A definitive textbook for OCR's General Studies A Level.
This textbook is endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR GCE General Studies specification. It is designed to stimulate students' curiosity and provide them with the tools to extend their reserach skills, develop their understanding of each topic area and prepare for examinations.
It also provides:
- follow-up activities suitable for independent study
- examination practice for each topic area
- engaging activies that will help facilitate focused and worthwhile discussion in the class or tutor group context
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A definitive textbook for OCR's General Studies A Level.
Joined-up thinking for General Studies UNIT 1 The social and cultural
domains 1.1 Political systems, processes and goals 1.2 Social
and economic trends and constraints 1.3 Explanation and evaluation of
human behaviour 1.4 Beliefs, values and moral reasoning 1.5
Media and communications 1 1.6 Creativity and innovation UNIT 2
Science, mathematics and technology 2.1 Characteristics of the
sciences 2.2 Understanding scientific methods, principles, criteria
and their application 2.3 Mathematical reasoning and its application
UNIT 3 Domain exploration: applying synoptic skills 3.1 Examination
and appreciation of ideologies and values in society 3.2 The nature of
objectivity in social science 3.3 The relationship between law,
society and ethics 3.4 Religious belief and experience 3.5
Media and communications 2 3.6 Understanding and appreciation of the
changing nature and importance of culture 3.7 Aesthetic evaluation
3.8 The nature of scientific objectivity and the question of progress
3.9 Social, ethical and environmental implications and consequences of
scientific discoveries and technological developments 3.10 The moral
responsibility of scientists 3.11 The relationship between technology,
science, society and ideology UNIT 4 Culture, science and society: making
connections 4.1 Synoptic assessment: exploring stimulus material
4.2 Extended writing in essay form Index Acknowledgements
All the authors are examiners for a major awarding body, and have been involved in teaching or examining the General Studies specification over a number of years.
