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Students generally performed well , with many of them attempting all questions. Students demonstrated a good understanding of key knowledge, including remedies , victim impact statements , community legal centres , and the distinction between summary and indictable offences. Other aspects of the course require more focus , including parliamentary committees and royal commissions , the principles of justice and political pressures.  \nMany students used the relevant stimulus material for Section A, Question 3 , and for every question in Section B, as was required, although some students did not, particularly for Section B, Question 1b. , and therefore could not get full marks.  \nMost students were familiar with task words such as ‘outline’, ‘describe’ and ‘evaluate’. However, more work is required on questions that ask students to analyse and discuss. An ‘analysis’ requires students to examine facts, data or issues in detail. A ‘discussion’ is more than an explanation , requiring students to write about a topic in detail, taking into consideration issues , limitations , benefits , restrictions and/or reforms.  \nRegarding the structure of student responses and exam technique:  \n􀁸 Some students did not use paragraphs for structuring extended responses. Therefore, their responses were poorly structured.  \n􀁸 Many responses lacked adequate signposting. For example, for Section B, Question 2a. , the reason for law reform should be made clear in the first sentence.  \n􀁸 Some students did not correctly label responses when continuing these at the end of the booklet by not clearly indicating that the answer was continued.  \n􀁸 Some students provided more than one reason, role, strength or weakness when a question asked for only one. Only the first one was marked. In addition, in some instances it was not clear which reason, role, strength or weakness was being written about. For example, for Section B, Question 1a. , some students made multiple points about why Tom was charged with an indictable offence, but it was not clear which specific reason they were offering in response to the question.  \n􀁸 For Section A, Question 5 , some students did not correctly identify each error and explain the correct process , even though a structure for their response was included in the question and answer booklet.  \nFinally, students should avoid writing prepared answers for questions , and should not define key legal terms or processes before answering a question, unless the question asks for it or it is a critical part of their answer.  \n2020 VCE Legal Studies examination report  \nSpecific information  \nStudent responses reproduced in this report have not been corrected for grammar, spelling or factual information.  \nThis report provides sample answers or an indication of what answers may have included. Unless otherwise stated , these are not intended to be exemplary or complete responses.  \nThe statistics in this report may be subject to rounding resulting in a total more or less than 100 per cent.  \nSection A  \nQuestion 1  \n\n| Marks | 0 | 1 | 2 | Average |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| % | 4.8 | 35.4 | 59.8 | 1.5 |\n\nThis question was generally well handled. For full marks, there needed to be sufficient depth to the description, and a link between that role and how it helps an accused (as opposed to helping a party to a civil dispute) .  \nThe most common roles described by students were:  \n􀁸 providing legal advice to an accused about their rights , processes or next steps  \n􀁸 providing free legal information, such as information about the stages of a criminal proceeding. Other roles that could have been described included providing legal representation in some circumstances , and assisting an accused person to fill out legal forms or documents (e.g. , an application for legal a","cbCaiiKqruq8Mtxv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiKqruq8Mtxv","pdf",268156,16,"English","# General comments\n## Task words and response structure\n## Exam technique guidance\n# Specific information\n## Section A\n## Question 1\n## Question 2\n## Question 3\n## Section B","[{\"question\":\"What did students generally do well in the 2020 Legal Studies exam?\",\"answer\":\"Students generally performed well and attempted most or all questions. 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