Exam season

[me123]

Exactly! It's never fair to give some pupils an advantadge. And even one mark can mean the difference between a pass and a fail.

From the board itself? I would of said they would be the best answers you can get.

In theory, yes, but there's no way of knowing those answers are necessarily correct: the paper could have been altered since they were produced, the music could be different... it's better IMO to trust your own answers.

I'd have probably informed an invigilator anyway: if I was the only candidate and didn't say anything, there would be the chance of disqualification.

 

[rob s]

I took that paper and the answers were 5% of the paper - but the bigger picture is that the paper is only 40% of the total GCSE, so it may not be that crucial in the end.

 

[Max]

I took that paper and the answers were 5% of the paper - but the bigger picture is that the paper is only 40% of the total GCSE, so it may not be that crucial in the end.

40%? I'm sure it only used to be about 25% for OCR music!

 

[D306]

The paper is worth 40%. Coursework is worth 30% and Music Terminal Task is worth 30% as well

 

[rob s]

I took that paper and the answers were 5% of the paper - but the bigger picture is that the paper is only 40% 25% of the total GCSE, so it may not be that crucial in the end.

Sorry, I meant 25%, the 40% included the Terminal Task. It's a good exam as it's 60% coursework!

 

[me123]

Strange percentages: we had 25% Performance, 25% Listening, 25% Composition and 25% SSM (Student Selected Module). The SSM was either MIDI, another performance, accompanying, arranging, direction and so on.

Then at AH, we had a disertation that was worth another 20% (so it was split equally among 5 modules).

 

[Guinness]

An Inspector Calls is legendary. Especially the BBC tv play.

 

[Lesjordans]

Oh goodness Higher Physics was quite difficult today! One or two questions no one had a clue how to do

 

[First ScotRail]

Higher Accounts tomorrow, 2hours 30 mins of hell awaits!

 

[me123]

AH Bio is on Tuesday for me. Only 2h30 at least and just the one 15 marker essay.

 

[me123]

Biology was terrible, but hopefully I've scraped a pass

 

[class 313]

I don't have exams for the week as its half term.

 

[vc-10]

Oh goodness Higher Physics was quite difficult today! One or two questions no one had a clue how to do

I agree. Haven't been having much luck, always choosing the wrong boards! Had a difficult M1 paper the day before for maths too...

 

[djw1981]

Biology was terrible, but hopefully I've scraped a pass

Given one of your career choices, I'm worried:grin:

 

[me123]

It was all the silly plant stuff that was worst TBH: the "medicine" part (CVD and NIDDM) was actually quite easy.

 

[Lesjordans]

Maths, english and physics didnt feel like solid A passes so im considering dentistry instead now...I hate exams

 

[First ScotRail]

Accounts was a bloody disaster, I picked the wrong optional question and half way through discovered i couldnt do it, so thats 40 marks down the drain!! No way I got an A for that considering the rest of my paper wasn't brill!

Modern studies tomorrow and the 4 essays in 1h30m!!

 

[Max]

What's coming up tomorrow then? I've got good old history :roll:

 

[RJ]

Maths and Media - spent today practising Binomials and Calculus

 

[me123]

I never have to do that again (sorry if I'm rubbing it in!)

 

[Jordy]

No exams this week 8)

 

[Lesjordans]

Computing is done so thats all my exams over. Was a nice finish too

 

[D306]

Maths now fully finished. Six more papers to sit, with only 2 more early morning starts

 

[class 313]

That's Maths/DT failed.

 

[D306]

There was one question on the EDEXCEL paper about pentagons (Q6 IIRC) and all I want to know is what the **** it's about

 

[Mintona]

No more exams ever 8)

 

[FusionRail]

Had maths today, and engineering, and electronics.

Engineering was a straight fail as i couldnt possibly get a G with 120%

I think the others were ok, (my calculator has lots of hidden handy functions - it builds graphs and tables for you, and works out equations too )

Not a clue what it is tomorrow, spose id better find out

 

[mbonwick]

Well. Where do I start. (These are internal school exams...Grammar school)

Spanish oral today - bloody mess. 20/32

From Wednesday onwards - 3 exams a day for a week.

Then couple of weeks doing nothing, then work experience.

 

[vc-10]

Maths C1/C2 this morning. I think I aced C2, but not 100% convinced... Got 3x Economics on Wednesday, which I'm dreading!

 

[RJ]

What did you get for the area of the Sector? I made it 19.6?