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Ro McGrath replied to Liz Smith's discussion Structure of paper for final exam (B553)"I agree with Hannah's comments about the high UMS needed on the Foundation paper to get a C. I entered a few students for the Foundation SDME in Jan and they got Ds, whereas if I'd entered them for the Higher I'm pretty sure…"
"My understanding is that each question is worth 25 marks making a total of 75. My understanding is that the structure can change as with the specimen paper but there will always be an 8 mark question at the end.
I am confused by the uniform…"
Harvey Freer replied to Liz Smith's discussion Dates and Deadlines"I was told by the board that you can switch tiers, my understanding being that the candidate will be awarded the appropriate final grade that relates to the sum of their UMS points from each unit."
Harvey Freer replied to Liz Smith's discussion Structure of paper for final exam (B553)"I think that the uniform mark scale that you refer to relates to the UMS points that they can be awarded in this paper. If you are entered for foundation, the highest grade you can recieve is a C, which equates to 83 UMS points. As a higher…"
Liz Smith posted a discussionStructure of paper for final exam (B553)
I am trying to work out what each question is worth for the final exam, and how they will be structured. OCR Bristol project used to be marked 2, 2, 6, 6 and then 9 which equals 25 marks per question. However, I am a little confused at the structure of how the marks will be awarded for this paper. Looking at the uniform mark scale on page 36 of the specification, it appears that the higher tier paper is marked out of 120 and the foundation tier paper is marked out of 83. However, this makes no…See More
craig oakley replied to Liz Smith's discussion Dates and Deadlines"thanks phil...glad i asked if that's the case!...not sure where we can get hold of the 'official line' on this....trying to contact the board is a nightmare...when u get more info please let me know..appreciated"
phil lowry replied to Liz Smith's discussion Resources for 2011 SDME on Tourism"I, along with 8 others were working on the mark scheme over the last 3 days with the standardisation team- I hope you will be impressed by the changes and the holistic approach to marking"
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- At 19:50 on December 1, 2008,
Danny OCallaghan said… - Nice one Liz
looking forward to sharing on here.
- At 21:27 on December 3, 2008,
Alan Parkinson said… - Nice work Liz. Will add to list of new NINGS that I shall add to GA networks.
Let me know if there's anything else I can do, and remember to keep an eye out for those 'new to APG' folks...
- At 22:01 on January 5, 2009, Danny OCallaghan said…
- hi liz
any chance of adding Course structure / timeplans as a category. We are about to start to produce our 2 year plan. Might be useful to share and compare with others. Is that ok
- At 12:25 on February 5, 2009, geoff andrews said…
- Hi Liz,
Was it you that did thexcellent powre point for the new syallbus for yr9 options evening. If so would you please email it to at geoffann.andrews1@virgin.net.I cant find now...sorry to be a pain
Geoff
- At 10:09 on March 28, 2009, Alan Parkinson said…
- You need to ban the member Brian Cannon who is sending lots of free ringtone messages
- At 13:58 on March 31, 2009,
Stuart Hitch said… - Hi Liz,
I still seem to have two profiles but that is the way it is ...... when I deleted one before it resulted in my having to join again so might be best to just leave it !
Thanks
Stuart
- At 21:14 on May 31, 2009, Danny OCallaghan said…
- Cheers Liz
i will add resources soon. Busy with new A2 but do have schemes of work and resources to share.
Any idea when the 2010 cursework information will be released
- At 21:26 on May 31, 2009, Danny OCallaghan said…
- these will be for next years year 10.... as im entering my students in year 11 i have to wait for the next batch. I think this is right as the titles are only valid for 12 months. Thats why ive highlighted a different sdme on my 2 year plan
- At 12:52 on May 20, 2010, phil lowry said…
- Liz
just a couple of things- i hear the nings are gonna charge soon enough- will it be the same with this one? Do you have a SoL for coasts that i could borrow to ammend? i can forward you the one that i ammend with my ideas and resources if so
cheers
Phil
- At 9:30 on June 4, 2010, Kelly Hall said…
- Hi Liz,
If you get chance can you please call me via the Customer Contact Centre on 01223 553998.
Many thanks
Kelly - OCR
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