Comparisons of Existing Revision

Sites

Issy Brown IE Award

Availability

I decided to only compare the first 4 searches, and it also shows what is most readily available to IGCSE students.

http://www.escs.org.za/IGCSE%20Exam%20Revision/igcserev.html

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/biology

http://www.cambridgestudents.org.uk/subjectpages/biology/igcsebiology/

http://www.biology-resources.com/biology-questions.html

1) Question Bank

http://www.biology-resources.com/biology-questions.html

Pros & Cons

Pros: Cons:

•Good use of tabs tabsEasy to quickly find specific parts of topic

•Good use of diagrams

•Tabs are a bit to specific

•Some topics are not cover in our syllabus

•Disengaging/doesn’t draw you in

•Not focused enough

•Not enough information to accompany the diagrams

2) S-cool

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/biology

S Cool

Pros & ConsPros Cons

•Some relevant topicse.g.. Homeostasis

•Good use of bright colourEngaging/interesting

•Good structure of revisionRevise, Test, Pass, Remember

•Exam style questions

•Good use of diagrams

•Not aimed towards IGCSE BiologyNot all topics are included

•Distracting Ads

•Self Promotion

3) Cambridge

http://www.cie.org.uk/qualifications/academic/middlesec/igcse/subject?assdef_id=837

Pros & ConsPros Cons

•Model Answers Something for students to compare them selves too and see what is relevant

•Past Papers with Mark Schemes An effective way to test yourselves, gives you an idea of the sort of questions asked

•Syllabus Statements Revision checklist

•No way to actually revise•No revision material No information/diagrams/pictures

4) Revision Checklist

http://www.escs.org.za/IGCSE%20Exam%20Revision/biologychecklist%20cw.pdf

Revision Checklist

Pros & ConsPros Cons

•Extremely through run-through of entire GCSE

•A lot of irrelevant information

•Not aimed at IGCSE students

•Disengaging No pictures/diagrams/pictures

ConclusionNot an easy accessible website for IGCSE

Biology students at Island School

Need to find a balance between relevant and irrelevant information.

Make the website interesting and engaging, whilst also being easy to use