Electronics GCSE

amppatel

2

Does anyone no the grade boundaries for it??? Im doing Higher and i find it REALLY hard. lol

Its OCR

Reply 1

Eternity Forever

12

wow, I didn't know that there was a GCSE in Electronics.

Reply 2

x_Daisy_x

2

Sorry I don't know the grade boundaries but I find it really hard too! I've just done my mock exams and both papers were sooo hard! I'm just hoping I get a good coursework mark

Reply 3

andy_cole2

14

loads of people in my school do it in year 12 i think your only allowed to take it if your doing physics already though. what do you learn? about wires and stuff?>?

Reply 4

-G-a-v-

16

Be careful though - is it actually GCSE Electronics or the 'Electronic Products' strand of GCSE Design and Technology?

In answer to the main question though: the grade boundaries will vary year on year depending on how everyone has done. I think you could reasonably expect about 80% on a higher paper to be an A* though, and then 70% to be an A and so on... Like I said though, it does vary.

Reply 5

davidjones90

12

If you’re on about 'proper' electronics, then the grade boundaries do vary from year to year. If your on the aqa one then to get the magical A* you need 141/150 in the exam and 38/40 in coursework. This is for June 2006 exam which I done. Though in previous year I think to get an A* you needed 126/150, not too sure what you needed on c/w but it should be 35+. If you’re in Yr10 or Yr11, then do not worry too much, in the mock exam I got 22%. I was really embarrassed in parents evening!!!

IMO electronics is such a fun and the most socialable subject I ever done. In year 10 and up to Xmas Yr11 I didn’t understand A THING. I pretty much learnt it all in 4 weeks and spent about 20-30hrs. To do well there is a really good free guide made by the examine officer, it about 90 pages and is a must have really. Read that, read it again, and again and again. Then read it and make notes, re read your notes, add more to your notes. Then do past papers (be careful there is isn’t many, mine only went back to '02). Mark it, THEN LOOK AT THE MARK SCHEME. Then put the proper answer in red pen on the exam paper, once you do this you'll soon realise that the content is in ALL the exam paper and there are really recycling question year to year. This way you can go to the exam room and know what the mark scheme will put down as the real answer.

I had sooo much fun doing it at GCSE, especially when you’re doing your practical coursework, we chatted soooo much while building our circuits and jumping up and down when it worked.

If you need the free guide I will try and get a link posted :smile:

Reply 6

Ramryan

Hmm I did Electronic Products- That was good fun, the exams were odd. One was insanely complex (Formulas- argh) and the other ridiculously easy ("What part of this electronic product contains the battery?") Coursework was surely weighed before it was marked, but when you get to A-Level anything you did at GCSE seems miniscule compared to the stuff they dump on you here, and I'm sure it only gets better at degree level!

Crazy Subject, but I still managed a B :biggrin:

I think the poster above has pretty much answered your question though!

Reply 7

nano198

4

Well am taking GCSE electronic product soon and i got entred for foundation which am happy cuz i done the higher its really risky if i take it. Furthermore i want to know how many marks to i need to get in the exam cuz i got 97 for the electronic written coursework , so how much do you reckon i should get in the exam to secure a "C".Cuz I want to spent more time revising for science,maths,english and .... and i dont want to spent all my time revising for electronic.

Please answer quick cuz its really urgent thank you.

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