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Physics Department
BEECHEN CLIFF
Year 11 Exam and Revision Information Evening
Tuesday 11th October 2016
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Physics Department
Outline Of This Evening
• Introductions
• Exam information & revision timetables Mr Tim Markall (Assistant Head)
• Supporting studying at home & revision techniques • Mr Darrell Sayers (Assistant Head)
• Using exam papers and mark schemes Mr Kant Mann (Assistant Head)
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Physics Department
Exam Information
• Trial Examinations 14th- 18th November (information letter, timetable received today – any queries please contact the Exams Officer) • Mock Results Day Friday 2nd December • GCSE Exams likely to begin w/c 1st May (details on study arrangements to be provided nearer the time)
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Physics Department
School Reports
• Snapshot report - published tomorrow
• Progress Report – published 2nd December
• Year 11 Parents Evening – 5th December
• Full Report – published 21st March
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Physics Department
Revision Support In School
• Year 11 Revision Skills Afternoon
Wednesday 19th October (For those boys on Languages exchanges – to be done on 12th October at lunchtime) • Year 11 Exam Preparation Seminars Wednesday 8th February
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Physics Department
The Build-up to GCSE Exams
• Exam briefing for all pupils with the Exams Officer before the Trial Exams and again before GCSE Exams
• Year 11 Prep from November onwards
• Tutor based mentoring for all pupils from January onwards (including revision timetables)
• After-school revision classes/coursework catch-up sessions
for all subjects from January onwards (details in Wednesday Newsletter nearer the time)
• In-class subject revision and past paper practice
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Revision Information Online
• Key dates
• Specific guidance on subject webpages
• Exam Board and Specification Information
• Recommended revision guides and websites (also see hand out)
http://www.beechencliff.org.uk/school-life/academic/exams-assessment/gcse/
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Physics Department
Revision Skills Guide
Pearson Revise GCSE – Study Skills Guide £5.99 Revise GCSE – Revision Planner £8.99 Special Offer: Both for £9 if you purchase on Parent Pay by 3pm on Friday 14th October
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Revision Timetables
Recommendations: • Plan ahead • Begin revision well in advance of the exams
• Put exams on the timetable first
• Work out how much time you have to spend on
revision
• Allocate subjects/topics and timings
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Revision
(verb)
‘The act of eating, texting and listening to music and/or watching TV whilst being in a
room with an open textbook roughly nearby’
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Supporting At Home -
Objectives
• How to help your son
• How to support the school
• Provide useful strategies
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What are the most common
frustrations for parents?
‘He leaves everything to the last minute – then he gets stressed and stroppy’ ‘I didn’t even do GCSE’s – how can I help him?’ There are a million websites – how do I know which ones are any good?’ ‘Surely he shouldn’t be going out again when he’s got all this work to do’ ‘He’s always panicked in exams – when I try to help it ends in an argument and we all get stressed’
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• Talk to them and ask what they would like!
• Provide the materials they need – folders, stationery, equipment etc.
• Empty their bags at the end of the day and file the hand outs they have received
• Help choose one good revision guide for each subject
• Help your son plan their revision timetable
How can I help my son?
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• Motivator: Talk to them and ask what they would like! • Logistics co-ordinator: Ask your son about his exams –
when, where, what paper etc. If there are problems ask the school.
• Office manager:Provide the tools • Attendance officer • Study advisor – show an interest in their work and help
them/test them • Project manager – agree rules for revision, and balance
work and ‘fun stuff’ • Information provider – source websites, books, guides, past
papers
How can I help the school?
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• Help them stick to their timetable (rewards work well and if necessary agree to a rewards structure).
• Organise a work box
• Provide snacks and water for revision periods
• Be prepared to be flexible
• Be sensitive to the pressure your son is under
• Keep your interest in how things are going
• Keep things in perspective – it may not be your way, but ensure they are doing the best they can in the way that works for them best at that stage.
Help ‘doing’ revision
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• Revision is more effective when its active rather than passive
• Try out some strategies
• Evaluate the most effective and use them
• Feel free to contact your son’s teachers
Help ‘doing’ revision
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Physics Department
Keeping revision active
More effective and less boring
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Revision by association
The brain accesses information via the senses – touch, sight, smell, taste, sound We access our memories by linking events to our experiences. We don’t remember things in isolation – we often remember insignificant things when we are exposed to other things that also happened at the time – we associate memories with triggers In short – ‘that reminds me of…’
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RHYTHM
• How did you learn your ABC? Try reciting it monotone.
• Ask a fan of Jay Zed to sing his greatest hits – he’ll know all the words but struggle with the first 2 lines of a Shakespeare sonnet!
• Try to remember facts by assigning rhymes to them
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MNEMONICS AND ACRONYMS
- sound
Get your son to make things into a mnemonic or an acronym e.g. Guilt Armed Forces reduction Reparations German land loss League of Nations Everyone suffered
= Terms of Versailles
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POST IT PLACES - sight
Write important facts or key phrases on post-it notes Stick them around the house You will picture the location and associate it with what is written on the post-it This will act as a prompt to what needs to be remembered
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Note Taking
Make notes of key words and definitions using: • Underlining/highlighting • Pictures and symbols
• Spider diagrams or mind maps
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Other Examples
COLOUR CODE YOUR DIAGRAMS PICTURE ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL ASSOCIATION
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And finally from me
Persistence and support is crucial Remember their way may not be your way – let it go Support and help rather than be accused of ‘interfering’ or confronting Put on a happy face!
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Using Exam Papers
• Past papers (specimen/practice papers)- useful resource when carrying out revision.
• Gauge your subject knowledge and uncover
your strengths and weaknesses.
• Understand what areas you need to devote more time to and conversely, what areas you can devote less time to.
• Adjust revision timetable accordingly.
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Physics Department
Using Exam Papers
EXAM PAPER
MARK SCHEME
EXAMINER REPORT
EXAM PAPER
PARENTAL HELP REVISION GUIDE ? TEACHER? REVISION TIMETABLE
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Using Exam Papers
AQA: www.aqa.org.uk WJEC(EDUQAS): www.wjec.co.uk OCR: www.ocr.org.uk PEARSON(EDEXCEL): http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/home.html CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL: www.cie.org.uk CAMBRIDGE NATIONAL: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/by-type/cambridge-nationals/
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Using Exam Papers
GCSE Maths (9-1)
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/gcse/mathematics-8300/assessment-resources
iGCSE English (9-1)
http://www.cie.org.uk/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcse-english-first-language-9-1-england-0627/
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Questions or Queries?
• Presentation and hand out will be on the school website tomorrow
• Please stay behind to ask
• Contact us at school