Mock - Learner Response

1) Type up your feedback in full (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential).

WWW:
There are lots of good points here and also few useful areas we can focus on for future exams/assessments

EBI:
-Audience theory revision: you confuse a few of the theories in Q4 which holds you back from the higher levels.
-You should also think about being more critical of theories and getting into the media debate. EG. you could criticise social learning theory or use it as a positive.. eg youtube tutorials 

2) Read the mark scheme for this assessment carefully. Identify at least one potential point that you missed out on for each question in the assessment.

Q1- The ‘h.i.t.h’ motif is repeated in a circular design on Stormzy’s head, mimicking a crown. This

continues the connotations of royalty and British power suggested in the Union Jack, font

and colour of the text. It also reflects Stormzy’s status as one of the world’s leading artists in

2020.

Q2-  Reduce costs and increase profit for vertical integration

Q3- Unique funding model for BBC and Channel 4 means channels don’t need to chase

audiences/high ratings and PSB remit means subjects are covered and people are

represented that otherwise may be ignored by commercial broadcasters.

Q4- Technopanics – the online version of moral panic. Links to idea the internet is dangerous and

unregulated. Suggests media perhaps can have a damaging effect on audiences.

3) On a scale of 1-10 (1 = low, 10 = high), how much revision and preparation did you do for this assessment? You may also want to think here whether you had completed all the original blog tasks from last term before doing the assessment.
6

4) Look at your answer for Question 2. Did you manage to write about three different strategies and three different benefits? It's vital you read the question and follow it exactly.
Yes

5) Look at your answer for Question 3. Did you follow the question guidance and write about both the BBC and commercial broadcasters? What could you have added to this answer to reach a higher mark?
somewhat yes

6) Now look over your mark, teacher comments and the mark scheme for Question 4 - the 20 mark essay question on media effects theory. Write a new paragraph for this question based on the suggested theories/answers in the mark scheme. Make sure it is an extensive, detailed paragraph focused on the question and offering examples from the wider media. 

Bandura’s social learning theory suggests people copy behaviour seen on screen. However, the experiment was with children and has been discredited by some studies since. Raises questions about regulation and whether young people should be protected from certain media content. In digital age, also raises question if such regulation is even possible when content can be downloaded and parents are not always aware what their child is consuming.