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GCSE Maths C/wk to be Axed ...

I'm doing my coursework now (the last group to start, despite being 2nd highest set :P) and it's completely pointless and dull. I really don't give two ticks about heights in SA and the UK. and my teacher told me it was impossible to get 8 8 8 (marks) and just to aim for 7 7 7 or 766! What's the point of having 888 if it's A-Level type work?

Reply 41

calcium878

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Standard Deviation (not on AQA A syllabus) only got a weak 7, 7, 7. I couldn't be arsed going any further :redface:

Reply 42

lovers in japan

2

Coursework is crap.

End of. :p:

Truth.

splorgie

Coursework is crap.

End of. :p:

No truer words have ever been spoken :p:

Reply 45

mikeski

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coursework is crap, but its good to have marks going into the exam! although I would rather have modules than coursework!

Reply 46

lovers in japan

2

Thank you...

Now, can I interpret that so that it looks like I always speak the truth...?

No? :p:

Meh, worth a try I guess :p:

Reply 47

magicbuspass

12

So Maths coursework should be given a non-fond farewell. There are reports in the newspapers that the whole gcse is piss easy.

Reply 48

mikeski

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lmao, youve got the wrong gcse! maths is hard!!

Reply 49

stratomaster

mikeski

lmao, youve got the wrong gcse! maths is hard!!

Lol exactly the eduction authorities are so dumb. Its the science coursework they needed to scrap.

Reply 50

lovers in japan

2

Exactly, although Maths coursework is annoying and stupid and really hard/almost impossible to get full marks in.

Both Maths and Science courseworks should be scrapped... happy? :p:

Oh and OT, heard that A level coursework content for Eng Lit is going to increase to 40% from 2008? Opposite from what they're doing to GCSEs... :rolleyes:

Reply 51

Cataclysm

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splorgie

Exactly, although Maths coursework is annoying and stupid and really hard/almost impossible to get full marks in.

Both Maths and Science courseworks should be scrapped... happy? :p:

Oh and OT, heard that A level coursework content for Eng Lit is going to increase to 40% from 2008? Opposite from what they're doing to GCSEs... :rolleyes:

Aww..

I wish it was from this year, would have made it much easier in the exams if I knew 40% was already under my belt. Well I guess 30% isn't so bad. :smile:

Reply 52

kellywood_5

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40% for A-level English lit coursework would have been great! I got AA in the coursework modules and ABBC in the exams, so if the coursework was worth more, I would have got an A instead of a B :frown:

Oh well.

Reply 53

desmondmac

1

Maths coursework was a pointless affair, i got full marks for it in 06 so if u need some help just pm me.

however it does help to know u have somethign to fall back in if "da **** hits the fan" in the exam hall lol, so quel dommage, c'est la vie

Reply 54

desmondmac

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kellywood_5

40% for A-level English lit coursework would have been great! I got AA in the coursework modules and ABBC in the exams, so if the coursework was worth more, I would have got an A instead of a B :frown:

Oh well.

And then you would have been at Cams now innit :frown:

ahh dat sucks, im so scared of something liek that happeneing to me.

neway hows Exeter????

Reply 55

kellywood_5

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desmondmac

And then you would have been at Cams now innit :frown:

ahh dat sucks, im so scared of something liek that happeneing to me.

neway hows Exeter????

It's great thanks, I survived Freshers' Week and the first week of term :biggrin:

My temporary accommodation is rather crap, but I've met loads of really friendly people, joined 5 societies and I love my course.

Reply 56

lovers in japan

2

Oh that's good to hear Kelly :biggrin:

Reply 57

lil groovy dude

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kellywood_5

It's great thanks, I survived Freshers' Week and the first week of term :biggrin:

My temporary accommodation is rather crap, but I've met loads of really friendly people, joined 5 societies and I love my course.

Hope you love the rest of your course :biggrin:

Reply 58

kellywood_5

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Thanks, splorgie and lil_groovy_dude :biggrin:

Reply 59

r3m0t

1

xxaimeexx

If they get rid of maths coursework wont they have t o scrap all of them because you can cheat on all your coursework like science? I think 100% exam is ok for the ones who are really confident and are really really really intelligant ! If you have good grades from coursework and module exams then there is less pressure on you if you cant cope with the amount of stuff you need to learn.

No. It's a fact that more "assistance" (by which I mean copying) is given both with the maths "investigative" coursework and the "data analysis" coursework, than is given for many other subjects.

- It's easier to detect in English coursework when sentences look out of place and appear to span more than one style.

- It's easier to detect in Geography coursework where different groups take different approaches to data collection and collect different data.

- It's easier to detect in IT coursework where everybody does different projects.

But in the Maths coursework there is a very small amount of different approaches to the coursework (and this applies to both types). Everybody's T-number coursework ended up the same in my whole class, it's just that simple. I can only count two approaches to the hidden faces coursework, and one for the Emma's Dilemma (combinatorics) coursework.

Besides, each qualification is handled by a seperate group. So the decisions of the Maths GCSE group don't impact the science GCSE group.

GCSE Maths C/wk to be Axed ...

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