How did you fit the coursework element into the A2 ?  Reading the AQA
Teacher's Guide, their time allocated to the examined modules takes up all
of the time allocated.  I asked AQA about this a couple of times, but they
have never replied.
Thanks,

David


----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Jones <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: AQA A2 Mod 4 - Accounting and Finance


> In reply to Julie's query/comments, here's my experience having just
completed the AQA AS/A2 pilot.
> I did cover the A2 profit and loss a/c in about 75 minutes. Partly this
was because I had already dealt with types of profit in the first year, but
also because questions on the p and l a/c rarely turn up - balance sheets
have far more potential for exam questions - so I gambled with the time
available.
> Generally the A2 was less rushed than the AS pilot, but I'm not sure if
that will apply next year. It was harder getting through the AS this year
than it was on last year's pilot, which I suspect is due to students now
taking more subjects plus key skills. I do wonder if next years A2 will also
be under more time pressure than my pilot groups, having level 3 key skills,
retakes of any of their 12 first year exams, plus possibly sitting A2 units
in January.
> I'm thinking about planning a scheme of work based on only 25 teaching
weeks, allowing for exams disrupting most of January and from mid-May, and
to allow time for my own mocks and some revision. That will mean time will
be tight, and the AQA scheme of work will have to be cut down to fit the
time available.
> Hope this is of some use,
> Alan Jones
> p.s.
> I haven't got a copy of the paper 6 exam synoptic case study that my
students sat this morning, but they say it had a lot of waffle-type
questions with little solid content except for a decision tree.
>
> ----------
> >From: Julie Parton <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: AQA A2 Mod 4 - Accounting and Finance
> >Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 13:07:00 +0100
> >
> >I'm working on putting together a programme of study and materials for
the
> >above portion of the A2.
> >
> >The more I look at the teacher handbook the more worried I become about
> >reaching all the topics to the level of rigour required by A2 and in the
> >timescale suggested in the handbook - the total time "allowance" of 34
hours
> >matches pretty closely to my own time allocation.
> >
> >I know that some members of the list were in the pilot group. How did you
> >get on with this? For example is it feasible to get students to an A2
level
> >of understanding on the Profit and Loss Account in 1 hour?
> >
> >Bear in mind that for the first topic in the handbook the scheme points
to
> >Units 21, 22 and 24 in Marcouse's book and only Unit 21 is pointed to
later
> >on. AND Units 22 and 24 are A2 units.
> >
> >I have a real concern that I will need to make the final few lessons in
Year
> >12 really intense in order to cover the ground adequately BUT the Y12
will
> >be too exhausted to take it in! A simple answer is probably NOT to do
this
> >unit first. HOWEVER ... if A2 students need to resit a unit then surely
it
> >is would be Marketing, Accounting and Fince given that so many students
lack
> >confidence when they see numbers.
> >
> >What are others planning/doing? Any advice greatfully received!
> >
> >Julie Parton
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