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Revision
Technique
My Year 9 and 10 have a test tomorrow and my year 11s are
winding down so I gave my year 11 class the following task:
“My year 9 and 10 are
having a test tomorrow. Can you have a look at it and give
them some hints/information that will help those who get
stuck on the piece of paper I’ve given you? Thanks"
I gave each pair a
plain sheet of A3 paper and a copy of the test. Then they
got on with it. After a while they started writing
things on the board (without prompting from me) then near
the end we discussed which info was useful and which wasn’t,
the reasons why and whether it was phrased in a way the
other class could understand.
The finished article is
here. Really useful task as it helped my year 11s to
revise too and the G and T kids were really challenged to
explain things in writing in a way that was understandable
to somebody of a diff ability (who wasn't there with them).
I've asked someone to photocopy it for tomorrow and will
give it to my classes as a crib sheet during the test. Then
I think I'll ask them to give feedback re how useful it was
and how they improve it.
Revision Videos
There is a YouTube channel
called Applepip Productions which has a variety of revision
videos some for Higher tier and some suitable for Foundation
-
Click here
Section on YouTube
dedicated to Revision Videos for Higher Tier -
Click here
This free site has over 2100 instructional video clips of a teacher explaining all the
key Mathematical Topics from KS3 to KS5 -
Click here
Exam Advice
Superb idea to get the pupils
to appreciate the key topics to revise -
Click here Supporting
PowerPoint to explain the process -
Click here
Exam Language in Maths Exams -
Click here
This document outlines a
variety of approaches to revision -
Click here
Click here for a fully Glossary of Mathematical
Terms
GCSE
Revision Materials
Foundation Tier
Materials -
These include relays, card sorts, exam questions, key facts,
quizzes ... -
Click here
Foundation Bingo Cards - 7
Sets of problems -
Click here
Grade C-D 10-4-10 Questions -
Lancashire Materials -
Click here
This site
enables you to generate Worksheets which can be used
for Revision Purposes (Use drop down menu top left) -
Click here
Kangaroo
Maths has an excellent section with assessment materials for
each Attainment area at Grade D, C, B and A/A* -
Click here
www.mathslinks.co.uk is
a free website providing students with what they need to
know to get a C at GCSE but has also been developed to allow
teachers to deliver the materials as part of a structured
revision course.
Higher Tier
Materials -
These include relays, card sorts, exam questions, key facts,
quizzes ...
Click here
This site
enables you to generate Worksheets which can be used
for Revision Purposes (Use drop down menu top left) -
Click here
Kangaroo
Maths has an excellent section with assessment materials for
each Attainment area at Grade D, C, B and A/A* -
Click here
Higher Tier and
AS/A2 Revision Notes can be found
at www.mathsrevision.net
If you want access to Edexcel
questions at Higher & Intermediate level for every GCSE exam
from 1999 to 2009 -
Click here
All Grades
For grade descriptors and self
assessment forms
Click here
Revision World, a site
allowing access to a wide range of revision material with
the option of building a revision timetable
-
Click here
Ma+hs Card APP:
The GCSE level app contains all of the really useful
formulae you get on the printed cards, but with the added
advantage of having it available on your mobile at the touch
of a button, making it ideal for home and revision use. Just
like the printed card, the mathscard® app is completely free
of charge. It is
available to download from BlackBerry App World, Apple’s app
store, Ovi Store (for Nokia) and Android Market -
Click here
TES Resources - Compiled by Mr
Barton
Revision questions and answers
from Kenny's Pouch (Kangaroo Maths) for grades A-D (scroll
down) -
Click here
Get the class working in
groups and then give them sections of an exam paper which
they hand in for marking when complete. The results
are entered on this spreadsheet which allows you to enter
the grade/level boundaries and pupils can then see the
progress they are making as the grade changes as they
complete more exam questions -
Click here
Click here for a Spreadsheet to record Quiz results
which ranks the teams
Click here for a PowerPoint template for a Multiple
Choice Quiz
Click here for a PowerPoint which uses just the diagrams
from exam questions and the pupils have to pose and answer
the question, these are GCSE Higher Tier Problems
Click here for a PowerPoint Brain Training Quiz - This
one has Level 2/3 Content
Free Downloadable Revision
Guide for all Grades -
Click here
Revision Materials for every
grade and access to free past papers -
Click here
Key Websites -
Click here
Mobile Phone
Revision Clips
Many thanks to Bob Jackson (an
AST from Hull) for providing the following short video clips
(Exceptions are credited)
presented in 3 different formats: [Some of the clips are
large]
Warm Up Activities - Designed
to be used just before an exam to settle students and
prepare them mentally for the examination - Click here
(Charlie Dawson and Stella MacKenzie)
Misconceptions
There are many
misconceptions in people's understanding of mathematics
which ultimately give rise to errors. CIMT have identified
24 of those most commonly found and of these, they have
produced some supporting resources for the first 8 at the
moment -
Click here
Looking for a useful set of
materials to highlight common errors at levels 3-5 and also
6-8 and worksheets to practice key topics in
preparation for SATs and GCSE (Intermediate/Foundation)
Then I suggest you look at these by Pearson Publications
(£26) -
Click
here
A free series of downloadable
posters highlighting common mistakes -
Click here
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