hi everybody it's Jeff here with a quick look at some advice for AQA economics paper 3 hi there quick reminder of the gray boundaries from 2023 the AAR boundary was uh 182 out of 240 76% the AAR boundary was 156 which is 65% and 132 for a b 55% now in terms of paper 3 2hour paper uh you have to answer all questions and the maximum for the paper is obviously 80 there's a 30 question multiple chice paper in section A and obviously the key advice here is to make sure you've downloaded and practiced all of the last five six or seven years worth of papers if you've done that by the way you'll cover aand this range of topics there's only a limited number of questions in the question bank so it may well be the case that similar style questions May Well appear in 2024 but make sure you download the mark schemes have a go at the papers and check the scores getting a really high mark on multiple choice uh can have a big effect on your grades section B investigation paper we're going to talk about today 50 marks for this 10 Mark data question 15 mark explanation question and a 25 Mark recommendation question where at the end you must justify your recommendation so the 10 mark question uh this is our suggested structure uh you need to State what you want to see in the data to help help show what's required by the question we think there should be three separate data quotes in the answer that has to be okay and two separate evaluation points so quot the data use the correct units conduct a relevant calculation and manipulation of the data where necessarily explain how your data the data you've selected supports or negates the view shown in the question two evaluation points and then a final Judgment at the end cons in the extent to which the data supports or doesn't support the view in the question that's the 10 mark question and as I've suggested to in grade booster uh when you're putting data in your answer underline the data extract B shows figure one shows flag up your use of data quotes according to the examiners the best answers as is the case across all three papers start with a key definition the borderer and better the definition the more effective the following answer would be appropriate statistics from top level students in the past were chosen and then compared par me for 10 questions of course you need to evaluate by consider considering the limitations of the data the scope of the data the accuracy the kind of data that might be missing would make you more give you a more informed answer and critically for the 10 mark question examiners expect to see a concluding paragraph that incorporates a supported judgment so 10 Mark the data question 15 mark question the explain question here's our our suggested structure short opening paragraph Define key terms list the three points you will make then three separate analysis paragraphs with a very short final conclusion or one sentence conclusion is fine because this is not an evaluation question it's an explanation question and the examiners have said that the top level three responses for a 15 mark question are well organized and develop a section selection of the key issues they're relevant to a question they share good knowledge understanding of terminology Concepts and economic principles good application of relevant principles to the given context and where appropriate good use of data to support the response so you need to bring that application in to support your analysis includes well focused analysis with clear logical stepped chains of reasoning and of course use those connective phrases to help build no change of reasoning 25 mark question obviously the discussion question with a recommendation at the end short opening paragraph Define the key terms and summary of your overall argument analysis paragraph one followed by valuation uh then three so three separate analysis paragraphs immediately followed by targeted evaluation and then you build a concluding judgment and obviously because it's paper three you have to come to a clear recommendation at the end of the answer and justify your recommendation top level five responses provide an answers that well organized obviously sound knowledge of theory Concepts and principles good application of relevant principles to a given context and supported evaluation throughout the response don't leave the evaluation to the end follow all structure analysis evaluate analysis evaluate analysis evaluate supported evaluation throughout the response and critically of course in the final conclusion this is the 2023 paper was about Sri Lanka been asked to review the economic performance of Sri Lanka the 10 mark question was to what extent if at all does the data suggest Sri Lankan econom is more developed than Bangladesh and Pakistan that's your data question explain possible reasons for fluctuations of the world market price of te obviously there a good analysis diagram supporting diagrams perhaps shifts in demand and Supply uh would be important there and also considering elasticities of demand and supply and then after considering extract D and the original evidence in a b and c would you recommend that the government of Sri Lanka Cuts its spending fiscal austerity to reduce debt so a sort of fiscal policy question in the context of the Sri Lankan economy the examiners said in 2023 so keeping mind what they say so that you can uh avoid these uh these mistakes in 24 weekly candidates quote data but don't really use it so you can't just throw data in an a scaton way you've got to build the data into your analysis and evaluation several candidates modeled macro and micro diagrams so you might be labeling them incorrectly so do check that there were two ineffective approaches to questions one was over Alliance on the data and the extracts with minimal Theory one was over Alliance on Theory with no use of the data and no evidence it even been read so if there's data in the extracts there has to be data in the answer and as I suggest get that highl pen out really work with the extracts in the early minutes of the exam after the multiple choice paper multiple choice paper is a really good warm-up exercise it gets you going then get the old highlighter pens out get the pens Out start highlighting underlining commenting on data really work the extracts so that having read the questions first so that you can then give yourself a bit more time a little bit of planning and then give yourself a much more structured response The Examiner also said that many candidates did not follow the main command words instructions so explain does not mean evaluate okay the 15 marker is not an evaluation question well there we go hopefully found this useful just wishing you all the best all the best for your AQA economics paper three