Answering judgement type question at AS level
Typical stems for questions which call for students to make and to justify an historical judgement about, for example, the significance of a key event or individual include:
• How far do you agree that ...?
• How important ...?
• Examine the...
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Assessment and Progression at A Level
Using minute papers to monitor student progress in GCSE and A level history lessons.
Minute papers are small doubled-sided A5 sheets, blank other than the pre-printed heading which is always in the form of a perplexing key question. It is this question that drives the lesson. At some point, usually soon after the half-way point of the lesson, and...
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