AQA GCSE Biology Unit 1 - 12th January 2012

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Reply 160

username920724

is anyone else resitting?

Reply 161

techno836

Original post by Hattie0912

is anyone else resitting?

Reply 162

username920724

What did you get? I got 79, I want an A* :frown:

Reply 163

username920724

Also does anyone know if there are exam style questions or more specimen papers online to do? I think the issue with the exam was not that I didnt have the knowledge, I did (so modest) what I didnt know was the technique. This is why I really want to practice my technique, but there are no past papers as its a new syllabus!

Reply 164

techno836

Original post by Hattie0912

What did you get? I got 79, I want an A* :frown:

i got 67 (c) .. but i want an A* aswell i did the same paper we actually did last time and i got 54/60 ... so im hoping with more revision in these holidays i should deffinately improve at LEAST to an A

there arent any past papers with the same format because of the new spec (damn tthe government ) ... but really its not really a disadvantage because everybody struggling to find some ... i only have the january 2012 paper and the specimin paper

also what revision materials are you using ?? i have a revision guide whioch is helping slightly but nothing else :frown:

( BBC bitesize isnt really in depth enough either :frown:

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Reply 165

username920724

I have the revision guide but I dont think its very good at helping you improve your 6 mark question skills etc, but I bought a coopy of my paper back and a mark scheme, which has helped me understand where I lost marks- its so picky! Its also helping me understand what you had to do for the horrific question 6 on statins and cholesterol blockers

Reply 166

arvind22

has anyone got link for the aqa chemistry exam?????/

Reply 167

Crystallouise99

Original post by arvind22

has anyone got link for the aqa chemistry exam?????/

What the Jan 2012 one ?

Reply 168

azg545

That's the chemistry paper they gave us as a mock

Reply 169

azg545

Original post by techno836

( BBC bitesize isnt really in depth enough either :frown:

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When i sat it as a mock i got 63%, that's a C, that was no where near an A

Reply 170

techno836

Original post by azg545

When i sat it as a mock i got 63%, that's a C, that was no where near an A

i got 66% which i was really shocked with because i thought it went really well :frown:

so i have re-sat n hoping to get at least an A :biggrin:

Reply 171

azg545

Original post by techno836

i got 66% which i was really shocked with because i thought it went really well :frown:

so i have re-sat n hoping to get at least an A :biggrin:

We did another mock the week after and i got even worse , i go 58%, that's a D. So i started revising more and tommorow at 9:00 am I have the actual Chemistry GCSE. So i've neen revising almost the whole day and hopefully i'll come out with an A.

Reply 172

cmfunk

Original post by azg545

Nha....., jumping from a D to A in a AQA PAPER ( their mark scheme is always dodgy), and doing the NEW SPEC for which there are no past papers- IS IMPOSSIBLE.

Mate aim for a C or B , so when you get the results you don't feel as bad if you flop.

Reply 173

cmfunk

Plus AQA tend to make their JUNE paper harder than the JAN paper.

Reply 174

azg545

Original post by cmfunk

Plus AQA tend to make their JUNE paper harder than the JAN paper.

We were told at school like a billion times that, the paper we were going to sit this year was going to be hard because of the new specification and especially for triple science and sadly i'm triple science, first they gave us the Jan paper as mock and told us it wasn't the Jan paper and then they're going on about exam technique and evaluation questions, graph question, timing our selves, doing a billion past papers etc. The teachers were starting to get on my nerves, thank God for study leave other wise the teachers would have driven us insane

Reply 175

azg545

Original post by cmfunk

I know what you mean, i'm expecting a C or a B, i was just trying to be optimistic for myself because since last year science has gotten harder, it was so much easier last year. But like you said their mark scheme is dodgy, if you say something correct and it's not on the mark scheme you don't get a mark, and the advice teachers are giving is useless, past papers only help you practice questions you find hard, the best you can do is revise from books and look at some AQA mark schemes from last year so you get a slight idea of what they want.

Reply 176

azg545

Original post by cmfunk

So i did my chemistry exam, it was much easier than i thought. I'm thinking like a high C or a B

Reply 177

Megan_1D_LouisT

I did the chemistry in January and got and A but I was hoping for an A* so I re sat in today's exam, I thought it was easier than January but it could have been better :smile:

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Reply 178

akipid

Original post by Chrisofsmeg

I *think* I'm allowed to ask this.

This is purely out of curiosity since I sat my GCSEs in 2007 - I was wondering what topics the paper actually covered? It's been so long since I sat them I expect that the syllabus has changed quite a lot since then. When I sat my GCSEs there weren't any multiple choice questions, for example lol.

Hope the exam went well for you OP :smile:

For biology you cover the menstrual cycle, IVF, immunisation, pathogens, global warming, cholestrol, drugs and alcohol and the effect it has on you, adptation, competition, etc etc.
I THINK they have multiple choice questions for foundation (i do higher so i'm assuming) but for biology higher papers theres loads more longer questions. Like 3 marks, 4 marks, 5 marks.