assessment objectives Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to AO3 Evaluate aspects of politics and political information, including constructing arguments, making substantiated judgements and drawing conclusions..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Political skills and synopticity Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Comprehend and interpret political information..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Political skills and synopticity Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Critically analyse and evaluate the areas of politics studied..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Political skills and synopticity Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Construct arguments and explanations leading to reasoned conclusions..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Political skills and synopticity Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Identify parallels, connections, similarities and differences between aspects of the areas of politics studied..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Political skills and synopticity Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Construct and communicate arguments and explanations with relevance, clarity and coherence using appropriate political vocabulary..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Political skills and synopticity Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Make connections within and across the different areas of politics studied to demonstrate synoptic or holistic understanding..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.

• Political skills and synopticity Politics mistake 1

  Presenting AO1 description as AO3 evaluation. This weakens answers to Make comparisons across the UK and US political systems..

  Fix itAdd a competing viewpoint, test it with political evidence, explain its limit and reach a substantiated judgement. Keep AO1, AO2 and AO3 distinct.