Information about A levels Urgent please !

[fahdfsk]

salam brothers
I have studied from HSC and i Dont know anything about A levels but my chemistry always has been very good !
so now i have a need to teach chemistry to an A level student so first of all i need to know what the heck is the structure of A level program !!!! means like we have 1st and 2nd year in intermediate so whats the scene in A levels
and what is the scene of modules and stuff ? which book do they follow .. and i am to teach organic chemistry to a student so which book i need to see ?
please give me all that information !

 

[hasnain1sds]

Refer to this page: A & AS Level Chemistry

Choose the year in which examination is to be attempted.

 

[fahdfsk]

Refer to this page: A & AS Level Chemistry

Choose the year in which examination is to be attempted.

I came across that when i was searching ... so this is it ??? A level chemistry's whole syllabus ? and do you have any book that will be good to refer to in your mind ?

 

[AbbY]

I came across that when i was searching ... so this is it ??? A level chemistry's whole syllabus ? and do you have any book that will be good to refer to in your mind ?

1- Yes, this is the entire syllabus
2- In my experience, no one book is sufficient. You'll have to consult a few.
3- In my opinion, the A Level student should refer to an experienced A Level Chem teacher. A Level Chem is barely about knowing the facts. It's more about knowing how to present them and how to attempt papers, and trust me when I say this, the pattern is MUCH different than Inter and only a student who has gone thru A Levels will realize this (Yes, we were made to study for Inter first year whilst A Levels first year in order to prevent a mess at uni level edu)

Also, it's deemed one of the hardest A Level subjects. Cambridge rankings place it above Further Math as THE single toughest subject. Ofcourse, this can be deemed subjective and one's aptitude will come into play but that's how the statistics are!

 

[farrukh494]

Use Cambridge chemistry course book for As and a level by Roger Norris. This book is written by experienced cie examiners and contains all the material you need to cover for a level chemistry.

 

[hasnain1sds]

For resources refer to this page: A & AS Level Chemistry

Books published by Cambridge University Press are the recommended books whereas others are for reference only. As Abby very rightly pointed out above CIE chemistry is a difficult subject and if this is the first time you are going through A Level chemistry then you better leave the teaching responsibility to a better qualified teacher otherwise the kid might end up with disastrous grades in AS and A2 level (no offense intended!).

 

[fahdfsk]

For resources refer to this page: A & AS Level Chemistry

Books published by Cambridge University Press are the recommended books whereas others are for reference only. As Abby very rightly pointed out above CIE chemistry is a difficult subject and if this is the first time you are going through A Level chemistry then you better leave the teaching responsibility to a better qualified teacher otherwise the kid might end up with disastrous grades in AS and A2 level (no offense intended!).

yes im also considering leaving that the only reason i was thinking to do so was the MONEY factor .. because if I could do this I would be getting the payment in dollars as the student is a relative of some KESC manager and is not in pakistan so i would have to teach him/her online which would also be another problem !

I was expecting the payment of 500$ or so !

 

[fahdfsk]

and the other thing is that I ve seen the syllabus, the topics mentioned there are all im familiar with
but an A level student must know better so i think im gonna leave that $500

 

[hasnain1sds]

yes im also considering leaving that the only reason i was thinking to do so was the MONEY factor .. because if I could do this I would be getting the payment in dollars as the student is a relative of some KESC manager and is not in pakistan so i would have to teach him/her online which would also be another problem !

I was expecting the payment of 500$ or so !

If you are really interested in teaching then $500 is nothing compared to what you can expect to earn through private coaching centres. For a start you can teach O Level students on individual basis and then move on to A Levels and group tuitions that way you won't get embarrassed when results come out

 

[fahdfsk]

If you are really interested in teaching then $500 is nothing compared to what you can expect to earn through private coaching centres. For a start you can teach O Level students on individual basis and then move on to A Levels and group tuitions that way you won't get embarrassed when results come out

Its been 4 or 5 years since im teaching i started teaching when my uni started and now I have a job but still i give tuition
and before job i used to earn 15k per month but now i dont have time for 3 tuition a day ! so i just have one now ! and planning to leave that soon
but that 50k in just two months :mushy:

and right now I am teaching an O level Kid ! but yeah never got chance to teach A levels ! thats why dont know anything about it ...
but according to the Alevels syllabus i ve seen, those topics i know in much detail and i have my dear MAMU who is Mphill in chemistry so
that would not have been a problem