samjohnson Posted 10 June 2010 Share Posted 10 June 2010 Roll on the 18th... Stats exam and then im all done... Untill January >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AoWW Posted 10 June 2010 Share Posted 10 June 2010 English language was pretty good. Anyone do the paper on Joe Calzaghe and Boxing? Not being sexist, but It was pretty unfair on girls, "Write a letter to a friend who wants to take up boxing, if its a good idea or a bad idea" Boys predominantly under-achieve in English... schools have been trying to raise attainment with those under-achieving boys for years... the (previous) government placed great emphasis on it as a target... exam papers increasingly feature 'boy-friendly' scenarios/texts... boys start to achieve better grades............................................... Coincidence?! Hmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mee-9 Posted 10 June 2010 Share Posted 10 June 2010 You got extra time? Bastard Yeah I have extra time mate. Its alright having it, but i haven't really needed it before today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 10 June 2010 Share Posted 10 June 2010 AS level? If so, was the 12 marker the stress related illness question? That's the one man. Screwed that question up a little (I could only remember the Kiecolt-Glaser study) but the rest went ok, I feel. How did you find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted 10 June 2010 Share Posted 10 June 2010 To Leicester944 and lcfc "weasel", I didn't get that as my English question, I had to inform the council about concerns in our local town Ps- What examining body were you on, I was on AQA so it may have been different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc"weasel" Posted 10 June 2010 Share Posted 10 June 2010 To Leicester944 and lcfc "weasel", I didn't get that as my English question, I had to inform the council about concerns in our local town Ps- What examining body were you on, I was on AQA so it may have been different WJEC for me, pissing Welsh, they're getting everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted 11 June 2010 Share Posted 11 June 2010 Had my Maths and Graphics exams today. Maths wasn't hard but I obviously failed the Graphics exam (I failed in the coursework anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris1234 Posted 11 June 2010 Share Posted 11 June 2010 good luck to everybody taking exams over the summer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterborofox Posted 11 June 2010 Share Posted 11 June 2010 Had my first of three exams over the summer, a business studies resit. Was fooking awful, I got an E on it first time around, so it will be embarrassing if I cant even match that which I doubt I have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB11 Posted 11 June 2010 Share Posted 11 June 2010 Condition of England by any chance? Nope it was "Sixties Social Revolution?" The period between 1959-1975 in England. Last exam is Statistics on June 18th. Did a mock today and it was ok... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mee-9 Posted 11 June 2010 Share Posted 11 June 2010 To Leicester944 and lcfc "weasel", I didn't get that as my English question, I had to inform the council about concerns in our local town Ps- What examining body were you on, I was on AQA so it may have been different Yeah WJEC for me too. Had maths paper two today, went okay. 4 exams left, spread out 2 each week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acooling08 Posted 12 June 2010 Share Posted 12 June 2010 Boys predominantly under-achieve in English... schools have been trying to raise attainment with those under-achieving boys for years... the (previous) government placed great emphasis on it as a target... exam papers increasingly feature 'boy-friendly' scenarios/texts... boys start to achieve better grades............................................... Coincidence?! Hmmmm. I don't see how this is sexist at all really, the perecentage of boys who even watch boxing must be very low... Surely the for and against points are universal knowledge, and the examiners will be looking at the writing styles and techniques more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc"weasel" Posted 12 June 2010 Share Posted 12 June 2010 I don't see how this is sexist at all really, the perecentage of boys who even watch boxing must be very low... Surely the for and against points are universal knowledge, and the examiners will be looking at the writing styles and techniques more.. Completely agree, it's all about being able to back up what you say, it does not really matter about what you're actually saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acooling08 Posted 12 June 2010 Share Posted 12 June 2010 That's the one man. Screwed that question up a little (I could only remember the Kiecolt-Glaser study) but the rest went ok, I feel. How did you find it? Yeah I basically did Kiecolt Glaser as I had a lot of evaluation points revised for it, but I also did the General Adaptation Syndrome with Selye and his rats. My teacher said