2025 AQA A-LEVEL SOCIOLOGY Paper 1 Education with
Theory and Methods Question Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged)
Monday 19 May 2025 [VERIFIED]
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A-level
SOCIOLOGY
Paper 1 Education with theory and methods
Monday 19 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions
1
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 2
Answer all questions. 3
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
4
the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 5
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 6
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be
marked. TOTAL
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
Questions carrying 10 marks or more should be answered in continuous prose.
In these questions you will be marked on your ability to:
use good English
organise information clearly
use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
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Education box
Answer all questions.
0 1 Outline two ways in which globalisation has affected schools in the UK.
[4 marks]
Extra space
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0 2 Outline three reasons for social class differences in who goes to university. box
[6 marks]
Extra space
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0 3 Read Item A below and answer the question that follows. box
Item A
Teachers may have different expectations of some groups of pupils compared to
others. Pupils may form subcultures with peers who share similar values.
Relationships and processes within schools may lead to gender differences in
achievement.
Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which relationships and processes
within schools may lead to gender differences in educational achievement.
[10 marks]
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IB/G/Jun25/7192/1
Theory and Methods Question Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged)
Monday 19 May 2025 [VERIFIED]
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
SOCIOLOGY
Paper 1 Education with theory and methods
Monday 19 May 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions
1
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 2
Answer all questions. 3
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
4
the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 5
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 6
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be
marked. TOTAL
Information
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
Questions carrying 10 marks or more should be answered in continuous prose.
In these questions you will be marked on your ability to:
use good English
organise information clearly
use specialist vocabulary where appropriate.
7 1 9 2 /1
for more: tyrion pap ers .co m
IB/G/Jun25/G4005/E6
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Education box
Answer all questions.
0 1 Outline two ways in which globalisation has affected schools in the UK.
[4 marks]
Extra space
4
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IB/G/Jun25/7192/1
, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 2 Outline three reasons for social class differences in who goes to university. box
[6 marks]
Extra space
6
Turn over ►
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IB/G/Jun25/7192/1
, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 3 Read Item A below and answer the question that follows. box
Item A
Teachers may have different expectations of some groups of pupils compared to
others. Pupils may form subcultures with peers who share similar values.
Relationships and processes within schools may lead to gender differences in
achievement.
Applying material from Item A, analyse two ways in which relationships and processes
within schools may lead to gender differences in educational achievement.
[10 marks]
for more: tyrionpapers.com
IB/G/Jun25/7192/1
