2016 Candidate record form
GCSE Electronics (4430)
Unit 2 - Practical Electronics System Development (44302)
Please attach the form to your candidate’s work and keep it at the centre or send it to the
moderator as required. The declarations should be completed by the candidate and teacher as
indicated.
Centre number
Centre name
Candidate number
Candidate’s full name
Work submitted for assessment must be the candidate’s own. If candidates copy work, allow candidates to copy
from them, or cheat in any other way, they may be disqualified.
Candidate declaration
Have you received help/information from anyone other than subject teacher(s) to produce this work?
No
Yes (give details below or on a separate sheet if necessary).
Please list below any books, leaflets or other materials (eg DVDs, software packages, internet information) used to
complete this work not acknowledged in the work itself. Presenting materials copied from other sources without
acknowledgement is regarded as deliberate deception.
From time to time we use anonymous examples of candidates’ work (in paper form and electronically) within our
guidance materials to illustrate particular points. If your work appears in AQA materials in this context and you
object to this, please contact us and we will remove it on reasonable notice.
I have read and understood the above. I confirm I produced the attached work without assistance other than that
which is acceptable under the scheme of assessment.
Candidate signature
Date
Teacher declaration
I confirm the candidate’s work was conducted under the conditions laid out by the specification. I have
authenticated the candidate’s work and am satisfied (to the best of my knowledge) that the work produced is solely
that of the candidate.
Teacher signature
Date
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44302/CRF
Candidate number
Candidate’s full name
To be completed by the teacher / assessor and candidate
On each occasion when you and your supervisor discuss your coursework, details of the consultation should be
recorded. The record should begin as soon as you start on the coursework, ie when the form of the experimental
project is being chosen and should be completed when the written report is submitted to your supervisor for
assessment.
Date discussion
took place
Nature of Discussion (e.g. advice, guidance and help given by the supervising teacher)
I certify that the above is a record of the candidate’s work.
Teacher/assessor signature
Date
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Candidate number
Candidate’s full name
To be completed by the teacher
Marks must be awarded in accordance with the instructions and criteria in the specification. The work must be
annotated to identify the relevant evidence.
Project title:
Please complete the boxes with the appropriate mark for each criterion.
Maximum
mark
A
Planning The candidate has….
A1
independently identified a suitable title and aim with context
2
A2
analysed the system as subsystems
2
A3
researched and used information from at least two named sources
2
A4
designed and carried out a practical investigation of one relevant factor
2
A5
given at least two quantitative, electronically relevant parameters for the
specifications
2
A6
made a relevant calculation using appropriate component data
2
A7
drawn a labelled circuit diagram, with values, of the chosen system
2
B
Realisation of a system The candidate has….
B1
produced a practical circuit layout that is neat and logically organised
2
B2
ensured that polarised and active components are correctly orientated
2
B3
adopted a safe approach to practical work (Risk Assessment)
2
B4
provided evidence that an input/output subsystem works independently
2
B5
provided evidence that a process subsystem works independently
2
B6
provided evidence that the whole system works
2
B7
made systematic attempts to find and rectify faults
2
C
Testing and evaluation The candidate has….
C1
selected and used appropriate test equipment
2
C2
recorded measurements relevant to at least two numerical parameters
2
C3
compared the working parameters of the circuit to the original specification
2
C4
carried out or suggested an improvement (if necessary)
2
C5
developed their own project
2
D
Communication skills The candidate has produced a report that….
D1
contains clear photographic evidence and carefully produced illustrations
2
D2
contains tabulated/graphical results with appropriate symbols and units
2
D3
adequately document the development and outcome of the project
8
Total
Mark
awarded
50
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Candidate number
Candidate’s full name
Details of additional assistance given
Record here details of any assistance given to this candidate which is beyond that given to the class as a whole
and beyond that described in the specification (continue on a separate sheet if necessary).
Concluding comments
Please ensure that the system exists and that there is clear photographic evidence in the report.
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