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 [...]
How to mentally prepare students for the exam
December 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
We have become more and more aware of the needs of a certain group of students. Up until now we have both concentrated on exam technique as a way of preparing students with an arsenal for tackling the exam. The rest of this section will give you plenty of ideas about how this can be [...]
iPods in the classroom
December 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Using iPods and RSS feeds in the classroom Gimmicky? Perhaps, but at the same time this is also an opportunity to move away from the iPod Zombies (Neal!). Podcasting is useful and hopefully these examples will show you how simple they are to use with the help of online tools and how effective they can [...]
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