Chapter 12: Studying for Success in Archaeology Exams
Weblinks
This chapter focuses on examinations and how to succeed at them.
The site for AS and A Level Archaeology until 2008/9 is:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gceasa/arc.html
The new syllabus for examination from 2009/10 is:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/archaeology_new.php
A student guide is at:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/archaeology_sg_new.php
12.1 Cataloguing your portfolio
12.2 Revision activities
Check out the new Nelson Thornes website which supports the new A Level:
http://www.nelsonthornes.com/aqagce/archaeology.htm
12.3 Tackling archaeology exam papers
This section will focus on writing archaeology essays and also on other forms of assessment used in studying archaeology.
Two very useful sites when doing any academic work are:
The worldwide encyclopaedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
A truly excellent site providing definitions of archaeological terms http://www.archaeologywordsmith.com/
12.4 Mark schemes
Past AS and A papers for the old syllabus are at:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gceasa/arc_assess.php
Examples for the new syllabus with first teaching in 2008 will be at:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/archaeology_new.php