afterwards that Kiecolt Glaser was the way to go on it I felt the paper was very good, there were lots of gimme marks. I didn't like the smoking social change question though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AoWW Posted 12 June 2010 Share Posted 12 June 2010 I don't see how this is sexist at all really, the perecentage of boys who even watch boxing must be very low... Surely the for and against points are universal knowledge, and the examiners will be looking at the writing styles and techniques more.. I didn't say it was sexist. My point, that you so spectacularly missed, is that exam papers (particularly for English exams) increasingly feature topics that deliberately seek to engage boys, in the hope that they will, in turn, achieve better grades. It's happening more and more across all levels of examinations - from KS2 SATS right up to degree level. Also, I think it's fair to say that, whilst the percentage of boys who watch boxing might be relatively low, it's significantly higher than the number of girls watching the sport. I'm not even saying it's wrong that exam papers are designed that way... just that it's a very carefully planned strategy to raise under-achievement in boys. Completely agree, it's all about being able to back up what you say, it does not really matter about what you're actually saying. Hmmm, you keep telling yourself that. I guess being able to string together a coherent sentence would be a good starting point, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjohnson Posted 12 June 2010 Share Posted 12 June 2010 Does anyone actually revise before exams, or do you blag your way through it like 9/10 of my GCSE exams last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asha Posted 12 June 2010 Share Posted 12 June 2010 Does anyone actually revise before exams, or do you blag your way through it like 9/10 of my GCSE exams last year? I did 0 revision for GCSE and eased it. I did 0 revision for AS level (Take One) and dicked up the lot. Second time round, I wouldn't say I've worked my socks off but I've put a little bit more in and it's improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjohnson Posted 12 June 2010 Share Posted 12 June 2010 I did 0 revision for GCSE and eased it. I did 0 revision for AS level (Take One) and dicked up the lot. Second time round, I wouldn't say I've worked my socks off but I've put a little bit more in and it's improved. Pretty much my story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 12 June 2010 Share Posted 12 June 2010 Does anyone actually revise before exams, or do you blag your way through it like 9/10 of my GCSE exams last year? I'm doing my GCSEs now, doing little bits of revision for the subjects i want to take next year, and pretty much none whatsoever for everything else. Not because I haven't planned to, there just always seems to be something better to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousefox Posted 14 June 2010 Share Posted 14 June 2010 Got the second history exam tomorrow- there is actually so much you have to remember Loads of people at my school have already finished their GCSE's but i have 5 exams left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterborofox Posted 14 June 2010 Share Posted 14 June 2010 Got the second history exam tomorrow- there is actually so much you have to remember Loads of people at my school have already finished their GCSE's but i have 5 exams left! Unlucky! Some of us doing A-Level only have three exams! Been revising History today, must know all about Russia from the Tsars to Khruschev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted 14 June 2010 Share Posted 14 June 2010 Got the second history exam tomorrow- there is actually so much you have to remember Loads of people at my school have already finished their GCSE's but i have 5 exams left! Apparently the second history exam is a lot easier than the first one so don't worry too much mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mee-9 Posted 14 June 2010 Share Posted 14 June 2010 Apparently the second history exam is a lot easier than the first one so don't worry too much mate. Yeah I've got it tomorrow too. If your doing Medicine, then it's source analysis on Medicine in the middle ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted 14 June 2010 Share Posted 14 June 2010 Yeah I've got it tomorrow too. If your doing Medicine, then it's source analysis on Medicine in the middle ages. Nope, more World War stuff for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogadug Posted 14 June 2010 Share Posted 14 June 2010 Finished my geography exam at 10:30, the 1 about the pre-release booklet, but then the teachers realised they had given me the foundation paper instead of the higher paper, so have just had to complete the exam again - this time the higher tier 1. Having to go back and do another exam made me well angry, and I've now missed the start of Holland v Denmark, but at least I missed no goals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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