Klausur (assessment) — Unit 7: Mediation: An Academic Text

Track E · Klasse 12 · Niveau E · 4 Stunden

Track E · Klasse 12 · Niveau E · 4 Stunden (incl. breaks) · 90 BE

Klausur (assessment) — Niveau E (full paper, 90 BE)
Time. 4 hours including 20 minutes of breaks (220 active minutes). Total. 90 BE.
Inhalt / Sprache split. Basisfach (basic course): 50/50. Leistungsfach (advanced course): 40/60.

Part A — Comprehension (~24 BE) Link to heading

Read twice.

“Diese Arbeit untersucht intergenerationale Einkommensmobilität in 18 OECD-Ländern. Methodisch nutzen wir verlinkte Steuerregisterdaten. Die Hauptergebnisse legen nahe, dass die Mobilität in Kontinentaleuropa höher ist als in den USA. Der Abstand zwischen Kohorten ist in Deutschland und Frankreich gewachsen.”

  1. Sample: ___ . 2. Method: ___ . 3. Main finding: ___ . 4. Cross-cohort change: ___ .

Part B — Analysis (~18 BE) Link to heading

Read the German abstract above.

  1. Birth cohorts: ___ . 2. Estimator: ___ . 3. Limitation: ___ . 4. Policy stance: ___ .

Part C — Composition (~18 BE) Link to heading

Match German hedge → English.

  1. legen nahe → ___ ; 2. dürften → ___ ; 3. vorsichtig diskutieren → ___ ; 4. Limitationen umfassen → ___ .

Mediation (~30 BE) Link to heading

Mediation prompt: Write 15 English sentences for the named addressee profile. Preserve hedges + use 8 reporting verbs + 1 cultural-disciplinary note bracket.

Expected-answer profile (Erwartungshorizont) — sample
Comprehension. 1. 18 OECD countries; 2. linked tax-register data; 3. mobility in continental Europe higher than US; 4. gap widened in Germany and France between 1970s and 1990s cohorts. Analysis. 1. 1970-1990 birth cohorts; 2. Two-Sample IV estimator; 3. unobserved heterogeneity in migration cohort; 4. vorsichtig diskutieren — discusses policy implications with caution. Composition. suggest / are likely to / discuss with caution / limitations include. Mediation. Open.
grading scale (Notenschlüssel) (von 90 BE)
| 86–90 | 1+ | 81–85 | 1 | 76–80 | 1- | | 71–75 | 2+ | 66–70 | 2 | 61–65 | 2- | | 56–60 | 3+ | 51–55 | 3 | 46–50 | 3- | | 41–45 | 4+ | 36–40 | 4 | 30–35 | 4- | | 22–29 | 5 | 0–21 | 6 | | |