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Are students already being taught the new specification of the change from A-level computing to A-level computer science?
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The new one is way easier because you don't have to learn how all the hardware listed in the spec works! Sadly I started AS computing in year 10 ( last year) so I missed the change- AQA
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The new one is way easier because you don't have to learn how all the hardware listed in the spec works! Sadly I started AS computing in year 10 ( last year) so I missed the change
The new one is way easier because you don't have to learn how all the hardware listed in the spec works! Sadly I started AS computing in year 10 ( last year) so I missed the change
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Are students already being taught the new specification of the change from A-level computing to A-level computer science?
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Are students already being taught the new specification of the change from A-level computing to A-level computer science?
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The new WJEC AS Computer Science spec won't start until September 2015. I don't know about other boards, though.
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(Original post by yellowcopter)
No, well at least I'm not. I do WJEC AS Computing.
The new WJEC AS Computer Science spec won't start until September 2015. I don't know about other boards, though.
No, well at least I'm not. I do WJEC AS Computing.
The new WJEC AS Computer Science spec won't start until September 2015. I don't know about other boards, though.
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(Original post by idied)
yee. The people who have started the A level this year go by the new spec
yee. The people who have started the A level this year go by the new spec
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(Original post by idied)
I am talking about the AQA. Sorry, forgot to mention it. Thanks for reminding me
I am talking about the AQA. Sorry, forgot to mention it. Thanks for reminding me
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http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/ict-a...as-and-a-level
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(Original post by idied)
The new one is way easier because you don't have to learn how all the hardware listed in the spec works! Sadly I started AS computing in year 10 ( last year) so I missed the change- AQA
The new one is way easier because you don't have to learn how all the hardware listed in the spec works! Sadly I started AS computing in year 10 ( last year) so I missed the change- AQA
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...nges-knowledge
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...changes-skills
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(Original post by Nuvertion)
Also not quite sure how you could say the new spec is "way" easier. Topics only at A2 are now dropping down to AS and even harder topics are being introduced. The good thing though is that most of the BS is being cut (e.g. extensive coursework documentation)
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...nges-knowledge
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...changes-skills
Also not quite sure how you could say the new spec is "way" easier. Topics only at A2 are now dropping down to AS and even harder topics are being introduced. The good thing though is that most of the BS is being cut (e.g. extensive coursework documentation)
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...nges-knowledge
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...changes-skills
The old WJEC Spec which I do is all just simple IT such as system life cycles. It's ridiculous.
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(Original post by yellowcopter)
The new A-Level is most indefinitely harder.
The old WJEC Spec which I do is all just simple IT such as system life cycles. It's ridiculous.
The new A-Level is most indefinitely harder.
The old WJEC Spec which I do is all just simple IT such as system life cycles. It's ridiculous.
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(Original post by yellowcopter)
I checked the AQA website, and it also says that the new Computer Science AS-Level spec won't be until September 2015 for them too. So if you are doing AQA now, you will be doing Computing not Computer Science.
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http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/ict-a...as-and-a-level
I checked the AQA website, and it also says that the new Computer Science AS-Level spec won't be until September 2015 for them too. So if you are doing AQA now, you will be doing Computing not Computer Science.
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http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/ict-a...as-and-a-level
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(Original post by Nuvertion)
Also not quite sure how you could say the new spec is "way" easier. Topics only at A2 are now dropping down to AS and even harder topics are being introduced. The good thing though is that most of the BS is being cut (e.g. extensive coursework documentation) and most of the new topics are pretty interesting.
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...nges-knowledge
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...changes-skills
Also not quite sure how you could say the new spec is "way" easier. Topics only at A2 are now dropping down to AS and even harder topics are being introduced. The good thing though is that most of the BS is being cut (e.g. extensive coursework documentation) and most of the new topics are pretty interesting.
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...nges-knowledge
http://www.aqa.org.uk/resources/ict-...changes-skills
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