[Year 12 IPM] Exam Prep Activities

[Keith Richardson]

The big hurdle I try to get my kids over is poor answering technique.
Many of them know the facts but produce poor quality answers for a
variety of reasons.
They have created their personal AT-Commandmants ("Answering
techniques") that are taken from the many negative comments I made
during the U4O2 sac done as a test, and from their answers so far in
trial tests.
Cheers, Keith




On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 23:04:02 +1000, "McDonald, Debra A1"
<mcdonald.debra.a1 at edumail.vic.gov.au> said:
> Well, reading all that you do I feel like I don't do enough. 
> 
> I mainly do tasks or games like the following:
> 
> *       
> 	set exams based on a mixture of past exams and current situations; 
> *       
> 	quizzes: make students give a impromptu speech/instructions on various topics (identifying and the reasons for using the different rollover methods) they have no prep time for this a rewarded if they get it correct and I make then it in writing for homework if they do not get it correct.
> *       
> 	brainstorms
> *       
> 	lolly tosses
> *       
> 	stump the teacher
> 
> we have now started to sit outside and to some de-stress techniques then
> go into the class and to a times work piece as if in the exam. With this
> I am aiming on giving the kids some techniques to de-stress themselves
> before and during the exam (all are quick, silent and still) so that they
> do not freeze. 
> 
> Last double did something very different... we roll played a company and
> it's needs using other students from a business class. the kids enjoyed
> it and I believe it helped them remember some of the fundamentals when
> dealing with staff/customers.
> 
> anyway that is my 2¢. it would be interesting to see that CD of your. I
> may make something like it for next year.
> 
> Debra McDonald
> Network Manager
> Lyndhurst Secondary College
> Cranbourne
> (03) 5996 0144
> 
> ________________________________
> 
> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of SAMANTHA MITCHELL
> Sent: Tue 12/09/06 1:19 PM
> To: ipm at fhc.vic.edu.au
> Subject: [Year 12 IPM] Exam Prep Activities
> 
> 
> Well it's that time of year again!
> I was hoping we could share what activities we do with students as
> preparation for the exam.
> To start the ball rolling, this is a list of some of the things I do (in
> no particular order):
> 
> *       Brainstorm all the topic areas covered by the exam 
> *       Prepare a CD of materials for them to take home which is also
> available on the school LAN e.g.: 
> 
> 		*	past papers 
> 		*	exam strategies 
> 		*	key knowledge
> 
> *       Utilise Mark exam post mortem's from McKinnon SC which I have
> reworked into powerpoints 
> *       Timed practice exams during class under test conditions 
> *       Quizzes online (mostly multiple choice/matching/short answer
> using MOODLE) 
> *       one-on-one appointment times with students to assist them in
> their areas of need
> 
> Can anyone suggest particularly effective techniques they use?
> Thanks, 
> Samantha Mitchell
> Mildura Senior College
> 
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