Cambridge International AS & A Level Thinking Skills 9694 - Syllabus for examination in June and November 2023, 2024 and 2025 - Version 2

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Cambridge International AS & A Level Thinking Skills 9694 syllabus (Version 2) sets out the programme for examinations in June and November 2023, 2024 and 2025. It explains why Cambridge International offers structured pathways and quality-managed qualifications, and how the Thinking Skills course builds transferable abilities. The syllabus outlines aims, syllabus overview, subject content (including Problem Solving and Critical Thinking), and detailed assessment arrangements such as papers, command words, and required supporting elements like calculators and stimulus material.

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Reading Time1 h 11 min

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Why choose this syllabus?

Key benefits

Syllabus overview

Aims

Content overview

Assessment overview

Assessment objectives

Subject content

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Details of the assessment

Calculators

Language

Stimulus Material

Paper 1 – Problem Solving

Paper 2 – Critical Thinking

Paper 3 – Problem Analysis and Solution

Paper 4 – Applied Reasoning

Command words

What else you need to know

Before you start

Making entries

After the exam

How students, teachers and higher education can use the grades

Changes to this syllabus for 2023, 2024 and 2025

Syllabus Cambridge International AS & A Level Thinking Skills 9694 For examination in June and November 2023, 2024 and 2025. Version 2 Why choose Cambridge? Cambridge International prepares school students for life, helping them develop an informed curiosity and a lasting passion for learning. We are part of the University of Cambridge. Our Cambridge Pathway gives students a clear path for educational success from age 5 to 19. Schools can shape the curriculum around how they want students to learn – with a wide range of subjects and flexible ways to offer them. It helps students discover new abilities and a wider world, and gives them the skills they need for life, so they can achieve at school, university and work. Our programmes and qualifications set the global standard for international education. They are created by subject experts, rooted in academic rigour and reflect the latest educational research. They provide a strong platform for students to progress from one stage to the next, and are well supported by teaching and learning resources. We review all our syllabuses regularly, so they reflect the latest research evidence and professional teaching practice – and take account of the different national contexts in which they are taught. We consult with teachers to help us design each syllabus around the needs of their learners. Consulting with leading universities has helped us make sure our syllabuses encourage students to master the key concepts in the subject and develop the skills necessary for success in higher education. Our mission is to provide educational benefit through provision of international programmes and qualifications for school education and to be the world leader in this field. Together with schools, we develop Cambridge learners who are confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged – equipped for success in the modern world. Every year, nearly a million Cambridge students from 10 000 schools in 160 countries prepare for their future with the Cambridge Pathway. ‘We think the Cambridge curriculum is superb preparation for university.’ Christoph Guttentag, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, Duke University, USA Quality management Cambridge International is committed to providing exceptional quality. In line with this commitment, our quality management system for the provision of international qualifications and education programmes for students aged 5 to 19 is independently certified as meeting the internationally recognised standard, ISO 9001:2015. Learn more [at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001](at www.cambridgeinternational.org/ISO9001) Copyright © UCLES September 2020 Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which itself is a department of the University of Cambridge. UCLES retains the copyright on all its publications. Registered centres are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use. However, we cannot give permission to centres to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within a centre. Contents 1 Why choose this syllabus? ...............................................................................................................2 2 Syllabus overview ...............................................................................................................................5 Aims 5 Content overview 6 Assessment overview 7 Assessment objectives 8 3 Subject content ...................................................................................................................................9 Problem Solving 9 Critical Thinking 12 4 Details of the assessment ..............................................................................................................17 Calculators 17 L

FAQs

What qualifications and examinations does this syllabus cover?

It covers the Cambridge International AS & A Level Thinking Skills qualification 9694 for examinations in June and November 2023, 2024 and 2025.

What key skills does the Thinking Skills programme develop?

It develops transferable skills including critical thinking, reasoning and problem solving, along with the ability to present ordered, coherent arguments and support independent learning and research.

How is the assessment structured in this syllabus?

Assessment is delivered through multiple papers: Paper 1 (Problem Solving), Paper 2 (Critical Thinking), Paper 3 (Problem Analysis and Solution), and Paper 4 (Applied Reasoning), with related elements such as calculators, language, stimulus material and command words.

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