Discuss the effectiveness of different strategies used to reduce the development gap. [6 marks]
AO1 (published assessment objective): Identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas; select and synthesise evidence from different texts (English Language). For Literature: read, understand and respond to texts, maintaining a critical style, developing an informed personal response, and using textual references including quotations to support and illustrate interpretations. For Geography: demonstrate knowledge of locations, places, processes, environments and different scales. For History: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the periods studied.
AO2 (published assessment objective): Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views (English). For Geography: demonstrate geographical understanding of concepts and how they are used in relation to places, environments and processes, and the interrelationships between places, environments and processes. For History: explain and analyse historical events and periods studied using second-order historical concepts.
AO3 (published assessment objective): Compare writers' ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts (English Language). For Literature: show understanding of the relationships between texts and the contexts in which they were written. For Geography: apply knowledge and understanding to interpret, analyse and evaluate geographical information and issues to make judgements. For History: analyse, evaluate and use sources (contemporary to the period) to make substantiated judgements.
Assessed against AO1, AO2, AO3 using Revision Robin's own level descriptors below. These are not the exam board's mark scheme. Every quotation in the feedback is checked against your answer before you see it, and a teacher's mark overrides ours.
| Level 3 · 5 to 6 | Detailed and accurate discussion of the effectiveness of different strategies. Demonstrates thorough geographical understanding of strategies to reduce the development gap. Uses specific and well-developed points supported by detailed place-specific information and/or relevant statistics to provide a clear and coherent conclusion. AO1, AO2 and AO3 are all well addressed. |
| Level 2 · 3 to 4 | Clear discussion of the effectiveness of some strategies. Demonstrates some geographical understanding. Uses some specific points, supported by some place-specific information and/or relevant statistics, but may lack detail or development. A coherent conclusion may be present but less well developed. AO1, AO2 and AO3 are addressed, but with less balance or depth. |
| Level 1 · 1 to 2 | Basic description of limited strategies. Demonstrates limited geographical understanding. Uses simple points, with little or no supporting place-specific information or statistics. Lacks a clear conclusion. AO1, AO2 or AO3 are superficially addressed or imbalanced. |