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Insights from the 2019 AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy exams

November 22, 2019March 20, 2020Oxford Science Team
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Examiners’ reports are a wealth of information, giving data about how many students tried each question as well as breaking down misconceptions for every section.  Are there any key messages that we can draw from the examiners reports to improve the performance of our students?  Sam Holyman has looked through the reports to give you […]

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How to tackle the stickiest exam questions

November 26, 2018November 26, 2018Oxford Psychology Team

As Psychology teachers we want students to actively focus on: Knowing the spec. inside-out, so that they can… Spot opportunities to use the spec. content and its terms in their answers, and then… Elaborate on their answer to gain maximum marks But in addition to this, when applied (A03) questions require students to address information […]

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