Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Review of Year 11 Population Test (done on Wed 20th October)
First of all, I could tell by reading your papers that the majority of students had revised. However, there were some silly, fundamental errors where some of you lost marks. The definition at the start which asked for you to state the meaning of either birth rate (F) or natural increase (H) was generally poorly answered. Many gave a general idea but often there was insufficient detail to award the mark.
For example, some of you answered that birth rate '...was the number of babies born over a period of time..' However it is 'the number of babies born, per year, per 1000 people'.
On the higher paper many students refered to total population rather than the population growth rate. Also, the majority of students did not include examples in your answer even when specifically asked for, thereby limiting your answers to L2 marks rather than L3.
Another common weak area was to use the evidence FULLY that you have been asked to refer to in your answers. e.g. when reading/interpreting graphs.
You have another test - First lesson back on Wed 3rd November 2010.
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Why do you have to go into so much detail in your answers when the examiner knows you have a "general idea" about it and you roughly know what it is. I mean by the time you leave school and that you'll have forgotten it anyway!!!
ReplyDeleteIt depends if you are aiming for A*/A or C/D borderline. In industry employers often require more than 'a general idea' they are looking for peole who can supply details through research and existing knowledge into various issues and problems. In response to your comment about forgetting it before you leave school it would be a shame but it is more valuable to have proof that you are capable of working at that level.
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