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Exam Board Comments from Summer Exam
This two-part Olympic Games question was taken directly from page 23 of the specification which reads:
Explain the commercialisation of the Olympics; pre- and post- 1984 (Los Angeles)
Explain how the Olympic Games is a vehicle for nation building eg China; the ‘Shop Window’ effect; government control and funding of sport; sport as a political tool.
Most candidates scored between 1 and 5 marks here with a very limited number achieving level 3 (8-10 marks). Many responses were unbalanced between the two parts of the question. Others were vague, too general and/or irrelevant. Several candidates wrote extended answers about London 2012 – benefits and drawback from another part of the specification. Others wrote about the background to the Olympic Games. Whilst some identified the Shop Window effect few could explain the term fully. Examples were sketchy here and some digressed in detail and unsuccessfully onto why multi-national companies sponsor major sporting events.
It is expected that as teachers and candidates soon become increasingly familiar with both the demands of the new specification and of the extended question that more level 3 responses will be achieved.
A level 3 Response (* --10 marks) you must:-
• detailed knowledge & understanding;
• effective analysis/critical evaluation and/or discussion;
• clear and consistent practical application of knowledge;
• accurate use of technical and specialist vocabulary;
• high standard of written communication
So far they have asked about violence in sport (Jan 09) and Olympics (June09)
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