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Social studies — matriculation exam: what is assessed

Social studies essays assessed against matriculation criteria: institutions, legislation, economic mechanisms and topicality.

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What the exam assesses

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The assessment engine is instructed to grade like a matriculation censor: stricter than school, and weighted towards the evidence the subject expects. In this subject that evidence is: References to legislation (e.g. the constitution, the Consumer Protection Act), the competence of institutions, economic mechanisms and current examples.

What to revise

Every module has its own revision page: the core content, and how it turns into points.

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Write an answer to a real exam task and get a point estimate plus a reason for every point lost. €29 for the first month, then €39/month.

Frequently asked

How should I prepare for the Social studies exam?
Write real exam tasks and see how many points your answer would score. Then revise the modules where you lost the most points — the estimate tells you where they went.
What is assessed in the Social studies exam?
References to legislation (e.g. the constitution, the Consumer Protection Act), the competence of institutions, economic mechanisms and current examples.
Can the points of an exam answer be estimated in advance?
The exact score cannot be known in advance, but an estimate can. Abiboost assesses the answer against the same criteria as a censor and gives a point range plus what would raise it. The final score always comes from the censor.