GCSEInformation & Communication Technology A (3521)
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Project benchmark - grades A and C
For centres entering candidates for the Full Course this document is to assist teachers' understanding of the requirements for this component. This will be available at the teacher standardisation meetings.
For details about standardisation meetings in summer 2009 see the noticeboard page.
AQA-set Assignment for the 2010 examination
Read/download the Candidate Booklet for the 2010 Assignment (Hickley Medical Practice).
Order forms for GCSE ICT (Full Course and Short Course) candidate booklets for the AQA-set assignment
AQA-set Assignment Component
To support centres entering candidates for the short or full course examinations in 2008 and/or 2009 a range of support materials are available to support teachers with the requirements of the AQA-set assignment component.
AQA-set Assignment for the 2009 examination
Read/download the Candidate Booklet for the 2009 Assignment (Hickley Health Club).
AQA-set Assignment for the 2008 examination
Read/download the Candidate Booklet for the 2008 Assignment (Lancre Theme Park).
AQA-set Assignment
Any centres entering candidates in 2006 are reminded that the appropriate set-assignment (Lancre Lunch Box) must be completed. The 2007 set-assignment (Lancre Festival) should only be completed by candidates entering for certification in 2007. Centres are also reminded that the deadline date for the submission of marks to the moderator is 5 May.
AQA-set Assignment for the 2007 examination
Centres are reminded to complete and return an order form to request copies of the candidate booklet, confidential instructions and CD-Rom for the above component.
Following requests from centres, the Candidate Booklet for the 2007 Assignment (Lancre Festival) is now available to read/download.
Reminder about Moderation of Coursework
Centres are reminded to complete and include the necessary AQA documentation when sending samples of coursework to the moderator. In addition to the Centre Declaration Sheet, the appropriate record forms should also be submitted.
The deadline for the submission of centre marks to AQA and the allocated moderator is 5 May.
Teachers and assessors are reminded that candidates' work for the Project component should be marked in accordance with the assessment criteria as set out in section 14.4 of the specification. Following requests from centres this information is now provided in an alternative format as a Project Marking Grid.
AQA-set Assignment for the 2006 Examination
With reference to the material which has recently been issued to centres for use in the above examination, centres are advised that erratum notices have been issued for both the Candidate Booklet (3521/7/C) and the Confidential Instructions (3521/7/C/TN).
If your centre has not received a copy of either of these notices then please contact the subject team (ict-subjects@aqa.org.uk) as soon as possible.