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ZIMSEC O-Level Economics
Syllabus topics
102 topics and subtopics in the 2015-2022 syllabus, examined from 1 Jan 2018.
- 6.18
Market failure and government intervention
Listed in the topic list (6.18) and in the Paper 1 and Paper 3 content of the specification grid, but the scope and sequence and the competency matrix give it…
About this syllabus
The ZIMSEC O-Level Economics syllabus (Forms 1-4) introduces the basic economic problem and economic systems, then microeconomics (production, labour, demand and supply, elasticity, market equilibrium, costs and revenue, market structures and business organisation) and macroeconomics (national income, money and banking, inflation, population, unemployment, trade and the balance of payments, growth and development, market failure). It is taught with Zimbabwean examples and stresses enterprise, sustainable resource use and Unhu/Ubuntu/Vumunhu.
How you are assessed
Continuous assessment (assignments, tests and a research project, Forms 1-4) carries 30%. The examination carries 70%: Paper 1 has 40 four-option multiple-choice items (1 hour 15 minutes, 20%), Paper 2 has two compulsory 20-mark data-response questions (1 hour 15 minutes, 20%) and Paper 3 asks candidates to answer four of ten essay questions (40 marks, 30%).
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