Years 12 and 13
Course | GCE A Level Economics |
Exam Board/Syllabus | AQA – 7136 |
Grades | A*-E |
Course Entry Requirements In Addition To The School Sixth Form Entry Requirements |
GCSE 5 in Mathematics and GCSE Grade 4 in English. |
Assessment Route |
Paper 1 (120 minute exam) 80 marks 33.3% of final grade Data response and essay questions. Paper 2 (120 minute exam) 80 marks 33.3% of final grade Data response and essay questions. Paper 3 (120 minute exam) 100 marks 33.3% of final grade Multiple choice and case study questions. |
The course covers the following topics:
- Economic methodology and the economic problem.
- Individual economic decision making.
- Price determination in a competitive market.
- Product, cost and revenue.
- Perfect competition.
- The labour market.
- The distribution of income and wealth.
- The market mechanism.
- The measurement of macroeconomic performance.
- Data – How the macroeconomy works.
- Economic performance.
- Financial markets and monetary policy.
- Fiscal policy and supply side policies.
- The international economy.
Learning strategies:
- Investigations
- Case studies
- Decision making, role plays and data analysis
- Group discussions
- Learning diagrams and key terms
- Regular multiple choice tests and practice questions
- Applying economic theory
- Investigating and discussing what is happening globally
- Visits
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