Making students see the bigger picture is difficult but crucial. Using overview early in the course, say, when you introduce a new topic or Unit is an ideal way of getting them thinking about the ‘story’ of what you’re doing. Re-visiting these overviews are also important so students can see where they are heading, particularly [...]
Students as Teachers
December 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Encouraging independent learning with exam classes is hard. There is not time, they may not do the work and there is not time…time… It does take a while for students to learn to work on their own and it requires a lot of practice in KS3 for it to work effectively. However, the biggest problem [...]
The end of Test-ocracy
December 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Not quite. The debate over the value of measuring and testing intelligence has been fiercely debated in the press particularly around the time of GCSE and A-Level results, over the past few years. Arguments vary from suggesting that exams are becoming easier to they no longer serve any purpose. The number of exams is not as [...]
Mobile Study works well
December 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Ok I just tried to create a quiz on the Mobile Study website and it worked very well. You can take a look at one of the ‘test’ quizzes I made in less than 10 minutes. Students simply go online and click this link (please note that it will not work in your browser)and then [...]
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