Download Assessment for Learning Course for PSHE Teachers

Assessment for Learning Course for PSHE Teachers
(Part 2) Workshop for Economics Teachers Assessment for Learning
Data Based Questions: Data
Refer to the following information and answer the questions.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
http://www.fao.org/hunger/en/
Questions:
1. According to the chart above, which region has the greatest number of people suffering
from hunger? How many hungry people are there?
2. Some people claim that poor harvest is the main reason leading to hunger. Please justify
this view point with reference to the information given.
3. Use ONE economic concept to explain the phenomenon described in the above
information..
4. Think of a situation in which the problem mentioned in the information can be solved.
5. According to the information, what is the criterion of allocating food among people? Who
will be discriminated under this criterion?
6. Can you think of an alternative method in which those who are discriminated in Q.5 will
be favoured? Under this allocation method, who will be discriminated then?
Assessment for learning_ Data-response questions
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Extension
A. Apply the economics concepts mentioned above to your daily experience. (for more able
students)
B. Economic concepts are useful in our daily life, as they can explain lots of social
phenomenon.
1. Think of a daily life situation where the problem of scarcity exists.
2. Explain why the situation mentioned in Q.1 is related to the concept scarcity.
3. How can the problem of scarcity mentioned in Q.2 be solved? Who are favoured and
who are discriminated?
Assessment for learning_ Data-response questions
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