Succeed in Oxford AQA International AS Level Economics (9640) with our comprehensive examiner guide. Master Section B math and definitions, learn how to build precise diagrams, and structure Level 5 essays using bulletproof transmission mechanisms.
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試験の概要
試験数
2
満点
160
制限時間
3時間 30分
出題形式
7
試験
時間
配点
問題数
配点比率
出題形式
Unit 1: Markets and Government
1時間 45分
80
23
50%
Multiple Choice, Definition, Calculation, Short Answer / Theory Explanations, Diagrammatic Explanations, Medium Essays, Long Evaluative Essays
Unit 2: Macroeconomics
1時間 45分
80
23
50%
Multiple Choice, Definition, Calculation, Short Answer / Theory Explanations, Diagrammatic Explanations, Medium Essays, Long Evaluative Essays
評価段階
ABCDEU
電卓の規定
A scientific or graphical calculator is permitted. Graphical calculators must be in exam mode with all stored programs and data cleared before the exam; the calculator must not be able to retrieve stored text or formulae.
過去問と採点基準にもとづいて作成（2023–2025）。
電卓プログラム
Graph: zeros, intersections & turning points
Graphical calculator / GDC (exam mode)
目的: Plot a function to read its roots (zeros), points of intersection, and maxima/minima.
使う場面: Checking solutions, sketching, or solving where an analytic method is hard.
手順
Graph the function(s) and use the built-in zero, intersect and maximum/minimum tools.
試験での注意: Allowed, but clear stored programs/data (graphical calculators in exam mode) and show the required working — unsupported calculator answers score no method marks.
Numerical equation solver
Graphical calculator / GDC (exam mode)
目的: Solve an equation or find a variable numerically when an algebraic route is long or implicit.
使う場面: Iterative or implicit equations, or to confirm an algebraic solution.
手順
Use the equation/zero solver, entering the equation and a sensible starting estimate.
試験での注意: Allowed, but clear stored programs/data (graphical calculators in exam mode) and show the required working — unsupported calculator answers score no method marks.
Numerical integration & differentiation
Graphical calculator / GDC (exam mode)
目的: Evaluate a definite integral \(\int_a^b f(x)\,dx\) or a gradient \(f'(x)\) at a point.
使う場面: Checking calculus answers, or where only a numerical value is needed.
手順
Use the GDC's numeric integral / derivative function with the limits or the point.
試験での注意: Allowed, but clear stored programs/data (graphical calculators in exam mode) and show the required working — unsupported calculator answers score no method marks.
Statistics & probability distributions
Graphical calculator / GDC (exam mode)
目的: 1-var/2-var statistics, linear regression, and cumulative binomial / normal / Poisson probabilities without tables.
使う場面: Statistics questions and hypothesis tests.
手順
Enter data in the statistics editor, or use the distribution menu (binomial cdf, normal cdf, …).
試験での注意: Allowed, but clear stored programs/data (graphical calculators in exam mode) and show the required working — unsupported calculator answers score no method marks.
よくあるミス
1high影響する配点: 3An introduction to production, costs, revenue and profit
Failing to state the correct mathematical units (e.g. omitting '$bn', '€m', or ratio notation) and performing inaccurate rounding.
回避方法: Always intermediate-check the end of the question for formatting requirements. Write final units clearly (e.g. '$13.36bn' instead of '13.36') and round to the exact requested decimal place.
2high影響する配点: 9Government intervention in markets
Drawing a maximum price above equilibrium, or a minimum price below equilibrium.
回避方法: Remember that a maximum price must be a binding cap placed BELOW equilibrium, while a minimum price must be a binding floor placed ABOVE equilibrium.
3medium影響する配点: 3Private goods, public goods and quasi-public goods
Using the terms 'non-excludability' and 'non-rivalry' interchangeably, compromising precision on public goods.
回避方法: Keep them distinct: non-excludability means you cannot prevent non-payers from consuming; non-rivalry means one person's consumption does not reduce the amount available for others.
4high影響する配点: 3Fiscal policy
Defining 'investment' in macroeconomics as a purely financial transaction (like saving money in a bank or purchasing shares).
回避方法: In macroeconomics, investment must be defined as firm spending on capital goods (physical assets, machinery, and technology used to produce goods and services).
5medium影響する配点: 3Price, income and cross elasticities of demand
Omitting the negative sign in elasticity calculations (e.g., Price Elasticity of Demand or Cross Elasticity of Demand for complements).
回避方法: Keep the negative sign if your working yields one (e.g., PED = -0.21), as dropping it changes the economic interpretation unless the absolute coefficient is explicitly requested.
6high影響する配点: 9Market failure and government intervention in markets
Drawing an accurate diagram but failing to reference it or label points (e.g., specific shifts, prices, quantities) in the written text.
回避方法: Always weave your diagram labels directly into your analysis. Cite the movement from P1 to P2, output Y1 to Y2, or specifically mention areas representing welfare loss or producer revenue.
7high影響する配点: 6Measuring economic growth, development and living standards
Providing a one-sided response to Section B Q18.2 instead of using conflicting or contrasting data from the extracts.
回避方法: For 'To what extent' questions, use contrasting data points from the extracts (e.g., contrasting high-income with low-income nations) to show that the relationship holds in some cases but not others.
8high影響する配点: 20Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
Under-developing chains of reasoning (transmission mechanisms) in 12-mark and 20-mark essays.
回避方法: Never leave gaps in your logic. Write out step-by-step connections showing how a policy changes interest rates or spending, how that shifts AD or AS, and how that impacts the final macroeconomic indicators.