GCE AS/AComputing (5511, 6511)

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Exampro software

Teachers may wish to read about software based on past AQA question papers and mark schemes.

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Teachers' Guides

A Teacher's Guide is available in this subject. A copy has been sent all registered AQA examination centres. Further printed copies can be purchased from AQA Publications Department. These Guides are not available on-line.

The Guide contains:

• A look at the elements of this specification that are prominent in terms of the subject content, with a distinction drawn between this specification and the AQA ICT specification
• A review of the assessment pattern
• A look at some possible curriculum models and at how synoptic assessment has been met in the specification
• A look at assessment issues
• A review of the trigger words used in the assessment units
• Advice and guidance on all aspects of the coursework with a checklist for teachers in terms of what to expect students to produce
• Advice on how much help should be given to students in the production the project
• A section on the delivery of the course along with some advice about schemes of work, and suggested schemes for each module
• A resource list for the course in general and on a topic by topic basis, including advice on software
• A section on how the specification can be used to deliver the main key skills