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Revision strategies from cognitive science

September 30, 2019December 11, 2019Oxford Science Team 2 Comments

Revision. A word which probably conjures up memories of the anxious weeks before exams, frantically reading through notes wielding a highlighter in an attempt to get vaguely remembered knowledge into your head. Perhaps you did some practice questions, or maybe you felt so overwhelmed that you ended up doing nothing. Whatever your approach, you would […]

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Preparing candidates for the linear GCSE Science exams

October 9, 2018August 2, 2019Oxford Science Team

This summer saw the first sitting of the new-style GCSE Science courses.  When results day rolled round, many teachers were surprised when Ofqual stepped in to ensure that higher tier students who weren’t able to achieve a 4-3, the lowest grade expected to be awarded for the tier, could be awarded a 3-3 rather than […]

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