AQA GCSE Computer Science 8525/2 - 27 May 2022 [Exam Chat]

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How did the exam go for you?

Here is the exam discussion for this exam. Talk anything from how to revise for it, specific questions or time management :ahee:

Date/Time: Friday 27th May PM
Length: 1h45

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Reply 1

Izzy-06

12

How everyone feeling about the exam? I know I’m starting to feel a bit stressed especially with a chemistry exam the same length before hand

Reply 2

VickyAngel26

1

What does the Advance Information mean? It says
"Where appropriate we have listed both the topic and content that will be assessed. If there is no content listed then questions may come from any of the content in that overall topic area of the specification."
- That basically means "What we've specified will definitely come up, everything else might come up", right? So we need to know everything?

Reply 3

Izzy-06

12

Original post by VickyAngel26

What does the Advance Information mean? It says
"Where appropriate we have listed both the topic and content that will be assessed. If there is no content listed then questions may come from any of the content in that overall topic area of the specification."
- That basically means "What we've specified will definitely come up, everything else might come up", right? So we need to know everything?

Pretty much but the content they’ve said will be on there sort of allows you to focus revision a bit more. My teacher assumes that the ethics part will come up as like a 6 marker. It could be more marks but the structure is the same.

OP

Good luck! :smile:

OP

How are you feeling about the exam? :smile:

Reply 6

Izzy-06

12

Original post by Mythical Pingu

How are you feeling about the exam? :smile:

It went okay but it also could have gone better.

Reply 7

keatz

3

Original post by Izzy-06

It went okay but it also could have gone better.

Same for me. It’s one of those exams for me where im not too sure what to think about it.

Reply 8

killuak

15

I HATED IT...I hated every moment of that disgusting exam. I was so confident with Paper 1 and thought I was doing well at GCSE's until today where computer science completely ruined it for me. Left me broken after the exam because I don't even know if I'm going to get the grade I want anymore.

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Reply 9

KindPot

12

Original post by Mythical Pingu

How are you feeling about the exam? :smile:

i think it acc went well no lie

Reply 10

Nimosteve88

6

Hey guys, I'm taking the aqa a level computer science. Do you feel like the whole test was entirely based on the advanced info given?

Reply 11

Izzy-06

12

Original post by Nimosteve88

Hey guys, I'm taking the aqa a level computer science. Do you feel like the whole test was entirely based on the advanced info given?

I feel like the advanced information for the gcse was accurate and definitely linked up to a question in the exam. There is a few bits of it that weren’t directly in a question but needs to be revised to help answer the question around that topic if that makes sense. Our advanced information said for one of the things to explain what… and then describe why…. And it was the describe statement that was relevant but knowing what it was would definitely help. I might of just made that even more confusing but I hope it goes well for you!!! I’m going to be starting the OCR A level course next year.

Reply 12

Nimosteve88

6

Original post by Izzy-06

I feel like the advanced information for the gcse was accurate and definitely linked up to a question in the exam. There is a few bits of it that weren’t directly in a question but needs to be revised to help answer the question around that topic if that makes sense. Our advanced information said for one of the things to explain what… and then describe why…. And it was the describe statement that was relevant but knowing what it was would definitely help. I might of just made that even more confusing but I hope it goes well for you!!! I’m going to be starting the OCR A level course next year.