Directive lesson
Assess
Assess requires you to measure significance. Use evidence and criteria to state how important, effective or valid the subject is.
Use this flow
- Set the assessment criteria
- Present the evidence
- Show significance
- Note limitations
- Give the final assessment
Must do
- Use criteria
- Indicate degree or extent
- Support the assessment with evidence
Avoid
- Describing without judging
- Using vague words such as ‘very important’
- Ignoring limits
Real PYQ example
Assess the importance of the accounts of the Chinese and Arab travellers in the reconstruction of the history of India.