social studies:source base
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anybody have tips or how to do the questions?i jus cant stop failing..
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you need to have the correct skills
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olvls is easier than ur school.
the skills are all crap!
i always failed in school but come to olvl i got A2. -
and wat are the skills to use?
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I,S,E
Infer-what can u derive from e source eg.source tells me that the person i tired
Support-which part did u derive from eg. source shows some sitting down
Explain- how does it show you eg.when you are tired u sit down(or something like that)*make sure you make this link back to the inference -
just study the set method to answer the question. after that just draw the points needed from the source and apply the method.
if there's a pattern just follow. -
first qn usually is two inference and there you go, full marks for the first qn
Second qn is usually comparison, you compare the difference in content and quote(this one says about this and this, that one about that and that), however you must be comparing the same thing(ie, the british used violence in Northern ireland in source b while source c says that the british did not use violence).Finally you compare the tone of the source(neutral, bias)and the purpose(ie. to gain support from ppl)
then you need to know how to cross reference.First you must say like source a says something then quote.(ie, the british used violence in Northern ireland).Then you find another source to prove or to disprove(ie, source c supports what source b says and quote from the part of source c that support b).HOWEVER, what you are cross referencing must be the same thing(in this case, it is the brits violence in Northern Ireland), they must have a link, cannot any how suka suka cross reference, otherwise you wun get any marks at all -
3 types of questions can come out: Inference/ Comparison/ Reliability
Inference
Remember PEE. Point, Evidence, Explain.
What does Source A tell you about threadstarter?
Point: I can infer from Source A that threadstarter is stupid.
Evidence: I know because in Source A, he said he does not know how to do source-based questions.
Explain: Therefore, this tells me that threadstarter is stupid.
Comparison
How similar are Sources A and B as evidence that threadstarter is gay?
Write both similarity an difference for this type of question.
Same format, PEE
Start with 1st paragraph do PEE for similarity.
2nd paragraph do PEE for difference.
Remember to use source info only
Reliability
Do you believe Source A as evidence of threadstarter being stupid?
This is a question about TS
It is about him being stupid or not
Is Source A reliable?
Quote the source.
Write history background.
Compare with other sources.
Compare with your backround knowledge.
Check for any suspicions.
Check for the purpose or intention. -
I'm having my SS exam tomorrow..
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lol. secondary school now all exam. sad sia
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If you can't do well in SS, then use another one to Pull up. If another one is history, then you'd better pull up your sock for SS.
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There's this "Social Studies Skills Practice" book... Quite good.
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Geog elec for me how?
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geography is the most easiest one. Just choose the few chapter and focus them.Originally posted by lpx88:Geog elec for me how? -
see 2 source
think about what they trying to hint to u
wad are the similarities
wad is the purpose?
wad is the tone?
wad the source's background info -
source base can have 3 sources. 1: picture, textual and statistics ( this has never come out for olevels before ).
It seems difficult.. but actually the scope of questions asked is quite limited.
they'll definitely ask you the MESSAGE of the source. This message that u write on the answer sheet must not lift any word from source itself.
for example: You see picture of this smiling person taking a baseball bat and whacked himself on his head.
The message is he is an idiot. I can infer this from the way he continues to smile even after being hurt, and the fact that he hit himself on his head, which is a stupid thing to do.
Basically theres these things u have to answer.
1: provenance of the source ( who wrote it, where is it published, when is it published)
2: Message of the source + inference ( how u drew this conclusion )
( inference must have 2 at least. You can use factual, tone bla bla. Dont use tone if ur not good at it, because very easy to get kosong if u infer wrongly. )
3: Intended audience ( can be the local people / international audience, depends)
4: Intended response ( from the audience ). aka purpose of this source la.
then there'll be this usefulness of this source. ( is source E useful in determining that he is an idiot? )
: source E. (idiot's mother) Oh yes, he's been like this since young. I wouldnt go so far as to call him an idiot, but he's definitely what you term as intellectually challenged. he often indulge in self-multilation acts too, but doesnt seem to feel pain at all.
So you cross reference with the earlier picture.. picture confirms that he practices self-multilation and that he doesnt feel pain. You can also infer that he is an idiot from picture too. So is source E useful?
YES.. because picture confirms what source E is saying ( proceed on to list similarities ). therefore, source E is useful
Then is reliability questions.
Is source B reliable?
