IGCSE Physics

Syllabus aims and assessment objectivesAll candidates take:Paper 145 minutesA multiple-choice paper consisting of 40 items of the four-choice type.This paper will test skills mainly in assessment objectives A and B.Questions will be based on the Core syllabus content and will be of a difficulty appropriate to gradesC to G.40 marksThis paper will be weighted at 30% of the final total marks available.and either:Paper 21 hour 15 minutesWritten paper consisting of short-answer andstructured questions.Questions will be based on the Core syllabus contentand will be of a difficulty appropriate to grades C to G.Questions will test skills mainly in assessmentobjectives A and B.80 marksThis paper will be weighted at 50% of the total marksavailable.or:Paper 31 hour 15 minutesWritten paper consisting of short-answer andstructured questions.Questions will be based on the Extendedsyllabus content and will be of a difficultyappropriate to the higher grades.Questions will test skills mainly in assessmentobjectives A and B.A quarter of the marks available will be based onCore syllabus content and the remainder on theSupplement.80 marksThis paper will be weighted at 50% of the totalmarks available.and either: or: or:Paper 4*CourseworkSchool-based assessment ofpractical skills.48 marksThis paper will be weighted at20% of the total marks available.Paper 5* 1 hour 15 minutesPractical TestQuestions covering experimentaland observational skills.40 marksThis paper will be weighted at20% of the total marks available.Paper 6*1 hourAlternative to PracticalWritten paper designed to testfamiliarity with laboratory basedprocedures.40 marksThis paper will be weighted at20% of the total marks available.* The purpose of this component is to test appropriate skills in assessment objective C. Candidates will notbe required to use knowledge outside the Core syllabus content.Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625. Syllabus for examination in 2015.13