Section A

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Section A

• Questions and Answers
• Mr McDonald

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What we will learn today

• Types of questions
• How to answer them for different grades
• Tips and Ideas

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Question 1 (a)

• This question will startHow does Source A
  help you... or What does Source A suggest
• Both questions are asking for the same type of
  skill

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Question 1 (a)

• This is a comprehension and inference question.
• This means to do well, you select details from
  the source and explain what that tells you by
  referring to the question.

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June 2004

• How does Source A help you to understand the
  importance of religion in treating sick people
  in the early Middle Ages? (5)
• Target Comprehension and inference from an
  historical source (AO6.2)
• Level 2 Answer that draws a simple inference
  from source e.g. religion was more important
  than herbs because it says you should not just
  trust herbs, but use religion as well. 3-4

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June 2004

• Level 3 Answer that develops a complex
  inference from source e.g. monks knew everything
  about herbs and treating people who were ill.
  They believed everything was made by God so
  cures came from God. This made religion very
  important. Without it they did not think they
  would be successful. 5

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Simple vs. Complex

• What is the difference between the simple
  inference and complex?
• The more complex answer focuses on critical
  understanding - placing the inference within the
  thinking of the time.

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Question 1 (b)

• This question will usually be concerned with a
  change (progress).
• It will also focus on getting you to deploy your
  knowledge based on the source and your own
  revised knowledge.

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June 2005

• How does Source B show progress in surgery since
  1900? Explain your answer using Source B and your
  own historical knowledge.
• Target Identifying progress from an historical
  source (AO 6.1 and AO 6.2)
• Level 2 Answer based on simple reasoning
• e.g. Surgery has progressed greatly because one
  development has led to another. The heart/lung
  machine made organ replacement surgery possible

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June 2005

• Level 3 Answer based on Developed Reasoning
• e.g. Source B shows there has been progress
  because different factors have come together.
  Infection was conquered by aseptic surgery. Only
  after the heart lung/machine had been invented
  could organ replacement take place. Christiaan
  Barnard performed the first heart transplant in
  1967. By 1990 there were 2000 successful in the
  USA alone.

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Question 1 (b)

• So, what makes a good answer.
• The key words to look out for are progress or
  change.
• You really have to cite examples and explain
  their significance.
• Elements of source and own knowledge are required
  to get a Level 3.

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Question 1 (c)

• This is the contrast question. It requires you to
  look at two sources and highlight not only what
  the differences are but also why they are
  different.
• Like the other 2 questions, this question only
  goes up to a level 3.

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June 2005

• Source C suggests there has been progress in
  fighting diseases through the use of medical
  drugs since 1900.
• Source D suggests that there has been no real
  progress.
• Why do you think these two sources disagree
  about the progress made in fighting diseases
  since 1900?
• Explain your answer using Sources C and D and
  your own knowledge.
• Explaining differences between two sources (AO
  6.1 and AO6.2)

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How to answer this type of question

• Level 2 Answer based on simple reasoning for
  disagreement.
• Source D is only a cartoon about the common
  cold. It focuses on only one part of medicine,
  unlike Source C which comments more generally.

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How to answer this type of question

• Level 3 Answer based on developed reasoning for
  disagreement.
• As source C states, there has been great
  progress in conquering disease. Magic bullets
  were first developed in the early twentieth
  century. Penicillin was developed during the
  Second World War by Florey and Chain and this had
  led to the conquering of many infectious
  diseases. However some diseases have still not
  been conquered, like AIDS and the common cold, as
  shown in Source D.
• Source D is looking at a very limited area of
  medicine where there hasnt been much progress,
  but Source C has a wider overview. Thats why
  they seem to disagree.

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The differences

• It is not just the length of the answer.
• The examples cited are more developed
• This means greater explanation can be given.
• The other factor that lends itself more to a good
  level three is the use of own knowledge.
• You cannot get a top Level 2 or Level 3 without
  use of own knowledge - it is worth 1 mark in
  level 2 and 1 in level 3.

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Skills rev 2

• Mr McDonald

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Question 1 (d)

• Question 1d is a agree or disagree question but
  it isnt really. To get a good answer you need to
  have a balanced judgement.
• Look at the 2005 paper first it requires own
  knowledge and use of sources.
• Remember to use both. Just using one of these
  will limit your marks considerably.

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Question 1(d) Markscheme

• Level 2 requires you to make an argument with
  either sources or own knowledge. You can either
  have a balanced judgement or a single sided
  judgement but to get top marks at this you need
  have a good overall judgement(conclusion).
• Typical Level 2 marks are 4-8 out of the 15 so if
  you get an 8 then you are over 50.

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Question 1(d) Markscheme

• Level 3 requires you to make an argument with
  sources and own knowledge. Again you need to make
  sure you have a conclusion in your answer that
  answers the question.
• If you only look at one side then you will get a
  bottom level three answer.
• Level Three answers get between 9 and 12 marks.

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Question 1(d) Markscheme

• Level 4 requires you to compare the factors or
  show how they were interlinked. This means you
  cannot go far a straight forward It did help, on
  the other hand it didnthere is what I think.
• Top Level Four marks get 13 to 15 marks.

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Hints and Tips

• This question will have a statement. Read that
  carefully and annotate it with brief ideas such
  as key individuals and events.

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Possible 1d style questions

• Vesalius made the greatest advances in anatomy
  during the Renaissance. Use the sources and your
  own knowledge to explain why you agree or
  disagree with this interpretation.You could
  also change this to Harvey or Johannes Guinter.
  This is a individual question designed to focus
  on factors and other individuals. Based on 2003.

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Possible 1d style questions

• Individuals made the greatest change in the
  development of Renaissance anatomy. Use the
  sources and your own knowledge to explain why you
  agree or disagree with this interpretation.This
  is a theme question designed to compare factors.
  Based on 2004 and 2005.