Guiding the Students of Cambridge International O Level and A Level

A2 Practical Skills Paper In this case, students must concentrate on planning, data analysis and interpretation and evaluation. They must know about descriptive statistics and also when and how to use two statistical tests: the χ2 test and the t-test. To prepare for this paper, students should do practical activities that generate data which they can analyse using statistical methods. Planning There are many topics in the AS and A2 courses which lend themselves to planning. Past papers are, of course, a good source of these. This is a list of skills that students need in order to make a good experimental plan: 1 Identifying key variables. 2 Describing, including diagrams, a workable practical procedure. 3 Selecting appropriate methods for varying and measuring the dependent variable. 4 Selecting appropriate methods for measuring the independent variable. 5 Selecting appropriate methods for standardising (or controlling) other variables (known as controlled variables or c

Self Study -- Techniques, Pros and Cons Part-II: The Actual Preparation Start from the first day ‘First impression is the last impression’. You are not going to put any impression on anyone else but on yourself, your mind and your own habits are going to depend upon these. As mentioned before, start practicing two or three days before your schedule and on the first day, gather all your energies and make it fully productive. Follow your schedule fully the first day. Be very strict. You must not think ‘it’s just the start, I’ll be more punctual time by time’ No! this way you’ll only get lazier time by time.      Sticky notes To keep important things in your mind forever, make small cards or notes and stick them on a wall just besides your study table/area. A much better option is to get a softboard and stick your important things on the board. You can write formulae you study or some equations and stick them in front of you. This way, things will be memorized forever

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Equivalence What is the equivalence? Everyone who has taken CIE or Edexcel or any other foreign board exam in a country like Pakistan or India know that there are no marks in this international system, rather only grades.  While the Pakistani education system is based on Matric and FSc scores; matric scores are numerical values, calculated out of 900, and FSc scores are numerical values calculated out of 1100, over here there are no grades.  But all undergraduate/bachelor programs in most colleges and universities require, in one way or another, a conversion of your O/A Level grades into these numbers. So how are your grades from the British educational system translated into Matric/FSc marks?  The answer is simple: equivalence. After you complete your A Level, you will be going to the IBCC (Inter Board Committee of Chairmen) board office for having equivalence certificate made, which is basically the conversion of your grades to marks of Matric and FSc, so your results can be a