Top 6 Unofficial but Lifelong Skills Students Learn Through Exams
Exams are actually beneficial, regardless of the content. Here’s why.
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Students, Remember This
This is the tenth part of my Reflection Series for 2017 – a self-reflection of my teaching this year. What do you hope your students remember most about you as a teacher? We all hope that our students remember us fondly, and…
Read More »What It Was Like Being A Learner Again
It was such an odd experience to be a true learner again! I didn’t know a whole heap about the topics in the course (hence why I was doing it), and I’ve never done an online course before, so I was quite new to the whole experience. What I discovered was a little bit of a surprise.
Read More »Online Course Structure – Beneficial or Detrimental?
What an odd feeling to be the learner again!
Read More »What Are Assessments For, Really?
The second part of the article ‘Reform and the Senior Secondary School‘, from Teachermagazine.com.au, has got me thinking about assessment. What do we really use assessments for? I’d like to quote part of the article, in case you don’t get…
Read More »Exam Time = Chameleon Teaching
Last week I started my year 11 lesson slowly. Tuesday morning, after a bank holiday Monday, meant that they were sure to be a bit off school – something I can completely relate to.
Read More »6 Ways to Reduce Cheating in Small Rooms in 2022
Exams can be tricky to monitor. Particularly when you have a slightly shifty group of students. Particularly when said group is in a room that doesn’t have enough space for them to all sit individually.
Read More »7 Ways to Reduce Boredom During Exams in 2022
Exams are tedious, especially when they are long. With my 15 classes, I’ve had about 19 hours of exams and controlled assessments in the past few school weeks – that’s a lot of time spent invigilating, as they call it…
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