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[QUOTE=Flower Dance]I did Coursework and writing :confused:[/QUOTE]
really? did they both count for marks? we were told you do one or the other, or you do the coursework and if it turns out terrible then you go in for the exam.

[QUOTE=jpshortstuff]really? did they both count for marks? we were told you do one or the other, or you do the coursework and if it turns out terrible then you go in for the exam.[/QUOTE]
Yeah they both counted.
I had 4 pieces of coursework to do, One piece of writing, I chose to write about a holday abroad or something, a listening exam, a speaking exam and a reading exam.

[QUOTE=jpshortstuff]i have a bad feeling the RE exam tomorrow is going to be fatally boring.[/QUOTE]
2 frickin' hours. Aparently the questions on higher were just as easy as foundation. And jesus christ my ICT exam was difficult. I couldn't think of any disadvantages for on-line shopping.

I'm quietly confident about my french. Done 3 practise reading papers and I got two A's and one A*. And I strolled C's on the two practise listeing exams. If I get anything close to that, plus my teacher said my listening and C/W were both B's I should be in for a high-ish grade.

[QUOTE=Flower Dance]Yeah they both counted.
I had 4 pieces of coursework to do, One piece of writing, I chose to write about a holday abroad or something, a listening exam, a speaking exam and a reading exam.[/QUOTE]
wait this holiday thing was like an exam thing, or a piece that you did over the year? when i said coursework i meant just stuff that you do over the year in class and stuff.

I did RE last year. I found it rather easy.
Holiday thing was an exam. I swear.

[QUOTE=Salle D'attente]2 frickin' hours. Aparently the questions on higher were just as easy as foundation. And jesus christ my ICT exam was difficult. I couldn't think of any disadvantages for on-line shopping.[/QUOTE]
yeah two hours of hellish boredom and squeaky chairs.
ICT was OK for me.

[QUOTE=Flower Dance]I did RE last year. I found it rather easy.
Holiday thing was an exam. I swear.[/QUOTE]
well then you didnt do coursework like i meant coursework, that was the writing exam. we did things in class like write about your work experience and stuff, and we could get the teachers help and you could work on it at home etc. thats the kind of coursework i was talking about.

I did do coursework. trust me. I did 4 pieces and i missed the deadline by a week and had to spend every day after school with my French teacher finishing them. I'll never forget that.

well i dont know whats happening then, unless theres been a huge misunderstanding and you're actually talking about 3 years ago when you entered a Mathematics exam in portugal.

I did no such thing :angry:

Maybe you're on a different exam board or things have changed.

[QUOTE=Flower Dance]I did no such thing :angry:

Maybe you're on a different exam board or things have changed.[/QUOTE]
thats the most likely explaniation. huh, so much for my portugal theory.

Done my first two exams. I think I've done really well in English lit, I found it easy and I normally get A*s in my practice papers anyway *touch wood*. IT was harder than expected :-/

[QUOTE=Herbert_da_fish] IT was harder than expected :-/[/QUOTE]
i didnt get the question about Computer modals, i have no idea what they are.

What how with the spreadsheet can they produce a model. I didn't understand that.

yeah that one. i just wrote stuff like 'spreadsheets can do calculations and stuff'.

I wasn't even entered for any ICT at all for some reason.

[QUOTE=Salle D'attente]What how with the spreadsheet can they produce a model. I didn't understand that.[/QUOTE]
Everyone I spoke to was confused about that. Stupid stupid question.... but then if everyone found it hard the boundaries will go down :)

Was the question actually worded like that?

it was something like: "Explain why spreadsheets are good for creating computer models".
the question before was: "spreadsheets are often used for computer models. explain what a computer model is" i think

I swear these exam boards are running out of questions. They seem to be re-wording the same question over and over.

[QUOTE=Flower Dance]I swear these exam boards are running out of questions. They seem to be re-wording the same question over and over.[/QUOTE]
yeah, its like in the music exams when they say: 'Do you like this music?' there wasnt any of that in this years paper though.

lol a GCSE in ICT

what is the world coming to

No but I don't see music qualities of some crap that sounds like a machine gun.

