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Syllabus 2272 (year 2020) https://www.seab.gov.sg/docs/default-source/national-examinations/syllabus/olevel/2020syllabus/2272_y20_sy.pdf

O-LEVEL SOCIAL STUDIES

• One paper of 1 hour 45 minutes.

• Paper comprises 2 sections:

Section A: (35 marks)

One source-based case study testing Assessment Objectives 1 and 2.

Section B: (15 marks)

One structured-response question testing Assessment Objectives 1 and 3.

• Candidates are required to answer the compulsory source-based case study from Section A and the compulsory structured-response question from Section B.

Source-Based Case Study

The compulsory source-based case study can be set on any of the three Issues:

• Exploring Citizenship and Governance

• Living in a Diverse Society

• Being Part of a Globalised World.

Candidates will be expected to have an understanding of the ways in which sources may be evaluated.

The case study will be set on one of the three Issues of the syllabus and will require the skills and concepts taught during the course.

The issue of the case study will be related to the syllabus and may or may not be covered in the syllabus content.

Candidates are expected to use their knowledge, skills and conceptual understanding developed during the course to help them use the given sources to answer the questions.

The source-based case study comprises five sub-questions:

A ‘Levels of Response Marking Scheme’ (LORMS) will be used to assess candidates’ responses.

Structured-Response Question

The compulsory structured-response question will be set on any of the three Issues in the syllabus. However, in an examination, the question set will not be on the same Issue as the source-based case study.

The structured-response question comprises two sub-questions:

A ‘Levels of Response Marking Scheme’ (LORMS) will be used to assess candidates’ responses.

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