AS/A Level GCE (for first teaching in 2008) Chemistry B (Salters) - H035 H435

FAQs

Please find below the most frequently asked questions for this qualification. If you have a question that is not answered here or elsewhere on the website please contact the OCR Customer Contact Centre.

Your regional Customer Support Manager is on hand to provide continued support, advice and guidance on what is happening with A Levels from an OCR prospective. This can include, an overview of our assessment approach or signposting to support and training to help you progress with our new A levels. To arrange a support call or visit, please email 14-19alevels@ocr.org.uk.

A. OCR has an exclusive partnership with Heinemann for GCE Chemistry. Comprehensive resources are being developed by Heinemann in collaboration with the University of York Science Education Group (UYSEG) to support the specification and complement support from OCR. Support will also be offered by UYSEG. Please visit the UYSEG website for a flavour of what UYSEG offer for the current specification.

A. Yes, but the marking descriptors have been modified to allow a wider range of investigation to be undertaken.

A. Not as a separate unit although Unit 2 includes an Advance Notice article that has some of the features of the Open Book. Candidates have access to a research article a certain period before the exam which they can research and discuss with their teacher. A fresh copy is supplied in the examination and one question on the Unit 2 paper will be based on content in the article.

A. No, all mark schemes will be best fit.

A. Yes. In response to centre demand, OCR will be publishing past papers for live specifications on the OCR website. These will be free of charge. Question papers from the June 2008 series will be available to download from OCR Interchange only. Further details are available from OCR Interchange.

A. Full details of the support available for Chemistry B (Salters) can be found on the University of York website.