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How to get an A* in ICT IGCSE?

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My sister is going to do her ICT IGCSE exam in Oct/Nov 2012 and she wants to aim for an A as minimum but but she desperately needs an A* in this subject. Shes got a C and she needs an A* this time. Any advice from people with A*'s or A's?
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dodo..x 94 said:
My sister is going to do her ICT IGCSE exam in Oct/Nov 2012 and she wants to aim for an A as minimum but but she desperately needs an A* in this subject. Shes got a C and she needs an A* this time. Any advice from people with A*'s or A's?
Thank you
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I got an A* in ICT, it's not really a hard subject at all! I advise that she focus on the practicals as they're the most challenging, especially when it comes to HTML and spreadsheets! There were some tricky questions in the exam I did and I came out thinking I'd get a B maximum if the examiners are generous! The theory part is easy to study for, as long as you have a good reliable text book; if not then try igcseict.info, it has everything you need for theory and most of the practicals. That's the site I used solely without any textbook.

Also, be sure to study well in advance; this applies especially to the practicals as you can forget procedures easily over time. Do a couple of recent past papers to get you up to speed and to see if you've improved or not.
 
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aalmuhannadi said:
I got an A* in ICT, it's not really a hard subject at all! I advise that she focus on the practicals as they're the most challenging, especially when it comes to HTML and spreadsheets! There were some tricky questions in the exam I did and I came out thinking I'd get a B maximum if the examiners are generous! The theory part is easy to study for, as long as you have a good reliable text book; if not then try igcseict.info, it has everything you need for theory and most of the practicals. That's the site I used solely without any textbook.

Also, be sure to study well in advance; this applies especially to the practicals as you can forget procedures easily over time. Do a couple of recent past papers to get you up to speed and to see if you've improved or not.
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Very true.
 
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dodo..x 94 said:
My sister is going to do her ICT IGCSE exam in Oct/Nov 2012 and she wants to aim for an A as minimum but but she desperately needs an A* in this subject. Shes got a C and she needs an A* this time. Any advice from people with A*'s or A's?
Thank you
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i am giving my igcse exams in oct/nov 2012,do mj and on 12 cum d similar
coz mj12 dint have any labels or summary!!!!!!
and can u recommend wich pst papers shuld i solve for ict for pracs and theory both
plzzzz reply me asap
 
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aalmuhannadi said:
I got an A* in ICT, it's not really a hard subject at all! I advise that she focus on the practicals as they're the most challenging, especially when it comes to HTML and spreadsheets! There were some tricky questions in the exam I did and I came out thinking I'd get a B maximum if the examiners are generous! The theory part is easy to study for, as long as you have a good reliable text book; if not then try igcseict.info, it has everything you need for theory and most of the practicals. That's the site I used solely without any textbook.

Also, be sure to study well in advance; this applies especially to the practicals as you can forget procedures easily over time. Do a couple of recent past papers to get you up to speed and to see if you've improved or not.
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i am giving my igcse exams in oct/nov 2012,do mj and on 12 cum d similar
coz mj12 dint have any labels or summary!!!!!!
and can u recommend wich pst papers shuld i solve for ict for pracs and theory both
plzzzz reply me asap
 
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aalmuhannadi said:
I got an A* in ICT, it's not really a hard subject at all! I advise that she focus on the practicals as they're the most challenging, especially when it comes to HTML and spreadsheets! There were some tricky questions in the exam I did and I came out thinking I'd get a B maximum if the examiners are generous! The theory part is easy to study for, as long as you have a good reliable text book; if not then try igcseict.info, it has everything you need for theory and most of the practicals. That's the site I used solely without any textbook.

Also, be sure to study well in advance; this applies especially to the practicals as you can forget procedures easily over time. Do a couple of recent past papers to get you up to speed and to see if you've improved or not.
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even dineshbaxi.com, mrtusuf.com and for textbooks hodder is the best, what say?
 
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darklashbazinga said:
i am giving my igcse exams in oct/nov 2012,do mj and on 12 cum d similar
coz mj12 dint have any labels or summary!!!!!!
and can u recommend wich pst papers shuld i solve for ict for pracs and theory both
plzzzz reply me asap
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I don't really 'recommend' you do any specific past papers, but try to do as many as you can. I know they don't all cover the entire syllabus but it's still good practice, trust me. For theory it doesn't matter because the format is all the same, I did only the ones for 2011, all variants for summer and winter, and didn't bother with past ones because they're too similar.
 
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Saahil Parikh said:
even dineshbaxi.com, mrtusuf.com and for textbooks hodder is the best, what say?
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I don't know about those sites or the textbooks. I personally only studied from igcseict.info for both theory and practicals because the textbook our school gave us was very lacking.
 
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plz can any ine tell me if the grade boundaries differ from a country to the other and where is higher thanks in advance plzzzzzzzzzz help
 
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dodo..x 94 said:
My sister is going to do her ICT IGCSE exam in Oct/Nov 2012 and she wants to aim for an A as minimum but but she desperately needs an A* in this subject. Shes got a C and she needs an A* this time. Any advice from people with A*'s or A's?
Thank you
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i got an A*
ICT is easy but ppl loose marks in practical (theory is very simple) make sure u hv a good practice of all the past papers
 
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Ahmed Khider said:
U corrected me..i meant timezone just u like mentioned :)
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I AM GIVING my uct exam in ovt/nov ,could u plzzz recommend wich year papers shuld i solve???plzz be specific (don't say solve all the past papers)plzzz reply for pracs i am asking????
thanx in advance!
 
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aalmuhannadi said:
Grade boundaries are the same worldwide... it would be discrimination if it was like that!
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I AM GIVING my uct exam in ovt/nov ,could u plzzz recommend wich year papers shuld i solve???plzz be specific (don't say solve all the past papers)plzzz reply for pracs i am asking????
thanx in advance!
 
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