I wonder how the edexcel gods would react to being presented with a Scribus based dtp mini project or screenshots of mysql-jdbc in OOo for things more compulsory. Steve.
On Friday 10 October 2003 19:06, fsanta wrote:
I wonder how the edexcel gods would react to being presented with a Scribus based dtp mini project or screenshots of mysql-jdbc in OOo for things more compulsory. Steve.
I don't know but the AQA moderators of AS and A2 did not seem to understand Knoda - attempting to sort this one. The AQA set GCSE assignment will be interesting this year - using OO.o for merged data and for database queries! regards garry
On Saturday 11 October 2003 22:54, you wrote:
On Friday 10 October 2003 19:06, fsanta wrote:
I wonder how the edexcel gods would react to being presented with a Scribus based dtp mini project or screenshots of mysql-jdbc in OOo for things more compulsory. Steve.
I don't know but the AQA moderators of AS and A2 did not seem to understand Knoda - attempting to sort this one. The AQA set GCSE assignment will be interesting this year - using OO.o for merged data and for database queries! regards garry
Any examiner comments we get are based purely on the hard copy that the student has produced even though there are clear invitations to use the included cd of their work or indeed go online and prove that e.g. the database is as was specified and that the queries work. <OT>What is AQA? With edexcel we have to produce 4 pieces of coursework from differing areas of ict. I'd much rather one set project like the one you mention.</OT> Cheers, Steve.
On Sunday 12 October 2003 09:10, fsanta wrote:
On Saturday 11 October 2003 22:54, you wrote:
On Friday 10 October 2003 19:06, fsanta wrote:
I wonder how the edexcel gods would react to being presented with a Scribus based dtp mini project or screenshots of mysql-jdbc in OOo for things more compulsory. Steve.
I don't know but the AQA moderators of AS and A2 did not seem to understand Knoda - attempting to sort this one. The AQA set GCSE assignment will be interesting this year - using OO.o for merged data and for database queries! regards garry
Any examiner comments we get are based purely on the hard copy that the student has produced even though there are clear invitations to use the included cd of their work or indeed go online and prove that e.g. the database is as was specified and that the queries work.
<OT>What is AQA? With edexcel we have to produce 4 pieces of coursework from differing areas of ict. I'd much rather one set project like the one you mention.</OT> Cheers, Steve.
Its the new incarnation of the old NEAB examiing board. www.aqa.org.uk The GCSE specification is one board set project with about 4 sub tasks, and one traditional project for 60% of the marks. regards garry
On Sunday 12 October 2003 13:24, you wrote:
On Sunday 12 October 2003 09:10, fsanta wrote:
On Saturday 11 October 2003 22:54, you wrote:
On Friday 10 October 2003 19:06, fsanta wrote:
I wonder how the edexcel gods would react to being presented with a Scribus based dtp mini project or screenshots of mysql-jdbc in OOo for things more compulsory. Steve.
I don't know but the AQA moderators of AS and A2 did not seem to understand Knoda - attempting to sort this one. The AQA set GCSE assignment will be interesting this year - using OO.o for merged data and for database queries! regards garry
Any examiner comments we get are based purely on the hard copy that the student has produced even though there are clear invitations to use the included cd of their work or indeed go online and prove that e.g. the database is as was specified and that the queries work.
<OT>What is AQA? With edexcel we have to produce 4 pieces of coursework from differing areas of ict. I'd much rather one set project like the one you mention.</OT> Cheers, Steve.
Its the new incarnation of the old NEAB examiing board. www.aqa.org.uk The GCSE specification is one board set project with about 4 sub tasks, and one traditional project for 60% of the marks. regards garry
Thanks. Looks so refreshingly uncluttered compared with the edexcel stuff. Too late for this year but should be OK for Year 10. Cheers, Steve.
fsanta wrote:
Its the new incarnation of the old NEAB examiing board. www.aqa.org.uk The GCSE specification is one board set project with about 4 sub tasks, and one traditional project for 60% of the marks. regards garry
Thanks. Looks so refreshingly uncluttered compared with the edexcel stuff. Too late for this year but should be OK for Year 10.
I suppose it's all a matter of taste but we have just moved from aqa to edexcel and it is working miles better (for us). For each task in the aqa spec (around 5 in y10 and a few or more in y11) you have to go through the whole systems lifecycle thing. That's an awfull lot of 'i chose this program because ...'. Edexcel you do it 4 times in 2 years and you get to pick 2 of the assignments - which seems to me to be more suitable to any linux guys and gals out there. Just my throughts and every school is different. -- Darren
On Sunday 12 October 2003 18:42, Darren Smith wrote:
fsanta wrote:
Its the new incarnation of the old NEAB examiing board. www.aqa.org.uk The GCSE specification is one board set project with about 4 sub tasks, and one traditional project for 60% of the marks. regards garry
Thanks. Looks so refreshingly uncluttered compared with the edexcel stuff. Too late for this year but should be OK for Year 10.
I suppose it's all a matter of taste but we have just moved from aqa to edexcel and it is working miles better (for us). For each task in the aqa spec (around 5 in y10 and a few or more in y11) you have to go through the whole systems lifecycle thing. That's an awfull lot of 'i chose this program because ...'. Edexcel you do it 4 times in 2 years and you get to pick 2 of the assignments - which seems to me to be more suitable to any linux guys and gals out there.
Just my throughts and every school is different. -- Darren
Thanks for the input. I must admit that I spoke without looking more than surface deep into the AQA spec. As an international school we tend to do better on coursework than we do with written tests as most of our students are using English as a foreign language. Any other input most welcome. Thanks, Steve.
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