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2012 exams update: Exam tips – how students can make best use of answer books

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.

January 2012 1191/21941 (AS/A2) Sociology

Unit code	Title	Numbering system	Type of answer book	Size of answer book
SCLY1	Culture and Identity	New (0l, 02 etc)	Separate (unconstrained)	8 pages
SCLY2	Education with Research Methods	New (0l, 02 etc)	Separate (unconstrained)	12 pages
SCLY3	Beliefs in Society	New (0l, 02 etc)	Separate (unconstrained)	12 pages
SCLY4	Crime and Deviance with Theory and Methods	New (0l, 02 etc)	Separate (unconstrained)	16 pages

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:
  • Good practice
  • Areas for improvement
• 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
New AQA Numbering System
• Nested Numbering

Archive

• Exams Officer questionnaire feedback
• Exams Officer questionnaire

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Important Reminder for January 2012 Examination Series

Revised Specimen Question Paper and Mark Scheme for SCLY4

Please be reminded that the revised Specimen Question Paper and Mark Scheme for SCLY4 (version 1.3), to take effect from January 2012, are available for download from the Specimen Papers and Mark Schemes tab.

Please also be aware that the letter sent to all schools and colleges entering for A-Level Sociology in December 2010 explaining the changes can be found in the Teacher Resource Bank.

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Web conferences available

A-level feedback web conferences are available for booking now.

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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.

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.

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Feed back on the summer exams for SCLY3 and SCLY4
(Examinations Update 8)

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