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One of the most common characteristics of all students who will be taking tests is exam anxiety. This test anxiety, along with a number of other issues, can prevent someone from successfully passing an exam. Even while this is not particularly unusual, it may have a negative impact on how well one does during the exam. Here are the top 5 pieces of advice for passing an exam.
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Proctoring or invigilating students is imperative to the credibility of exams.
As education institutions across the spectrum turn to online learning, proctoring means that exams can also take place without the need of an exam hall or classroom base.
In the short term this is a practical solution during the coronavirus pandemic. In the long term, it reduces costs for both the educational setting and the student without affecting the credibility of the assessment.
What is proctoring and what are the benefits? This blog post explains.
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Grades for GCSEs and A-levels will still be released at results days in the UK, the Department for Education has announced.
The results are to be calculated using a range of projects, alongside input from teachers, EDArcade revealed last month.
Yesterday, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, said that creating these milestone shows the school economy is on a path to a return to normal. But what do we know? This blog post explains.
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The education sector should be making plans for digital exams to replace pen and paper assessments by 2025, according to an independent report.
The report suggests the UK is falling behind other countries in Europe, with many close to using 100% digital exams in education.
Some educational establishments are leading the way for digital assessment in the UK. But is this goal achievable? This blog post explains.
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With the recent changes to GCSEs and A-levels, coursework and controlled assessment now has little or no effect on final examination grades.
Exams are shifting back to the older format of more essay-type questions and fewer multiple choice or shorter questions.
Now that coursework no longer contributes to final grades, students can only achieve good grades by successfully completing their exams, and mock exams can help define how they progress towards their real exams.
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The debate over mock exams is likely to continue for many years, so why not make the most of them while they’re around?
The results that mocks deliver across the subject spectrum can have a positive impact on learning and examination outcomes when it gets to the real thing.
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The fact that all students have different ways of revising and retaining information means that drawing up revision guidelines that will suit everyone is almost impossible.
However, there are some universal elements that all pupils who care about their exams will take on board and that can be adapted to any subject.
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Whilst the pictures in the news on GCSE results day are mainly of teens jumping up and down in happiness, there is a significant proportion of students hovering in the background who might have failed what they considered to be key elements of their GCSEs.
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The history of iGCSEs might not be as familiar as the seemingly constant furore around GCSEs but they’ve played a significant role in education over the last 25 years.
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SATs at KS3 level were scrapped several years ago. At KS1 level, they will no longer be compulsory by 2023.
However, they remain active at KS2, meaning that 11-year-olds just about to leave primary school will be tested, with this information feeding into school attainment tables and parents to see how schools are progressing.
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One of the most common characteristics of all students who will be taking tests is exam anxiety. This test anxiety, along with a number of other issues, can prevent someone from successfully passing an exam. Even while this is not particularly unusual, it may have a negative impact on how well one does during the exam. Here are the top 5 pieces of advice for passing an exam.
Read More
Reading time: 2 minutes
Proctoring or invigilating students is imperative to the credibility of exams.
As education institutions across the spectrum turn to online learning, proctoring means that exams can also take place without the need of an exam hall or classroom base.
In the short term this is a practical solution during the coronavirus pandemic. In the long term, it reduces costs for both the educational setting and the student without affecting the credibility of the assessment.
What is proctoring and what are the benefits? This blog post explains.
Read More
Reading time: 2 minutes
Grades for GCSEs and A-levels will still be released at results days in the UK, the Department for Education has announced.
The results are to be calculated using a range of projects, alongside input from teachers, EDArcade revealed last month.
Yesterday, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson, said that creating these milestone shows the school economy is on a path to a return to normal. But what do we know? This blog post explains.
Read More
Reading time: 3 minutes
The education sector should be making plans for digital exams to replace pen and paper assessments by 2025, according to an independent report.
The report suggests the UK is falling behind other countries in Europe, with many close to using 100% digital exams in education.
Some educational establishments are leading the way for digital assessment in the UK. But is this goal achievable? This blog post explains.
Read More
Reading time: 3 minutes
With the recent changes to GCSEs and A-levels, coursework and controlled assessment now has little or no effect on final examination grades.
Exams are shifting back to the older format of more essay-type questions and fewer multiple choice or shorter questions.
Now that coursework no longer contributes to final grades, students can only achieve good grades by successfully completing their exams, and mock exams can help define how they progress towards their real exams.
Read More
Reading time: 2 minutes
The debate over mock exams is likely to continue for many years, so why not make the most of them while they’re around?
The results that mocks deliver across the subject spectrum can have a positive impact on learning and examination outcomes when it gets to the real thing.
Read More
Reading time: 2 minutes
The fact that all students have different ways of revising and retaining information means that drawing up revision guidelines that will suit everyone is almost impossible.
However, there are some universal elements that all pupils who care about their exams will take on board and that can be adapted to any subject.
Read More
Reading time: 2 minutes
Whilst the pictures in the news on GCSE results day are mainly of teens jumping up and down in happiness, there is a significant proportion of students hovering in the background who might have failed what they considered to be key elements of their GCSEs.
Read More
Reading time: 2 minutes
The history of iGCSEs might not be as familiar as the seemingly constant furore around GCSEs but they’ve played a significant role in education over the last 25 years.
Read More