From Grade 6 to Grade 9: The Power of Marking Your Own Science Past Papers
From Grade 6 to Grade 9: The Power of Marking
Your Own Science Past Papers
What separates a grade 6 student from a grade 9 student? Top students mark their own papers properly. They don't just look at the score; they get inside the head of the examiner.
The Proper Self-Marking Method
Timed Conditions: Do the paper without your notes.
Official Mark Schemes: Download the actual AQA or Edexcel schemes.
Be Brutal: If you didn't use the specific keyword required, don't give yourself the mark.
Pattern Spotting: After 3 papers, look for trends. Do you always lose marks on 6-markers? Is your "osmosis" explanation always missing a step?
Pattern Spotting: After 3 papers, look for trends. Do you always lose marks on 6-markers? Is your "osmosis" explanation always missing a step?
There you go!🍍
Quality over quantity. Doing three papers and marking them thoroughly is better than doing ten and never looking at the answers.
From Grade 6 to Grade 9: The Power of Marking Your Own Science Past Papers
What separates a grade 6 student from a grade 9 student? Top students mark their own papers properly. They don't just look at the score; they get inside the head of the examiner.
The Proper Self-Marking Method
Timed Conditions: Do the paper without your notes.
Official Mark Schemes: Download the actual AQA or Edexcel schemes.
Be Brutal: If you didn't use the specific keyword required, don't give yourself the mark.
Pattern Spotting: After 3 papers, look for trends. Do you always lose marks on 6-markers? Is your "osmosis" explanation always missing a step?
Pattern Spotting: After 3 papers, look for trends. Do you always lose marks on 6-markers? Is your "osmosis" explanation always missing a step?
There you go!🍍
Quality over quantity. Doing three papers and marking them thoroughly is better than doing ten and never looking at the answers.
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