Last night we had incredible attendance to the IGCSE Exam Revision Evening. Over 120 parents and students from Years 10+11 coming in to school to join us in sharing active revision techniques, looking at research-based strategies and exam preparation advice from some of the best universities in the world. It was great to sit in groups, communicate, listen to ideas and share viewpoints. Exam preparation should be personalized as every student learns in a different way. All resources were emailed out to parents through the portal, including the following:
I used www.menti.com with parents and students able to post questions on the display in the hall about IGCSE exam revision which are being shared with teachers and students this week. I shared the following Research-based advice on student learning and revising for exams: 1. Active Learning. 2. Cone of Learning (Edgar Dale 1967). 3. Testing yourself with questions + Researching over time from 1000 scientific studies (Prof Dunlovsky 2013). 4. Mindset and Praise for Effort (Mueller and Dweck 2002). 5. Lack of Sleep impairs reasoning and memory (Pamela Thacher 2003). 6. Reducing novelty and stress of the exam day (Sian Beilock 2009). 7. Using Flashcards and memory (Hermann Ebbinghaus 1970) 8. Keywords and intervals (Bahrick, H. P. et al. 1993) 9. Foods to boost brain power (Jo Lewin) 10. The influence of Exercise on cognitive abilities (Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, Charles Hillman 2013) 11. Information viewed amid distractions (Nicole Dudukovic) 12. The Protégé Effect + Betty's Brain @ Stanford Uni (While we teach, we learn 2007) We then had discussions about which exam techniques students used at school and which they should try, depending on their preferred learning style. The students looked at how they currently revise and how they can revise more efficiently using active revision techniques. It was great to see the students get involved and talk about what they current do for their revision and also to consider how to use the examples presented.
I shared over 50 apps, websites, strategies and examples of ways to revise. Students also receive a timetable and calendar showing when their exams are. I feel it is very important to give our students every opportunity and advantage to give them the best preparation for their subject papers. A huge thank you to the parents and staff who attended last night. I hope to open up more sessions on different topics and meet you at the next event we host.
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On Monday morning, we had a special assembly with both the Primary and Secondary school students in attendance. We celebrated the success of the IGCSE students in the summer, and welcomed our new prefects and student council for this academic year.
We are very proud of the achievements of our Year 11 students and this was a wonderful occasion to acknowledge their successes of the summer exams. As you can see, we invited the parents of the families to join in during this event and also showed our appreciation for the support from the Year 11 teachers. The prefects entered together in front of the entire school in an impressive entrance and then took the new oath, showing their commitment to be role models for our school. Our Student council also took an oath, demonstrating their willingness to listen and support all students in our community. This was a great way to start the school week and give fantastic leadership opportunities to our students. We hope this event, inspires others in their academic studies and to get involved in the student council and prefect teams in the future. |
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