Economics

Assessment

Throughout the course students will be assessed verbally in class, written homework, end of unit assessments and mock exams. The final assessments are all exam based and are as follows: Paper 1: Short-answer, data response and essay questions on markets and business behaviour – this is the content you study in Theme 1 and Theme 3. (35%) 2 hours, 100 marks Paper 2: Short-answer, data response and essay questions on the national and global economy – this is the content you study in Theme 2 and Theme 4. (35%) 2 hours, 100 marks Paper 3: The questions in the exam – data response and essay questions – cover concepts and theory from the whole course. (30%) 2 hours, 100 marks Grades for A Level Economics are A*-E.