In such cases you have to look at the provenance. Lets say the topic is on the japanese government, and the source is a japanese citizen but the topic puts japanese government in a negative light. In such cases, the source gets enhanced reliability because as a citizen, he is expected to support his own government ( however u must be certain that he isnt sprouting rubbish la. have to make ur own judgement ). or u could always prove that its not reliable but i find it alot more easy to lose marks in. You also have to look at the tone of the source. Is the source being very biased ( employing alot of strong words)
To look for tone u have to have a good command in english.
boss says: i am very angry.
boss says: i am very upset
which one sounds more neutral? The later sentence is the neutral one. So you have to pick up nuances such as this when u read the source. -
dam..i cant even rmb what i study in geogOriginally posted by lpx88:Geog elec for me how? 
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i thot is..
P.E.E.L ??
Point
Elaboration
Explanation
Link
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i remembered that there is a higher infernce question, where u just need to write one para on purpose
"why is this XXX worrying to the govenement"
U write purpose i think, write speaker,audience,message the sourcde is tryying to tell, then outcome. -
For essay.Originally posted by hatemeifuwantto:anybody have tips or how to do the questions?i jus cant stop failing..
Since they will probrably le you choose between 2 topics, all you need to study is one chapter.
For that chapter, try to be clever and prognosticate what qn will come out. Look at the headings of the textbook esp and see how many 'points' under each heading for that topic. if it is 3-4 'points' then post pprobrably that qn will come out for exams.
BTW, i did my SS exam and i correctly foretold both qns that came out.
Next, for essay, do the peel style. remember all the facts most impotantly and be able to organise your facts to suit the p.e.e.l -
Those chapters...u really mugged and memorized every fact or just read through? Im having a hard time studying environmental management now...Originally posted by Darkness_hacker99:geography is the most easiest one. Just choose the few chapter and focus them.
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TS having SS paper tml?
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what i did was memorize the points then understand the content. so during exam i'll just go point by point and dump the answers out on the paper.Originally posted by lpx88:Those chapters...u really mugged and memorized every fact or just read through? Im having a hard time studying environmental management now...
IMO the most important is you understand what your reading, its no good memorizing. because during exam your mind can suddenly go blank. -
yep yepOriginally posted by <(0))><:TS having SS paper tml? -
Originally posted by kristovorus:source base can have 3 sources. 1: picture, textual and statistics ( this has never come out for olevels before ).
It seems difficult.. but actually the scope of questions asked is quite limited.
they'll definitely ask you the MESSAGE of the source. This message that u write on the answer sheet must not lift any word from source itself.
for example: You see picture of this smiling person taking a baseball bat and whacked himself on his head.
The message is he is an idiot. I can infer this from the way he continues to smile even after being hurt, and the fact that he hit himself on his head, which is a stupid thing to do.
Basically theres these things u have to answer.
1: provenance of the source ( who wrote it, where is it published, when is it published)
2: Message of the source + inference ( how u drew this conclusion )
( inference must have 2 at least. You can use factual, tone bla bla. Dont use tone if ur not good at it, because very easy to get kosong if u infer wrongly. )
3: Intended audience ( can be the local people / international audience, depends)
4: Intended response ( from the audience ). aka purpose of this source la.
then there'll be this usefulness of this source. ( is source E useful in determining that he is an idiot? )
: source E. (idiot's mother) Oh yes, he's been like this since young. I wouldnt go so far as to call him an idiot, but he's definitely what you term as intellectually challenged. he often indulge in self-multilation acts too, but doesnt seem to feel pain at all.
So you cross reference with the earlier picture.. picture confirms that he practices self-multilation and that he doesnt feel pain. You can also infer that he is an idiot from picture too. So is source E useful?
YES.. because picture confirms what source E is saying ( proceed on to list similarities ). therefore, source E is useful
Then is reliability questions.
Is source B reliable?
In such cases you have to look at the provenance. Lets say the topic is on the japanese government, and the source is a japanese citizen but the topic puts japanese government in a negative light. In such cases, the source gets enhanced reliability because as a citizen, he is expected to support his own government ( however u must be certain that he isnt sprouting rubbish la. have to make ur own judgement ). or u could always prove that its not reliable but i find it alot more easy to lose marks in. You also have to look at the tone of the source. Is the source being very biased ( employing alot of strong words)
To look for tone u have to have a good command in english.
boss says: i am very angry.
boss says: i am very upset
which one sounds more neutral? The later sentence is the neutral one. So you have to pick up nuances such as this when u read the source.