Teaching for Exam success Unit 1

Teaching for Exam Success

Unit 1
Sue Warn and Cameron Dunn
Chief Examiners

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Areas to explore:
Objective items
Short data
reponse /
stimulus and
short explain
questions
Data stimulus
and extended
writing for
Section B

Perhaps the biggest difference

compared to the current AS, is the
longer 15 mark Section B, part b extended
writing

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Incline of difficulty:

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Section A: Data Stimulus questions

(1-3 marks)

Expect relatively simple

resources.
Wide range possible
including:
Maps / charts
Graphs
Tables of data
Photographs / images
Cartoons

EXAMS SKILLS SET

Careful observation of
the resource
Standing back:
looking for patterns,
trends and anomalies
Direct use of resource
in answer
Need to be rapid.

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Read
keys

Spot
patterns
Look at
scales
and axes

Identify
anomalies

Recognise
trends

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Section A: longer explanation questions

(4-5 marks)
Towards the end of the sequence of subquestions within a Section A question,
answers will become a little more
extended
There is a shift to reasons/ explanation
within 4-5 mark, short questions.
This is the top of the incline of difficulty
within section A
Some questions will move off the resource

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Section A practice marking

In your packs you will find
Exam questions (the SAMs) and
resources
Mark Schemes
Model answers

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SECTION B: extended questions

Realism and detail
are likely to score
highly
Credit given for
reference to
examples
These questions are
more discursive
than Section A
Description not
really present

EXAMS SKILLS SET

Careful observation of
the resource
Explanations and
comment
Accurate reference to
examples and places
Argument
Key terminology

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Resources in Section B stimulus in

nature

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Helpful way for students to

visualise the task

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Summary

Much to do in 1 hours
Skills that need to be developed:
Data response + description
Data stimulus + explanation
Exemplified writing to the unit content