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Why use Past Exam Papers as basis for revision Reading through notes or revision guides is NOT effective revision. It is not until you try to DO the questions that you realise what you have and haven’t understood. When was the last time you learnt something new?.
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Why use Past Exam Papers as basis for revision Reading through notes or revision guides is NOT effective revision. It is not until you try to DO the questions that you realise what you have and haven’t understood. When was the last time you learnt something new?
Value of using Past Exam Papers as basis for revision Practise • Recognising the ‘topic’ being tested • Looking at the number of marks allocated and using this to know what depth of answer is needed / how many steps in the calculation example • What sort of answer is expected • Planning an answer, not just writing the first thing they think of • Understanding KEY words e.g. discuss, describe, compare and contrast, solve, simplify, evaluate, calculate… example • Generating similar questions of your own For more detail use the Examiners Mark Scheme Abbreviationsexample
Use Past Exam Papers as basis for revision at home • Do what you can with out looking things up • Mark / hand in if appropriate • Stick with the same paper and have a go at what you couldn’t do, or got wrong. • Look things up using Exercise book Text book Revision Guide Internet Ask a friend Ask the teacher • Mark it again • Later come back to the same paper – can you now do those questions you had to get help with?
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For GCSE Sociology all past papers and mark schemes are available on the AQA website and on the VLE. In addition, the revision guide for sale in the cash office (AQA endorsed) also has sample answers and student friendly mark schemes. We will mark any work completed at home.
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