EDIT: to Jp

Squirrel : ICT is actually worth 4 GCSEs now :eek:

yeah serialist music sucks balls. some minimalist is ok.
EDIT: When are they going to introduce Death Metal onto the paper? that what i want to know. a bit of Dream Theater wouldnt go amiss either, at least there be lots of stuff to analyse

[QUOTE=Flower Dance]
Squirrel : ICT is actually worth 4 GCSEs now :eek:[/QUOTE]


youre kidding me

thats absolutely pathetic and disgusting

[QUOTE=jpshortstuff]yeah serialist music sucks balls. some minimalist is ok.
EDIT: When are they going to introduce Death Metal onto the paper? that what i want to know. a bit of Dream Theater wouldnt go amiss either, at least there be lots of stuff to analyse[/QUOTE]
DT is far too long to go on a test, even an extract and then there'd be complaints about Satanism if DM was introduced.
The serialism piece was alright actually. The Minimalism was good. Philip Glass is great. It was just the experimentalism that was balls.

[QUOTE]youre kidding me

thats absolutely pathetic and disgusting[/QUOTE]
Yup. It means a lot of stupid students who get 4 C's in ICT and manage another C by luck will be accepted into the 6th Form.

a lot of teachers feel it's a cheat.

that and its a retard course that is worth nothing

as far as serialism goes the test one wasnt too bad. all the practice ones we did in class were terrible. yes i'll take all 12 notes, put them in a random order and then play it backwards, thats music.

EDIT: [SIZE="3"]4 GCSEs???[/SIZE]what the hell im only getting 1 and i chose it as an option.

[QUOTE=jpshortstuff]as far as serialism goes the test one wasnt too bad. all the practice ones we did in class were terrible. yes i'll take all 12 notes, put them in a random order and then play it backwards, thats music.

EDIT: [SIZE="3"]4 GCSEs???[/SIZE]what the hell im only getting 1 and i chose it as an option.[/QUOTE]
To get Serialism right sometimes it can be pretty difficult.


And there a lot of people at my school getting 4 GCSEs for ICT. There were 2 ICT options, one for the 4 GCSEs and one for 1 GCSE.

[QUOTE=Flower Dance]To get Serialism right sometimes it can be pretty difficult.
[/QUOTE]
i suppose. mind you some people at my school did a serialism composition as an easy option. someone turned a tape recorder on, then made and ate a sandwhich. then they wrote out a graphic score and submitted it.
wait thats experimental music isnt it. ah well, its still terrible.

[QUOTE=Flower Dance]
And there a lot of people at my school getting 4 GCSEs for ICT. There were 2 ICT options, one for the 4 GCSEs and one for 1 GCSE.[/QUOTE]
man thats weird. your not at a specialist ICT school or anything are you?

anyway i got to go now, my dad needs the computer

Later UK-MXers :wave:

[QUOTE=jpshortstuff]i suppose. mind you some people at my school did a serialism composition as an easy option. someone turned a tape recorder on, then made and ate a sandwhich. then they wrote out a graphic score and submitted it.
wait thats experimental music isnt it. ah well, its still terrible.


man thats weird. your not at a specialist ICT school or anything are you?

anyway i got to go now, my dad needs the computer

Later UK-MXers :wave:[/QUOTE]

They ate a sandwich and called it music? :eek: That's cheating!

I have no idea if my school's a specialist ICT one.

I get half a GCSE for IT but that's 'cause I did short course.

GNVQ ICT which is what FD is referring isn't actually worth 4 GCSE's but is worth that equivalent if you get level 4 I think it is. Its how my school cheats so it doesn't look pathetic in league tables. Its also making GNVQ ICT manditory next year for all yr 9. Which is bollcoks as my cousin is having to now do geogrpahy in her spare time. Oh and this year the geniuses dropped a lesson of English down to three so they could fit in lesson of tutorial. Where we just sit around and talk in our tutor groups.
Crap or what :)

[QUOTE=Wish]Squirrel did you get the Origin?[/QUOTE]

Yeah, cheers man, it's awesome :)

i saw a concert of people playing steve rich pieces was kind of boring but the musicicians were pretty damn good

for those who dont know he's a minimalist composer

Good evening United Kingdom...

How are we all today?

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Sup another exam tomorrow.

Whatever they call it...General studies, form time, whatever. It's a complete waste of yours and your teacher's time.

It counts absolutely nothing. Unis seldom accept it and all that crap you do, filling out questionnaires, and if you have a progress file to fill out, it counts for absolutely nothing.

eww I just got this feeling in my stomach and then threw up :(

aww...


Nice League of Gentleman reference in your usertitle by the way:)

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