June 2012 Environmental Studies
Unit code | Title | Numbering system | Type of answer book | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ENVS1 | The Living Environment | Conventional | Combined | 16 |
ENVS2 | The Physical Environment | Conventional | Combined | 20 |
ENVS3 | Energy Resources & Environmental Pollution | Conventional | Combined | 20 |
ENVS4 | Biological Resources & Sustainability | Conventional | Combined | 24 |
General advice
Students should:
- read all instructions on the front cover and at the start of each section of the question paper
- read each question carefully before responding, especially where there are optional question(s)
- remember that questions can appear on all pages of a question paper, including the final page.
Combined question paper answer books
Students should look at the number of marks and the line space allocated to each question and write answers of an appropriate length.
If a student needs more space to answer a question, they must:
either use the white space immediately beneath the lined answer space and before the start of the next question
or ask for an AQA four-page Supplementary answer book.
They should not:
- use the answer space for a different question
- write in the margin
- respond elsewhere in the answer book.
Separate answer books and the two-digit numbering system
Students worked well with the two-digit numbering system and separate answer books in 2011 exams; thank you for ensuring that the guidance was applied successfully. We have updated our guides for students, teachers and exams officers / invigilators to reflect the general advice given above.
A reminder: question paper style and marking answers on screen
Exams with separate question papers and answer books (unconstrained answer books) will use:
- our simplified, two-digit question numbering system
- answer books with spaces for students to write the two-digit question numbers.
For additional guidance see:
- Teacher Guide (revised)
- Exams officer and invigilator Guide (revised)
- Student Guide (revised)
- Question papers and mark schemes:
- Summer 2011 materials are available to schools / colleges in the Secure Key Materials area of e-AQA
- Specimen materials are available from the subject pages of aqa.org.uk
- Examples of students' work:
- AQA Research team papers: Marking answers on screen
- Reliability of on-screen marking of essays
- A concurrent approach to estimating the reliability of electronic marking of long form answers
- Using the Think Aloud Method to investigate electronic marking of long form answers
- The impact of e-marking on Enquiries After Results 2006/2007
- The impact of e-marking on Enquiries After Results 2005/2006
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Get Involved for free! Pre-Testing of Objective Test Questions (OTQ)
GCE Physics Unit 4 Section A is assessed by OTQ's.
AQA is inviting centres to participate in the Pre-Testing process. The actual tests are held in March each year.
Participation has benefits to both centres/candidates and AQA:
- AQA provides all the material for the pre-test
- A free mock exam (under supervised conditions)
- Can be taken during lesson time (at a date/time convenient to you)
- Good practise for candidates preparing for exams
- Data from the pre-test ensures quality questions in future examinations
- Marked by AQA and centres informed of results.
Other subjects offering pre-testing are GCE General Studies (GEN 1 & GEN2). If your centre offers these subjects please notify colleagues of this opportunity.
If you are interested, please read the following instructions/guidance and return the OTQ Pre-Test Application Pro forma. If you would like to discuss the arrangements please contact AQA's OTQ Processing section on 0161 957 3981.
- OTQ Pre-Test Letter
- Pre-Test Instructions: Guidance to Centres
- Notes Accompanying Pre-Test Reply Form
Secure Key Materials
Secure Key Materials is a new e-AQA service which replaces Recent Exam Materials from 1 September. It provides teachers and Exams Officers with exclusive access to a bank of exam-related material that is:
- secure
- easy to navigate
- quick to use
- intuitive, based on the design of our website.
Please read our new leaflet and look at the following demo to find out more about this new service.
The first 2010/2011 series-related documentation provided on the Secure Key Materials will be for the GCSE and GCE Science. Please note that the 2010/2011 ISA materials will be posted on the site (between 1 – 10 September) and not circulated on a CD as in previous years.
To obtain an e-AQA account and access to Secure Key Materials, please register at e-AQA. For more information about the materials published on Secure Key Materials, please don't hesitate to contact the Subject team.
