AS AQA Sociology Intensive Revision Weekend
Nik Jones
21st - 22nd April 2012
Hotel Russell, Russell Square, London, WC1B 5BE
Benefits of attending
- Update your knowledge of key examination topics
- Identify and deal with weaknesses in subject knowledge and examination technique
- Learn examination tips and techniques
- Identify ways of achieving top band answers
- You will practice answering questions under exam conditions
- Increase your confidence
£249
Course Outline
DAY ONE: Unit 2, Education and Research Methods
Morning Session- What you need to know: Sociological research methods
- Skill development: How to succeed at short answer research methods questions
- Skill development: How to write a top band answer for the methods essay question
- Skill development: Simple strategies to tackle the difficult methods in context question
- What you need to know: Education –Processes in schools, differential attainment, sociological theories and the role of education, social Policy and education.
- Skill development: How to succeed at the “outline” (12 mark) short essay question.
- Skill development: How to succeed at the “assess” (20 mark) essay question.
DAY TWO: Unit 1, Families and Households
Morning Session- What you need to know: Family diversity, roles within families, childhood
- Skill development: How to succeed at short answer questions
- What you need to know: Sociological theory and the role of families, Social policy & the family
- Skill development: How to succeed at “examine” essay questions
- Skill development: How to succeed at “assess” essay questions
- Skill development: How to use the item
