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Distinguish between source-based questions and essay questions in FET history assessments. Provide two differences.
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1) Purpose and skills assessed:
- Source-based questions test students’ ability to analyse and evaluate given primary or secondary sources (provenance, reliability, bias, inference) and to use those sources plus limited contextual knowledge.
- Essay questions test the ability to construct a sustained, coherent argument from recall and synthesis of wider factual and conceptual knowledge about a topic.
2) Answer format and marking focus:
- Source-based answers are typically short, directed responses that must refer explicitly to the provided sources and address specific prompts (interpretation, corroboration, usefulness).
- Essay answers are longer, structured compositions (introduction, argument, conclusion) judged on depth of content, organisation, line of argument and use of supporting evidence beyond the provided stimuli.
- Source-based questions test students’ ability to analyse and evaluate given primary or secondary sources (provenance, reliability, bias, inference) and to use those sources plus limited contextual knowledge.
- Essay questions test the ability to construct a sustained, coherent argument from recall and synthesis of wider factual and conceptual knowledge about a topic.
2) Answer format and marking focus:
- Source-based answers are typically short, directed responses that must refer explicitly to the provided sources and address specific prompts (interpretation, corroboration, usefulness).
- Essay answers are longer, structured compositions (introduction, argument, conclusion) judged on depth of content, organisation, line of argument and use of supporting evidence beyond the provided stimuli.
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