Archive for the ‘JCQ’ Category

AQA (A) still the clear league leader

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

  The AQA (A) specification is still the clear leader in terms of number of students sitting the different specifications. Last June (2007) 60.6% of students sitting A level psychology followed the AQA (A) specifications and 60.4% of students sitting AS psychology followed the AQA (A) route. Below are figures taken from the ...

Transferring from AQA to OCR is not permitted

Friday, November 16th, 2007

  Individual candidates who move to another centre or who, for other reasons, have to change their course of study part way through a GCE psychology course may be eligible to transfer credit between specifications. Transfer is not automatic - an application must be made to the receiving awarding body. However, transfer ...

The number of students sitting A level psychology has fallen for the first time.

Friday, November 16th, 2007

  Has the number of students sitting A level psychology reached a plateaux or are we going to see a decline? According to data from the J.C.Q. the number of students sitting A level psychology has fallen for the first time. In June 2007 52,048 candidates sat A level psychology whereas in June ...