9694 Past Paper AS & A LEVEL Thinking Skills Examiner Report 2022

The 9694 AS & A Level Thinking Skills Examiner Report 2022 is an official Cambridge assessment resource prepared by Principal Examiners after reviewing candidate responses in the June 2022 examination series. It is designed for students, teachers, tutors, and schools preparing for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Thinking Skills (9694) qualification.

The report provides detailed feedback on the examination papers and highlights the strengths and weaknesses demonstrated by candidates. Cambridge specifically notes that the 2022 assessment included questions targeting technical aspects of critical thinking, making thorough preparation and understanding of the required terminology particularly important.

Examination Components Covered

The 2022 examiner resources relate to:

• Paper 1 – Problem Solving
• Paper 2 – Critical Thinking
• Paper 3 – Problem Analysis and Solution
• Paper 4 – Applied Reasoning

The June 2022 resource collection contains examiner reports alongside the corresponding question papers, mark schemes, and grade thresholds.

Key Examiner Feedback

For Paper 2 – Critical Thinking, Cambridge highlighted several important points:

• Candidates needed a thorough understanding of technical critical-thinking terminology.
• Questions asking candidates to identify specific types of reasoning, such as an appeal, required precise preparation.
• Some candidates did not allow sufficient time to complete Question 5, which carried up to 8 marks.
• Well-prepared candidates generally demonstrated a much stronger understanding of what the questions required.

The report therefore provides valuable guidance on how candidates should approach different question types rather than simply memorising content.

How the Examiner Report Helps Students

Using the 9694 Examiner Report 2022 alongside the question papers and mark schemes helps students:

• Understand common examination mistakes.
• Identify what examiners considered successful responses.
• Improve critical-thinking terminology.
• Develop better reasoning and evaluation.
• Improve time management.
• Understand how questions should be interpreted.
• Learn how to avoid losing marks through incomplete responses.

Teachers and tutors can also use the report to identify common misconceptions and design targeted classroom and revision activities.

Complete 2022 Resource Set

For the June 2022 series, the available resource collection includes the examiner report, grade threshold, and multiple variants of the Question Papers and Mark Schemes for Papers 1–4.

Cambridge’s official Thinking Skills page also provides access to past papers, examiner reports, and specimen examinations.

For comprehensive preparation, students should use the 9694 AS & A Level Thinking Skills Examiner Report 2022 together with the official Question Papers, Mark Schemes, Grade Thresholds, Syllabus Documents, Syllabus Updates, Specimen Papers, Scheme of Work, Learner Guide, and Teacher Guide.