Data Response Case Studies for A Level OCR Economics

Volume 2

12 topical case studies per theme supported with activities and exam-style questions. Covers the 2019 AS and A Level OCR Economics in specification order.

They are up-to-date, engaging and include lots of relevant data.

H James, Private tutor & Peer Reviewer

Reinforce student learning by investigating UK and international economic issues from hospitality's VAT holiday to the trade balance in China. Use these as stimuli for class discussion, self-contained homeworks, or springboards for students’ independent revision for the exams!

  • Assortment of up-to-date stimulus material to grip students’ interest from university admissions to Facebook's market dominance
  • Packed with engaging activities including short-answer and open-response ‘evaluation’ questions – helps students apply economic theory to contemporary examples
  • Exam-style questions – great practice of the different question-types students will meet in the exam

Excellent... I liked everything including the activities and exam style questions and answers... Gives students the basic ideas in a real world context [so] they can practice their understanding

F Beran, Teacher & Peer Reviewer
Plus!
  • High-quality diagrams and graphs – helpful as visual aids and handy for exam answers!
  • Detailed mark scheme for all questions and activities
  • Targeted quantitative skills questions throughout!

What do teachers say about this resource? (12153)

I like this resource, there is a good variety of questions and a good variety of topics. The questions are useful for revision purposes, as well as practising exam technique because they are similar to the style of questions in the OCR exam. The case studies are up-to-date, just as they would be in the exam.

I really liked the passages which students have been asked to read. They are up-to-date, engaging and include lots of relevant data. They are interesting just as a standalone read in order to get background knowledge even if students do not answer the questions. The passages could be used in order to gain knowledge of the wider economy as well as different policies the government has used over the last few years. It even includes questions on the failure of the mini budget which is really topical and is something which students will have followed in the news.

H James, Private tutor & Peer Reviewer

What do teachers say about this resource? (12150)

I like this resource, it is small sections of the syllabus addressed by a variety of different length questions which is very useful for students for revision and for teachers at the end of a topic. The text book has many questions but this resource is split down into sections and has mark schemes as well which the textbook does not have so this is a useful addition.

I liked that each chapter was one or two topics so that students could focus on one area at a time using it to test if they have understood. I liked the variety of questions, there is a good mixture of calculations, definitions, short answer questions, extended questions and essays. All of these are tested in the exam so students get a good amount of practice at these questions. I like that the data is all up-to-date. I also like that at the top of the page it specifies the topic and specification area the questions are from.

I would use this with the students I tutor, I would give it to them as a homework task which we would then go through in the next lesson

H James, Private tutor of economics & Peer Reviewer

What do teachers say about this resource? (12151)

I like this resource, it is small sections of the syllabus addressed by a variety of different length questions which is very useful for students for revision and for teachers at the end of a topic. The text book has many questions but this is split down into sections and has mark schemes as well which the textbook does not have so this is a useful addition. The questions are slightly easier than exam questions in that they are a little more direct rather than being obscure like exam questions often are. This means that this resource is useful for using before students tackle exam questions.

I liked that each chapter was one or two topics so that students could focus on one area at a time using it to test if they have understood. I liked the variety of questions, there is a good mixture of calculations, definitions, short answer questions, extended questions and essays. All of these are tested in the exam so students get a good amount of practice at these questions. I like that the data is all up-to-date as now a lot of resources are quite a few years old. So much has changed in the economy over the last few years, it’s good to see resources which are addressing these issues. I also like that at the top of the page it specifies the topic questions are from.

[Students] can use it at the end of the topic for revision. It would be very useful for teachers to use as a topic test when they have completed topic. They would also be useful for use before exams as revision. The answers mean students can use this for independent learning, or teachers can set it as homework to mark. The answers are reasonably detailed so that on the whole students will be able to see where they have gone wrong and what they need to do to improve. This means that the resource can be used to enhance learning. It can also be used for independent study if a teacher is absent or they need to set some work over the holidays as there is enough guidance in the mark scheme for the students to be able to self mark.

H James, Private economics tutor & Peer Reviewer