AL 和 IAL 是同一個pool的學生拉curve嗎？

小黑牛

AL 和 IAL 是同一個pool的學生拉curve嗎？
即是就算在香港考IAL,都是和在英國的學生一齊拉curve? 還是2者獨立計分拉curve?

beastiebistro

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完全兩樣嘢。AL已經去返n年前嘅linear model（即係讀兩年最後考試），IAL仲係modular model（即係先Y11考AS level再Y12考A2 level然後combine做一個grade）。所以唔會一齊拉curve喇。

jaycee_mami

請問 IAL的香港學生是否和其他國際生一齊拉curve，而非只限於香港這個考場？

小黑牛

beastiebistro 發表於 22-8-9 20:17
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完全兩樣嘢。AL已經去返n年前嘅linear model（即係讀兩年最後考試），IAL仲係modular  ...

即係去英國考AL應該係最容易拎高分，對嗎？

beastiebistro

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如果prefer一鋪過考試嘅，英國考A level好啲。如果鍾意斬開多幾張paper考，覺得兩年每年考少啲嘢易入口啲，咁IAL可能適合啲。

beastiebistro

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呢個當然啦

jaycee_mami

beastiebistro 發表於 22-8-10 00:03
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呢個當然啦

謝謝, thanks.

Sarah-Wish

請問係咪英國境外考既全部都係IAL？包括香港所有國際學校？
原來同英國國內考的係兩樣野？

小黑牛

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請問如果就數理科而言，AL 考的內容（包括課程多少和深淺程度）會容易過IAL嗎？

beastiebistro

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我嘅認知係syllabus係差不多一樣，唔會話AL易過IAL。分別就係分散兩年考或者一次過考晒。有人覺得打散讀打散考易，有人覺得一次過考晒易。
我諗有部分題目（involve到風土人情，或者度量衡，或者名稱等）會有分別，因為有啲嘢可能本土英國人先明，咁IAL可能就會唔考或者改變模式。

小黑牛

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真係感謝你的解答！
另外想問清楚，是IGCSE可以一年考4次，而IAL是一年1次對嗎？
IGCSE可以combine cert?

而GCSE和AL都是1年只有1次考試？

beastiebistro

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以我認知， IGCSE一年有兩個考期（Edexcel board係一月同五/六月，CAIE board係十／十一月同五/六月）。 IAL應該都係兩個考期（一月同五／六月）。

至於IGCSE combine cert，各人有各人interpretation。我嘅understanding係基本上最好儘量一次過考，唔好分開。目的係要make sure學生可以handle同時考咁多科嘅pressure同time management。（因為報大學基本上唔睇IGCSE成績。佢哋淨係要知個學生可以同時handle考起碼8/9科，同埋數學唔會fail。GCSE會睇英文pass唔pass，但係IGCSE係俾國際生考，所以好多大學又唔計。所以對報英國大學，IGCSE考得好冇分加，但考得唔好一定會減分。）

英國學生基本上都係五／六月去考GCSE同埋AL，所以係考一次。不過有部分英國學校有某啲科目會特登揀IGCSE嚟考，亦有可能揀唔同嘅exam board（因為個syllabus可能more challenging，或者個考試範圍係老師想教嘅）。

kaplanmeier

Sarah-Wish 發表於 22-8-10 08:58
請問係咪英國境外考既全部都係IAL？包括香港所有國際學校？
原來同英國國內考的係兩樣野？ ...

No, not necessarily.  Harrow HK students sit the linear AL exam.

myjasmine

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Do u mean its more Lenient?  May i ask in what way it is  more lenient?

beastiebistro

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"linear", meaning that it is taught over two years with a final exam at the end. as opposed to the "modular" IAL system whereby the material is divided into AS in the first year with an exam at the end and A2 with another set of exam at the end of the second year. The final A level grade would be a combined score from the AS and A2 exams. Neither one is more "lenient". Some people might prefer to study for two years before an exam. Some people prefer to break up the exams into smaller bits and have them taken over two years.

myjasmine

beastiebistro 發表於 22-8-11 10:45
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"linear", meaning that it is taught over two year with a final exam at the en ...

thx for the explanation!

kaplanmeier

beastiebistro 發表於 22-8-11 10:45
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"linear", meaning that it is taught over two year with a final exam at the en ...

Thank you for helping me explain.  


BTW, I believe students have to follow their schools and hence it is NOT up to individual students in the same school to choose linear or modular (or to choose the exam board).


The modular AL has a restriction that in order to get A*, a student has to not only achieve a total mark exceeding the grade boundary but also do exceedingly well in A2 papers (A2 = papers taken in the second year, while AS = papers taken in the first year).  Equivalently speaking, it means that there are two boundaries for A*, one for A2 and the other for AS+A2.  I didn't hear the same for the linear AL (but I do not know whether the same restriction actually remains or not... I believe not... because school will tell you what is happening but will not tell you what is NOT happening).

beastiebistro

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Yes, I believe if the students are registering for the exams via their schools in HK, they don't have a choice. Harrow as you say offer linear AL, others like DGS, SPC or Kellett I believe mostly offer IAL.
And Yes I believe the UMS marks for each component of the IAL exam contributes to the overall mark. i.e. not only does one have to exceed the boundary for A* for example in the overall AS+A2 grade, they have to also exceed the boundary for A* in their A2 grade. i.e. if they do badly in AS, there's still a small chance they can get a high grade. If they do well in AS, it still doesn't automatically guarantee they would get a very high grade.

A levels are linear and therefore there are no component scores. If they achieve a high enough mark for their final exam, they will get the relevant grade.

Augesttime

beastiebistro 發表於 22-8-11 13:32
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Yes, I believe if the students are registering for the exams via their scho ...

想問問，係咪今年先改考UK linear？我見我朋友早兩年講開，讀harrow hk嘅係考IAL，即係6份卷為1科那種。

我頭先即刻去看看harrow sixth form curriculum，真係linear

beastiebistro

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sorry，佢幾時轉我真係唔知。不過轉得梗有原因？...