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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試卷概覽
卷數
2
總分
160
考試時間
3小時 30分鐘
題型
7
試卷
時間
分數
題數
比重
題型
Unit 1: Markets and Government
1小時 45分鐘
80
23
50%
選擇題, Definition, Calculation, Short Answer / Theory Explanations, Diagrammatic Explanations, Medium Essays, Long Evaluative Essays
Unit 2: Macroeconomics
1小時 45分鐘
80
23
50%
選擇題, Definition, Calculation, Short Answer / Theory Explanations, Diagrammatic Explanations, Medium Essays, Long Evaluative Essays
評級
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計算機規定
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.
根據歷屆試題與評分準則整理（2023–2025）。
計算機程式
Graph: zeros, intersections & turning points
Graphical calculator / GDC (exam mode)
用途: Plot a function to read its roots (zeros), points of intersection, and maxima/minima.
使用時機: Checking solutions, sketching, or solving where an analytic method is hard.
步驟
Graph the function(s) and use the built-in zero, intersect and maximum/minimum tools.
考試提示: 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)
用途: Solve an equation or find a variable numerically when an algebraic route is long or implicit.
使用時機: Iterative or implicit equations, or to confirm an algebraic solution.
步驟
Use the equation/zero solver, entering the equation and a sensible starting estimate.
考試提示: 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)
用途: Evaluate a definite integral \(\int_a^b f(x)\,dx\) or a gradient \(f'(x)\) at a point.
使用時機: Checking calculus answers, or where only a numerical value is needed.
步驟
Use the GDC's numeric integral / derivative function with the limits or the point.
考試提示: 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)
用途: 1-var/2-var statistics, linear regression, and cumulative binomial / normal / Poisson probabilities without tables.
使用時機: Statistics questions and hypothesis tests.
步驟
Enter data in the statistics editor, or use the distribution menu (binomial cdf, normal cdf, …).
考試提示: Allowed, but clear stored programs/data (graphical calculators in exam mode) and show the required working — unsupported calculator answers score no method marks.
常見錯誤
1high涉及分數: 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.
如何避免: 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涉及分數: 9Government intervention in markets
Drawing a maximum price above equilibrium, or a minimum price below equilibrium.
如何避免: 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涉及分數: 3Private goods, public goods and quasi-public goods
Using the terms 'non-excludability' and 'non-rivalry' interchangeably, compromising precision on public goods.
如何避免: 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涉及分數: 3Fiscal policy
Defining 'investment' in macroeconomics as a purely financial transaction (like saving money in a bank or purchasing shares).
如何避免: In macroeconomics, investment must be defined as firm spending on capital goods (physical assets, machinery, and technology used to produce goods and services).
5medium涉及分數: 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).
如何避免: 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涉及分數: 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.
如何避免: 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涉及分數: 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.
如何避免: 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涉及分數: 20Possible conflicts between macroeconomic policy objectives
Under-developing chains of reasoning (transmission mechanisms) in 12-mark and 20-mark essays.
如何避免: 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.