Summary: Student Unit Guides are perfect for revision. Each guide is written by an examiner and explains the unit requirements, summarises the relevant unit content and includes a series of specimen questions and answers. There are three sections to each guide: Introduction - includes advice on how to use the guide, an explanation of the skills being tested by the assessment objectives, an outline of the unit or module and, depending on the unit, suggestions for how to revise effectively and prepare for the examination questions. Content Guidance - provides an examiner's overview of the module's key terms and concepts and identifies opportunities to exhibit the skills required by the unit. It is designed to help students to structure their revision and make them aware of the concepts they need to understand the exam and how they might analyse and evaluate topics.Question and Answers - sample questions and with graded answers which have been carefully written to reflect the style of the unit. All responses are accompanied by commentaries which highlight their respective strengths and weaknesses, giving students an insight into the mind of the examiner.
A revision guide specifically written to meet the requirements of the unit Written by an examiner with commentary on key points and concepts Features specimen questions and answers, together with examiner's comments
A revision guide specifically written to meet the requirements of the unit
Written by an examiner with commentary on key points and concepts
Features specimen questions and answers, together with examiner's comments
Table of Contents: IntroductionHow to use this guideThe specification at a glanceRevision planningExaminable skillsOn the examination dayAbout the examTackling the examContent GuidanceAbout this sectionParticipation and voting behaviourThe nature of participation in the political processParticipation through the ballot boxElectoral systemsThe role of elections in a democracyThe nature of representationPolitical partiesThe role of political parties in a democracyPressure groups and protest movementsPressure groups, political communication and policy-makingPressure group behaviourQuestions and AnswersAbout this sectionQuestion 1 Participation and voting behaviourQuestion 2 Electoral systemsQuestion 3 Political partiesQuestion 4 Pressure groups and protest movements
About the Author(s): Paul Fairclough is an AS Principal Examiner and Head of Politics at Wellington College. He is on-line editor of Politics Review and an author.
