Exam Literacy: A Guide for Teachers and School Leaders to Doing What Works (and Not What Doesn't) to Better Prepare Students for Exams

2017 | Children

Unlike most other study guides, this book focuses on the latest cognitive research into revision techniques - proven procedures which actually work. In the light of the recent decision to make all subjects at GCSE linear, so that students will be tested in one-off exams, it will be even more important to prepare students effectively for exams. Accordingly, this book concentrates on what works more effectively in terms of revision strategies: practice testing, distributed practice, elaborative interrogation and self-explanation, whilst setting out what doesn't work as effectively: re-reading, highlighting, summarising, etc. Uniquely, it also includes some subject-specific examples based on the new specification content, showing how these proven revision strategies could work alongside subject content. An exceptional and essential research-based guide for all teachers looking to improve exam results in schools and colleges.

Jake Hunton (Author)