IGCSE Accounting (0452) Scheme of Assessment

For students who are appearing for Jun 2010 exams or after that, will have follow the changed scheme of assessment.

There will be two compulsory papers i.e. Paper 1 and Paper 2.

These papers will contain questions based on the whole syllabus, and will be graded A to G.

Paper 1

Duration : 1¾ hours

Total marks: 120

Weighting : 50%

Structured question paper with 8–12 multiple choice items and short answer questions. Paper 1 will

usually consist of between 4 to 5 questions drawn from topics across the whole of the syllabus. All

questions are compulsory and will mainly test Knowledge and Understanding, with some Analysis

and Evaluation.

Candidates answer on the question paper.

Paper 2

Duration :1¾ hours

Total marks: 120

Weighting: 50%

Structured question paper. Paper 2 will usually consist of 4 to 6 questions drawn from topics across

the whole of the syllabus. All questions are compulsory and will test Knowledge and Understanding, but with an emphasis on Analysis and Evaluation.

Candidates answer on the question paper.

IGCSE Economics (code 455) Scheme of assessment

There has been a change in the scheme of assessment in IGCSE Economics. Earlier the syllabus was divided into core and extended. But now these both have been merged and made into one syllabus. June 2009 examinations will be based on the new scheme. Instead of Paper1,2,3,4,6 there will be only THREE Papers i.e. Paper 1,2,3. The details are given below.

Paper 1 (45 minutes)
30 multiple-choice items.
ALL questions to be answered

Paper 2 (2 hours)
Structured questions.
Candidates must answer Section A and three questions in Section B.

Paper 3 (1 hour 30 minutes)
A variety of questions which test enquiry skills.
Novel data will be presented for interpretation and analysis of a real economic situation.

Paper Weighting
Paper 1----------20%
Paper 2----------50%
Paper 3----------30%