Summary: A workbook to support students preparing for OCRs General Studies AS Level Unit 2. Unit 2 of AS covers Science, Maths and Technology - and is assessed to a similar manner to Unit 1. This workbook is designed for independent study or classroom use. It progressively builds the skills needed for this examination. It builds students confidence and helps them to improve their grade through knowing exactly what kind of answers are required. It is the short answer questions where students most often lose the most marks through not understanding what is required.
Table of Contents: 2.1 Characteristics of the sciences2.2 Understanding scientific methods, principles, criteria and their application2.3 Mathematical reasoning and its application
About the Author(s): John Chiverrell was formerly a Geography and General Studies teacher, and Principal Examiner for the Science Domain. He is still involved as an examiner on the new OCR specification at both A2 and AS.