Global Perspectives · Oct / Nov 2023 · Paper 11 · Question 4

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A government wants to improve access to education in their country. The following actions are being considered: • Build more schools. • Improve transport to make it easier for children to get to school. • Invest in technology to support remote learning. Which one of these actions would you recommend to the government, and why? In your answer, you should: • state your recommendation • give reasons and evidence to support your choice • use the material in the sources and/or any of your own ideas • consider different arguments and perspectives.

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A government wants to improve access to education in their country. The following actions are being considered:

Build more schools.

Improve transport to make it easier for children to get to school.

Invest in technology to support remote learning.

Which one of these actions would you recommend to the government, and why?

In your answer, you should:

state your recommendation

give reasons and evidence to support your choice

use the material in the sources and/or any of your own ideas

consider different arguments and perspectives.

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Indicative content

Candidates are expected to make a judgement about the issue of increasing access to education using reasons and evidence to justify their choice. Candidates may use and develop the material found in Sources 1 to 4, but should go beyond simply repeating or recycling without adaptation. Other material may be introduced but is not necessary to gain full marks. Candidates may consider some of the following:

reference to scale of impact on increasing access to education

reference to different consequences and implications for

individuals/groups/government

how long it might take to make a difference

barriers to change

the power of collective action, e.g. cooperation between countries over increasing access to education

the influence of individuals and groups on decision making

the role of vested interests and power differences

potential conflicts of interest

difficulties in planning and coordinating improvements

cost and access to resources to implement change

other reasonable response

The following levels of response should be used to award marks:

Level 5 (20–24 marks) Very good response

Clear, well supported and credible reasoning about the actions. Different arguments and perspectives are clearly considered.

The response usually contains a wide range of clearly reasoned points and/or evidence to support the views expressed, with four (or more) developed points, and some undeveloped points.

The response is very well structured and a clear judgement is reached. Level 4 (15–19 marks) Good response

Clear, supported and credible reasoning about the actions. Different arguments and perspectives are considered.

The response usually contains a range of reasoned points and/or evidence to support the views expressed, with three (or more) developed points, and some undeveloped points.

The response is generally well structured and a judgement is reached. Level 3 (10–14 marks) Reasonable response

Some supported reasoning about the actions. Different arguments and perspectives are included.

The response usually contains some points and/or evidence to support the views expressed, with two (or more) developed points, and some

undeveloped points.

The response is structured but at times difficult to follow and an attempt is made to give an overall judgement.

Level 2 (5–9 marks) Basic response

Basic reasoning about the actions. Different arguments are included; perspectives, if present, are unclear.

The response relies on assertion rather than evidence but usually contains one (or more) developed point(s) or a range of undeveloped points. The response lacks structure and is difficult to follow, though a basic judgement may be attempted.

Level 1 (1–4 marks) Limited response

Limited and unsupported reasoning about the topic in general. Different arguments may be included.

Level 0 (0 marks)

No relevant response or creditworthy material.

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