A2 G&P Assessment (Long essay question - 45)

Question : ________________ Name:_________________ Date:_________

What do these “AO”s mean ?

AO1 (12) AO2 Non Synoptic (12) AO2 Synoptic (12) AO3 (9) Total Grade

L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3 L1 L2 L3    

(1-4) (5-8) (9-12) (1-4) (5-8) (9-12) (1-4) (5-8) (9-12) (1-3) (4-6) (7-9) 45 A-U

Poor mark Poor mark Poor mark Poor mark

  here ?     here ?       here ?      here ?       

And what do these levels mean ? What does this Synoptic“AO” mean ?
OK…I’ve got my marked work back…but
what does it all mean?
What are the Assessment Objectives (AOs) ?
• AO1

• AO2

• AO3
• AO1 in some more detail……
• AO2 in some more detail…….
• and AO3 in some detail………

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Synopticity (12 marks)
 Synopticity (12 marks)
Heywood helpfully includes boxes like this one in his text to emphasise alternative
Viewpoints within ideologies…..

So…to have
Synopticity (12 marks)
Heywood also regularly includes boxes like this one in his text to emphasise
alternative or rival viewpoints between different ideological traditions…..

With respect to a single concept like…..

So here you can discern

the different approach to
Democracy adopted by, for
instance, Liberals and Anarchists.
What the levels mean ?..........
For example with this A2 Long question……

When marking the AO1 (“Knowledge” component) the marks would be

Allocated like this….
So….targets for improvement will include….
For AO1 if you have less than 12 marks….

You need to strive for :-

• a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the principles

(depth & detail) of the relevent ideology

• knowledge of the implications of adopting certain perspectives or

strands within the broad ideology

• a good appreciation of the competing perspectives on the issue at hand

Eg…..

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What the levels mean ?..........
For example with this A2 Long question……

When marking the AO2 (“Analysis” NON-SYNOPTIC component) the

marks would be allocated like this….
So….targets for improvement will include….
For AO2 (NON-SYNOPTIC) if you have less than 12 marks….

You need to strive for :-

• more sophisticated analysis of political information, arguments and

explanations

• confident application of political concepts and theories

• full and reliable evaluation of arguments based on the evidence available

• clear identification of differences and similarities between different

approaches considered

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What the levels mean ?..........
For example with this A2 Long question……

When marking the AO2 (“Analysis” SYNOPTIC component) the

marks would be allocated like this….
So….targets for improvement will include….
For AO2 (SYNOPTIC) if you have less than 12 marks….

You need to strive for :-

• clear identification of competing viewpoints on the issue

• full recognition of the nature of the differing viewpoints

• a appreciation of how differing viewpoints can shape political analysis

• an understanding of how such varying political analysis can result in

competing arguments and rival conclusions

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What the levels mean ?..........
For example with this A2 Long question……
When marking the AO3 (“Coherent argument” component)
the marks would be allocated like this….
So….targets for improvement will include….
For AO3 if you have less than 9 marks….

You need to strive for :-

• clear articulation of the main arguments in your essay

• the esaay should be well planned in that it is coherent, well constructed

and clearly flows to a conclusion that fits with the preceeding ‘meat’

• the essay should contain writing of a high quality with attention paid
to basics like SPAG
• convincing quality of extended writing

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