The later topics of Economics apply the early ideas to whole economies: what governments do, how an economy is measured and how countries trade. This page gives a suggested order and a way to revise the topics together.
The order is a study order for this site. Confirm the topics for your year with your school and the documents at bpk.moe.gov.my.
What is a sensible order for the later topics?
| Step | Topic | What to be able to do |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Government and the economy | Separate objectives from instruments, trace a policy in a stated model |
| 2 | Economic indicators | Read growth, inflation and unemployment figures carefully |
| 3 | Globalisation and international trade | Explain reasons for trade, read exchange rates and payments information |
If your school teaches the topics in a different order, follow your school. The study skills carry across.
How does one change link the topics?
Take an original fictional island where the price of imported fuel rises. In the trade topic, a dearer import raises costs for local bus companies, which shifts their supply left.
In the indicators topic, higher transport costs can push measured prices up, so a price index rises. In the government topic, a planner must decide whether to respond and must state the assumption behind any response.
The example is one thread through three topics. Tracing a single change like this turns separate chapters into one set of connected explanations.
How should you revise in Form 5?
- List topics where your written explanations lost marks.
- Repair any early idea that keeps failing, such as a shift versus a movement.
- Practise one topic set under time each week.
- Keep a mistake log and review it before the next set.
The timed original practice session builder helps with step 3, and the exam guide explains the command words.
Who should start where?
A student with solid early topics starts at government and the economy. A student who lost marks on diagrams in Form 4 goes back to the Form 4 route for two or three sessions first, then returns.
When does one-to-one help?
A teacher can read your written chains for each topic and show where the marks went, which a free page cannot do. See online one-to-one Economics tuition if that would help.