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New syllabus for IGCSE announced
Karachi, June 18: A new syllabus for the Edexcel Advanced Levels and the
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) has been put
online and will be available in hard copy format in schools by September 2008,
said International Business Manager Edexcel, Dr David Davies. To announce
the launch of the new programmes of the IGCSE and the new A' Levels, a
presentation for the principles of schools offering University of London based
examination was held at a local hotel.
Dr Davies said that the IGCSE are
equivalent to the General Certification of Education (GCE) or General
Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) in their grading and hence equivalent
to a local Matriculation qualification. "The difference in the GCE or the GCSE
and the IGCSE is that in the grading, the IGCSE offers a grade of A*, which is
reserved for the top five to ten per cent of the students and differentiates
from the cohort of all those who get an A grade, which is approximately 20 per
cent of those who appear in the paper." Dr Davies added that, "On the other end,
the IGCSE offers more grades on the lower end going down to grades G, lower than
the 'E' offered by the GCE and GCSE."
The syllabus content has also been
reduced from six units to four units, except for the subjects of Mathematics,
Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Music whose requirement is of six units. The
reduction in units also means that the fee of the papers will be less. In
addition, there will be only one form of assessment for one unit.
On the
operational side of the IGCSE, it offers greater support for both, the
institutions and the students in increased interactive media, material and other
services to facilitate the preparation process and reduces the overall course
work. In addition, schools and even students can order CDs containing programme
Exam Wizard which contain specimen papers, questions and their
answers.
Dr Davies further revealed that the checking pattern has also
undergone major revision with all exam scripts being scanned and each question
being sent to the examiner who is best suited to check that question, thus
eliminating the examiner, and guaranteeing a more objective checking of
papers.
The schedule for the new IGCSE is that in September of 2008, the
new syllabus and other material will come in hard copy (currently available
online). Their exams will be held in 2010, the new Advanced Subsidiary Level
session will commence in 2008, certification in 2009, and A2 session will
commence in September 2009 and certification in 2010. O' Levels will be
discontinued from 2011, with its last exams being held in the winter of
2010.
A very interesting qualification revealed by Dr Davies was the
BTEC. This is a vocational training qualification like that of the Technical
boards or the Poly-Technic institutes here. BTEC does not include any term
examination but involves a project that spans a couple of weeks.
Dr
Davies further revealed that the Inter Board Committee of Chairman (IBCC) too
recognises Edexcel and will provide an equivalence of Edexcel results.
It
is to be reminded to the public that the IGCSE Edexcel is an offering of the
University of London – now owned by the Pearson Group of America and is governed
and regulated by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) of the UK.
The O' Levels, A' Levels and GCE, GCSE and IGCSE offered by Cambridge remain and
continue to be offered. The News
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