Question 1
Evaluate the effectiveness of one strategy for reducing violence.
Refer to the paper 2 assessment criteria when awarding marks.
The command term "evaluate" requires candidates to make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and the limitations of one strategy. Although a discussion of both strengths and limitations is required, it does not have to be equally balanced to gain high marks.
Some strategies that may be considered are:
- teaching social skills (Toch, 1980)
- "jigsaw classroom" (Aronson, 1979)
- empathy training (e.g. Feshbach and Feshbach, 1982)
- computer simulations (Figueiredo et al., 2007).
Responses may approach the command term "evaluate" in two different ways. They may evaluate research related to reducing violence or provide a general evaluation of the effectiveness of the strategy for reducing violence. Both approaches are equally acceptable.
If a candidate evaluates more than one strategy, credit should be given only to the first evaluation.
If a candidate discusses only strengths or only limitations, the response should be awarded up to a maximum of [5 marks] for critical thinking and up to a maximum of [2 marks] for organization. Up to full marks may be awarded for knowledge and comprehension.