Tips On How To Prepare For The IGCSE Exams

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IGSCE Exams

Taken between the ages of 14 and 16; IGSCE exams are internationally recognised as a marker of academic ability by universities and employers.

According to James Chapman, “In an effort to gain internationally recognised high school credentials, many students in the UK are sitting for IGSCE exams, a dramatic departure from the recent past when students in the UK were prohibited from taking said exams”

(Rise of the IGCSE: Hundreds of state schools go for Gove's tough new exam)

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Outlining A Plan of Action

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Tips for taking the

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• Attaining IGCSE qualifications can aid students in accessing higher education and eventually the world’s best universities.

• While there are no shortcuts to attaining high grades in the IGCSE exams, there are some ways of developing your plan of study and preparing for the exams that can make life significantly easier (and less stressful) for parents and students alike.

Tip #1 Feedback

It is much better to improve how you approach a task, taking in to account feedback, than simply repeat over and over.

Even though they say ‘practise makes perfect,’ it often the case that correctly receiving and using feedback ‘makes perfect.’ In fact, feedback is vital for practising and improving.

Parents should advise children to seek extra help from tutors and advisors if their children are having difficulties understanding and completing a task.

This will provide students with the basis to solve these problems. This will help them use their new knowledge to solve further problems and expand it into wider disciplines.

Tip #2 GuidanceMany students do not have a clear vision of what their interests and goals in life are. So how are they best helped to choose which subjects to study further?

• In consultation with their families and school guidance personnel, students should consider which subjects they should study given their abilities and goals in life.

• YCIS Beijing provides students with guidance to help them choose from a wide range of subjects, which will challenge them by improving their creative and analytical skills.

Tip #3 Positivity

Keeping a confident attitude towards students helps them to be far more confident themselves, which also helps them to remain positive, even when having difficulties.

Students should be encouraged to be as social as possible. This also entails regarding classmates not as competition, but as friends.

Tip #4 Patience

It is important to teach children an appreciation of the process of growth.

Studying always takes time and effort. Improving skills requires patience and dedication.

Anything which is worth doing will take time. Rushing to complete tasks will inevitably lead to longer overall completion time.

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Tips for taking the exam

The first thing you should do is read through the exam paper, so you know what is coming and can plan accordingly.

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When drawing diagrams, use a pencil. You may need to make changes, which will be much harder with a pen.

Rough

Always make sure you use the correct units, whether ‘kg’ or ‘m/s’ etc. Not doing so is a foolish way of dropping marks which could be vital.

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