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9752/02 H2 History Paper 2 – Prelims Page 1 of 15 1. Compare and contrast the evidence provided by Sources A and B on the issue of diversity among the economies of ASEAN’s member states. Level Marks Descriptor L0 0 No evidence submitted or answer does not address the question. L1 1–3 The answer is likely to be characterised by paraphrasing or quotation and will be largely uncritical. Very simple comparisons may be made and these are not developed (e.g. that one source is a letter and the other is a speech). Answers that are simply based on contextual knowledge, with no source use, should be credited at this level. At the upper end of the level, there may be some attempt to explain how far the sources corroborate and/or differ (i.e. supported with source details), but any explanation will be confused or partial. E.g.: Sources A and B agree there was diversity in ASEAN’s economies… Source A is from an academic and Source B is from the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN. L2 4–6 The answer will use both sources. There will be clear explanation on how far the sources corroborate and/or differ (i.e. supported with source details), though insights into why are less likely or are less successful. At the lower end of the level, there may be a tendency to treat the sources separately with most or all of the comparison implicit. E.g.: Sources A and B differ in that Source A says the diverse economies managed to ‘prevent the organization from taking a coherent and coordinated position on regional financial reform' while Source B maintains that ASEAN ‘had withstood and continue to withstand the challenges – both global and regional’. The sources differ because Source A is from an academic who is not from ASEAN and so would crit icise the organisation. Source B is from an ASEAN insider and he will speak well of the organisation. L3 7–8 The answer will make good use of both sources. There will be clear explanation on how far the sources corroborate and/or differ. The answer will demonstrate a sense of critical evaluation of the sources and provide some insights into why they are similar and/or different. Answers which argue that the sources entirely agree or disagr ee with each other (i.e. one sided) but demonstrate critical insight, may also be found in this level. Answers which are uneven (e.g. extracting information from a source at face value, and showing more critical insight in the analysis of the other source) may also be found in this level. E.g.: Sources A and B disagree on the impact that the diversity of economies had on ASEAN’s regional economic cooperation. While Source A saw diversity as detrimental such that it managed to ‘prevent the organization from taking a coherent and coordinated position on regional financial reform ', Source B believes ASEAN succeeded despite this diversity because it ‘had withstood and continue to withstand the challenges – both global and regional’.

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