2024 TMJC H1 Econs Prelims P1 QP

_________________________________________________________________________ H1 ECONOMICS 8843/01 Paper 1 9 September 2024 3 hours Additional materials Two Answer Booklets _________________________________________________________________________ READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name and Civics Group on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Begin each Case Study Question on a new answer booklet. Submit Question 1 and Question 2 separately. _________________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 9 printed pages and 1 blank page. TAMPINES MERIDIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

2 Tampines Meridian Junior College 2024 JC2 Prelim H1 Economics 8843 Paper 1 Answer all questions. Question 1: Education in ASEAN and Switzerland Extract 1: Education in ASEAN Education is a powerful transformative force in the lives of ASEAN 1 people. Inclusive and quality education leads to better health outcomes, higher social capital, peaceful and gender -equal societies, decent work opportunities and economic growth. It prepares ASEAN’s human resources to be resilient, competitive and ready to face an ever-changing future. With COVID -19 forcing schools to adopt remote learning, the educational gap is expected to widen. First, poorer households and remote or excluded communities and regions have limited access to the internet and the devices needed to access online classes. Take for example, the large percentage of the Rohingya population in Rakhine and Chin states in Myanmar who do not have internet, mobile phones, television, and radio access to remote teaching and learning. In order to continue its post -pandemic recovery and growth , ASEAN countries will need to address gaps in important digital skills among the youth through means such as higher education. According to a study, young people in the region believe that digital literacy would improve their ability to learn better and i mprove other skills. However, while the majority of young people in the ASEAN region report having a moderate level of digital literacy, those from less developed economies like Myanmar and Vietnam, from rural areas, with an ethnic minority background, and from an older age group are more likely to report lower skill levels. Additionally, the share of youth currently engaged in enhancing their digital skills is shown to be lower for youth in the 15 t o 24 age range, from rural areas, with ethnic minority backgrounds, and with disabilities. It has also been revealed that in 2022, only one in two young Southeast Asians perceived the ne