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, BUSINESS STUDIES (Updated September 2020)
This document must be read in conjunction with the IEB Manual for the Moderation of
School-Based Assessment (updated September 2015).
A. MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
Examination Paper 3 hours [300]
SBA [100]
400 marks
B. REQUIREMENTS
1. Examination
Examination Paper: 3 Hours – 300 marks
Cognitive levels:
Mark allocations per cognitive level in external assessment:
Knowledge 30% Understanding 15%
Application 15% Analysis 10%
Synthesis 10% Evaluation and Problem-
solving 20%
All questions are compulsory
The entire paper will be answered on a pre-printed Answer Booklet.
Section A: [100] • Different types of questions, e.g. multiple choice, true or
false, matching columns and terminology.
• Allows for different questions to count different marks, e.g. a true answer
may only count 1 mark but a false answer with a reason / correction of the
statement may count 2 or 3 marks.
Section B: [150]
• This section will consist of THREE questions of 50 marks each.
• Shorter type questions, e.g. list, explain and discuss.
• Case studies or source based questions will be included and candidates
will be expected to use these to demonstrate that cognitive skills across
the spectrum have been mastered.
Section C: [50]
• One Business Report
• The focus will be on the use of scenarios and / or sources which lend
themselves to higher order cognitive questions, while still allowing for lower
order thinking to be examined. The response required is longer in nature,
and rubrics together with marking guidelines are used to assess the
question.
2. School-Based Assessment (SBA) [100]
, The following SBA requirements, and their later elaboration in this
document, apply to schools that have chosen the conventional option
for SBA. Those schools that have chosen the One Research Task Option
must refer to the IEB Manual for the One Research Task Option for the
relevant SBA requirements.
Each candidate must submit a Learner's File which contains the following pieces of
evidence:
SBA Item Weighting (%)
Preliminary Examination 25
Controlled Tests:
• 1 × Test similar to Section A and B of the
2 × 15
final exam
• 1 × Test consisting of a Business Report
(similar to Section C of the final exam)
Tasks:
Task 1: Compulsory Research Task Tasks
2 and 3: Chosen from the following
categories:
A. Media Review (Film; Book; TV Series/
3 × 15
Episode)
B. Oral/Debate/Role Plays
C. Business Simulations
D. In-depth Case Study OR News Article
Analysis
E. Entrepreneurship OR Business Plan
TOTAL 100
C. INTERPRETATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS
1. Examination
1.1 Rationale for the different sections in the examination An
outcomes-based assessment should use assessment methods
that are able to accommodate divergent contextual factors. In the
one exam (300 marks in 3 hours), a variety of assessment methods
will be used to assess a variety of competencies in the context of
Business Studies.
Section A and B will focus on assessing theoretical knowledge
and skills across the cognitive taxonomy as described in B1 above.
Section C will involve the analysis and interpretation of case
studies and the writing of a Business report in which problems that
require critical and creative thinking are solved. While the focus of
requirements
,
, BUSINESS STUDIES (Updated September 2020)
This document must be read in conjunction with the IEB Manual for the Moderation of
School-Based Assessment (updated September 2015).
A. MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
Examination Paper 3 hours [300]
SBA [100]
400 marks
B. REQUIREMENTS
1. Examination
Examination Paper: 3 Hours – 300 marks
Cognitive levels:
Mark allocations per cognitive level in external assessment:
Knowledge 30% Understanding 15%
Application 15% Analysis 10%
Synthesis 10% Evaluation and Problem-
solving 20%
All questions are compulsory
The entire paper will be answered on a pre-printed Answer Booklet.
Section A: [100] • Different types of questions, e.g. multiple choice, true or
false, matching columns and terminology.
• Allows for different questions to count different marks, e.g. a true answer
may only count 1 mark but a false answer with a reason / correction of the
statement may count 2 or 3 marks.
Section B: [150]
• This section will consist of THREE questions of 50 marks each.
• Shorter type questions, e.g. list, explain and discuss.
• Case studies or source based questions will be included and candidates
will be expected to use these to demonstrate that cognitive skills across
the spectrum have been mastered.
Section C: [50]
• One Business Report
• The focus will be on the use of scenarios and / or sources which lend
themselves to higher order cognitive questions, while still allowing for lower
order thinking to be examined. The response required is longer in nature,
and rubrics together with marking guidelines are used to assess the
question.
2. School-Based Assessment (SBA) [100]
, The following SBA requirements, and their later elaboration in this
document, apply to schools that have chosen the conventional option
for SBA. Those schools that have chosen the One Research Task Option
must refer to the IEB Manual for the One Research Task Option for the
relevant SBA requirements.
Each candidate must submit a Learner's File which contains the following pieces of
evidence:
SBA Item Weighting (%)
Preliminary Examination 25
Controlled Tests:
• 1 × Test similar to Section A and B of the
2 × 15
final exam
• 1 × Test consisting of a Business Report
(similar to Section C of the final exam)
Tasks:
Task 1: Compulsory Research Task Tasks
2 and 3: Chosen from the following
categories:
A. Media Review (Film; Book; TV Series/
3 × 15
Episode)
B. Oral/Debate/Role Plays
C. Business Simulations
D. In-depth Case Study OR News Article
Analysis
E. Entrepreneurship OR Business Plan
TOTAL 100
C. INTERPRETATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS
1. Examination
1.1 Rationale for the different sections in the examination An
outcomes-based assessment should use assessment methods
that are able to accommodate divergent contextual factors. In the
one exam (300 marks in 3 hours), a variety of assessment methods
will be used to assess a variety of competencies in the context of
Business Studies.
Section A and B will focus on assessing theoretical knowledge
and skills across the cognitive taxonomy as described in B1 above.
Section C will involve the analysis and interpretation of case
studies and the writing of a Business report in which problems that
require critical and creative thinking are solved. While the focus of
