Bowen Sec 3E SS EOY 2023

Class Register Number Name END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2023 I believe, therefore I am HUMANITIES Paper 1 Social Studies Secondary 3 Express 26 September 2023 1 hour 45 minutes Additional materials: Writing booklet INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. Write your full name, class and index number on the writing booklet. 2. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of your writing booklet. 3. There are two sections in this paper. Answer all parts in both Sections A and B. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. At the end of the exam, hand in your writing booklets for Section A and Section B SEPARATELY. DO NOT OPEN THIS PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. For Examiner’s Use Section A 35 Section B 15 Total 50 This document consists of 6 printed pages including the cover page. 1

SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study) Answer all questions. Exploring Citizenship and Governance Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use knowledge of the issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1 Study Source A. What does this source tell you about the students’ experience with HBL? Explain your answer. [5] 2 Study Source B. Why was the article published? Explain your answer. [6] 3 Study Sources C and D. How different are these sources? Explain your answer. [7] 4 Study Source E. How reliable is the source as evidence of the government’s support to students during HBL? Explain your answer. [7] 5 “It is the responsibility of the government to support students for Home-Based Learning (HBL).” Using the sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10 ] 2

How was the Home-Based Learning (HBL) experience for students in Singapore during the COVID-19 Circuit Breaker? BACKGROUND INFORMATION The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore had resulted in the adoption of remote learning, or Home-Based Learning (HBL), from 8 April to 4 May 2020. During this period, all schools in Singapore and Institutes of Higher Learning, such as polytechnics and ITEs, continued providing instructions to students to support their learning digitally. This meant that teachers often tapped on the use of educational platforms (such as Google Classroom and Student Learning Space) and video conferencing tools (such as Zoom and Google Meet) as an alternative to physical teaching to minimise disruption in the