0478 · June 2024
Computer Science
Candidates and centres are reminded that written papers are scanned in and marked on computer screens by Examiners. If a candidate writes the answer to a question on an additional pag COMPUTER SCIENCE Paper 0478/11 Computer Systems
Source: Cambridge International
Cohort performance
Session statistics from official examination reports
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Key examiner messages
Top priorities from the principal examiner before you revise
Candidates must show a greater use of technical terminology in their responses.
They also need to note the key terms given in a question and structure their response based on the given context.
Question difficulty map
How candidates performed on each question in this series
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Assessment objectives
Skill and AO weighting from official examiner commentary
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Method marks watchlist
Where working, steps, or method marks were commonly lost
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Recurring mistakes across years
Themes examiners flag in multiple recent sessions for this subject
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Question choice intelligence
Mean scores and popularity for optional questions (HKDSE electives)
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Level exemplars
What candidate scripts at each grade level looked like
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Grade & admission context
How marks relate to grade thresholds and entry standards
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Deep insights
What top candidates did
Techniques and approaches examiners rewarded in this series
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Command word playbook
How to match each command word to the expected response style
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Time traps
Sections where candidates spent disproportionate time relative to marks
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Syllabus traceability
Topics linked to questions and mark weighting in this session
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MCQ trap analytics
Commonly chosen wrong options from examiner commentary
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Topic heatmap across years
Mark concentration by topic and exam year for this subject
Mark intensity
Algorithm design and problem-solving
Programming concepts
Arrays
Cyber security
Robotics
Methods of error detection
The internet and the world wide web
Data storage
Difficulty trend
How session difficulty has shifted across recent years
Paper comparison
Marks and duration breakdown across papers in this session
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Marks you can still earn
Where valid approaches outside the mark scheme may still gain credit
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Practise what examiners flagged
Target weak topics from this report inside the Revui app
Self-diagnostic checklist
Key actions before you sit this paper — copy and tick off as you revise
- 1Message
Candidates must show a greater use of technical terminology in their responses.
- 2Message
They also need to note the key terms given in a question and structure their response based on the given context.
Teacher briefing pack
One-page session summary for tutors and classroom review
June 2024 2024
Computer Science
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education 0478 Computer Science June 2024 Principal Examiner Report for Teachers © 2024 COMPUTER SCIENCE Paper 0478/11 Computer Systems Key messages Candidates must show a greater use of technical terminology in their respo
Candidates must show a greater use of technical terminology in their responses.
They also need to note the key terms given in a question and structure their response based on the given context.
Examiner insights
General comments
- •Candidates and centres are reminded that written papers are scanned in and marked on computer screens by Examiners.
- •If a candidate writes the answer to a question on an additional pag COMPUTER SCIENCE Paper 0478/11 Computer Systems