Who Else Wants An 'A' for the 2009 GCE 'A' Level H1 Economics Paper?

Hello Student,

I hope you’re still going strong in your pursuit of ‘A’ level excellence! Nothing is permanent, so are your pain and frustration… So, believe me, press on, and you shall succeed!

Now, I’ve had the "fortune" to meet up with countless groups of you to go thru’ our Econs revision sessions, and I’m certain that I’ve added tremendous value to your overall revision effort. Thru’ it, I was shocked to learn of the following:

1. You do not know how to get an ‘A’ for H1 Economics!

2. You do not have sufficiently clear CONTENT knowledge for certain topics, namely, (i) Balance of Payments, (ii) the various Policy Solutions, and the (iii) specific Singapore Context.

3. You are short of the superior answering SKILLS that you need to tackle the case studies and the essay question.

So in this email, I aim to do just that.


What Are The Average Scores Needed To Secure An ‘A’?
(This example applies only to H1. A different conclusion  applies to H2.)

The weighting for case study is 70%, and the essay is 30%. For eg, in order to get an A, you’ll need:

(42)/60*70% + 18/25*30 = 49 + 21.6 = 70.6

Or

(44)/60*70% + 16/25*30 = 51.3 + 19.2 = 70.5

Or

(46)/60*70% + 14/25*30 = 53.6 + 16.8 = 70.4

No mater how you look at it, the case study contributes MORE to your grade. This simply means you have to concentrate on revising for case study SKILLS!

(For H2 Econs students, you MUST put in more effort for your essay exam papers, because the weighting is 60%!)

The Missing Content That You Need

As much as I would like to clarify content here with you, I find it difficult to do so, and you’ll agree as well, that it is almost impossible to a better job that your normal reading of lecture notes.

There are certain concepts that I have to show you, or to demonstrate, only when face-to-face. Our Workshops help you to summarise the key content areas very concisely, so that you do NOT have to revise it many times.

Find out more about our Economics Tuition lessons (focus is on Intensive Exam Skills) here.

Below is an example of how we summarise one part of the key content need for Economics Examinations:

Here, I would like to summarise the policy options, because it’s obviously coming out in CASE STUDY & in ESSAY!

With this table of information, you should then ask yourself the following:

1. To fight unemployment & slow or negative growth, what policy(s) is/are suitable?
2. To fight inflation, which policy can combat it?
3. TO restore BOP equilibrium, what can do done?
4. Are the “textbook answers” equally applicable to the case of Singapore? (obviously not!!!).

For example, instead of using monetary policy to fight inflation, S’pore govt actually uses EXCHANGE-RATE POLICY to do so! Why? And How? And the companion question: if so, then on the other hand, what is then used to fight BOP problems (since exchange-rate is being sacrificed to fight inflation)?

If you don’t have the answer to the above questions, then you’re NOT fully prepared for the 2009 GCE ‘A’ Level H1 Economics Paper.

Don't forget that, in our Economics tuition lessons, we empower all our Economics students to be fully equipped with the content and skills, so that getting a distinction is no longer merely a dream.

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