Category: Exams and revision advice
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Summary of the 2018 A-level sociology examiner report for families and households, paper 2
Below I’ve reformatted the examiners report for the 2018 A-level sociology exam, paper 2 (families and households section) into bullet points and included the exam questions. This is really just designed to make this more user friendly! This advice is taken straight from the AQA’s examiner report on the sociology A-level exam 2018. Families and…
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A-level sociology exams: hints for paper 2 from the 2018 examiner report
This advice is taken straight from the AQA’s examiner report on the sociology A-level exam 2018. It is relevant to both the families and households and beliefs sections of paper 2. General advice Get your timings right and make sure you spend enough time on the final 20 mark question in section B The report…
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Exam advice from the AQA’s Examiner Reports from 2018
The AQA produces an examiner report after every exam, and it’s very good advice to look at these reports to see common mistakes students made last year, so you can avoid making the same mistakes this year! Below I’ve selected FIVE choice pieces of advice based on the two most common errors from the 2018…
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Outline three ways in which pupil identities may come into conflict within school
A possible 6 mark question in the sociology of education exam. Unlike many 6 markers, this one lends itself to research studies! Paul Willis: Learning to Labour – found that the traditional working class male identity came into direct conflict with the norms of the school – for the ‘lads’ he studied being male for…
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A level sociology exam dates 2019!
Just a reminder of the upcoming exam dates for the three A-level sociology exams! 7192/1 Education with theory and methods 2h 22 May 2019 am 7192/2 Topics in Sociology 2h 04 June 2019 pm 7192/3 Crime and deviance with theory and methods 2h 12 June 2019 am Do please make sure to check the dates…
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Protected: A Level Sociology Revision Webinar Recordings (12 session series)
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How important is it to using the Item in A-level sociology essay questions?
Many teachers I know give their students ‘model essay plans’ for the classic topics in sociology, which students can use and adapt if they get a question on that general topic area. For example, an essay plan on the question ‘ assess the view that home based factors are more important than in-school factors in…
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Revising core themes in A-level sociology
There are six ‘core themes‘ in the AQA’ A-level sociology specification: Socialisation culture identity Social differentiation power stratification These six core themes cut across every compulsory topic and every optional topic (usually families and beliefs), and they can form the basis of any 10 mark or any essay question. Students should not be at all…
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Outline three ways in which surveillance may be used to control crime in modern societies (6)
This is a possible example of a 6 mark ‘outline’ question which may appear on A-level sociology paper 3 (Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods). It struck me as a particularly likely possibility for a 4 or 6 mark question given the fact that most A-level sociology text books point towards three types of…
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Applying material from the item, analyse two reasons why younger people are generally less religious than older people
This is one possible example of a 10 mark ‘with item’ question which could come up in the AQA’s A level sociology paper 2: topics in sociology (section B: beliefs in society option). Read the item, and then answer the question below. Item Older people are more likely to both attend church and express religious…
