According to State Examinations Commission, it is “a single piece of factual information, to which an examiner will assign a mark weighing as prescribed in the marking scheme.”
SRPs can come in the form of:
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What is an SRP - Significant Relevant Point
Do you know how your essay-style Geography questions are marked? Here we go through what a Significant Relevant Point is and how many you need to get full marks.
What is an SRP?
A statistic and additional relevant information.
A geographical term and explanation.
A statement and explanation.
A development of a previous point.
A named example.
A diagram or sketch.
Additional information on a diagram.
How many SRPs do I need?
In Section 2 of your Geography exam, Core Material and Electives you have to write two 30-mark essay-style questions. This is where SRPs come in.
Each SRP is worth two marks, therefore the maximum you need to provide is 15 SRPs to achieve the full 30 marks.
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