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THE PLEA OF UNIVERSITY LECTURERS TO TEACHERS IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS!!! Dear secondary school teachers and school proprietors, please, help the students and the public by ensuring that students in your school write examinations by themselves and merit the grades they brandish on their (SSCE) results. Stop taking them to the miracle centers where they will be assisted by machineries. We are tired of seeing students with A1 in Mathematics but cannot resolve the smallest of fractions. A student with distinctions in Physics and chemistry but knows next to nothing about chemical reactions or energy conversion. Students with distinctions in Literature, Government, and CRS, yet blank on the differences between Drama and Prose Fiction, the forms of Government, and the significance of Religious stories. I had once heard from a lecturer asked some year 1 students to look for a tutorial teacher to help them with JS 3 and SS1 mathematics recently. The whole 20 of them in my Engineering class with excellent SSCE results are visibly confused at the sight of any arithmetic work. Their last semester's performance betrayed the several A1s and B3s on the WAEC  they carry about. These students you help acquire grades they can't defend are usually frustrated in the ivory tower. Save them a voyage of pain and regrets in the future by ensuring they are well tutored and allowed to prepare and write their examinations unaided.

For many Year 7 students, the upcoming months will see them facing tests that will determine their setting for the next academic year. Preparing for these first secondary school exams can be both daunting and nerve wracking. Effective revision doesn’t come naturally; it’s a learned skill that requires time and personalisation to master. 📚 As a parent, you can play a crucial role in this process by boosting your child’s confidence, encouraging positive study habits, and providing moral support. 🫶🏼 For more information check out our blog. https://lnkd.in/dHGRgxfG Here are some top tips to help you get started: 🎯Help them get organised 🎯Establish a study routine 🎯Experiment with different study techniques 🎯Focus on understanding over memorisation 🎯Use positive reinforcement 🎯Teach time management in the test 🎯Encourage review of mistakes If you need support with KS3 Maths, GCSE Maths, English & Science, A Level Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Economics - please get in touch! 💥 #GCSE #ALevel #WJEC

#FEATURE While the grade ten (Grd10) students sit back and reflect on their recent national examinations, a total of 32, 863 grade twelve (Grd12) students from 225 secondary and 6 national school of excellence will commence their national examinations tomorrow, Monday 14th October 2024. In the Western Province, Education Advisor Mr. Charlie Buai told PNG HUASBUNG that of the six (6) secondary schools in the province, eight-hundred and fifty-two (852) Grd12 students will sit for the exams. He said, they are anticipating a smooth run of the Grd12 exams like they did with the Grd10 examinations. “We did not experience any issues with the examinations. The exams in the province ran smoothly. The exam papers arrived on time and were delivered to all schools, and all the students were able to sit for the exams. We had no issues surrounding the administration of grd10 examinations in the province.” He also advised that those Grd10 students continuing to Grd11 can expect to check their results online towards the last week of November and the first week of December. Mr. Buai further encouraged them and stated that they have done their best to ensure that students were given all the help during the year and are happy to see them sit for their exams. “We wish all the students the very best and we would like to see that the students concentrate on their exams and avoid other issues as much as possible.” Meanwhile, here is the schedule for Grade 12 examinations tomorrow onwards: GRADE 12 EXAM SCHEDULE: October 14 (Monday) • Session 1: ADVANCED MATHEMATICS P1/ GENERAL MATHEMATICS P1. • Session 2: APPLIED SCIENCE /HISTORY. October 15 (Tuesday) • Session 1: PHYSICS /ACCOUNTING. • Session 2: GEOGRAPHY. October 16 (Wednesday) • Session 1: BIOLOGY/ECONOMICS. • Session 2: GEOLOGY / BUSINESS STUDIES. October 17 (Thursday) • Session 1: LANGUAGE & LITERATURE / APPLIED ENGLISH. •Session 2: CHEMISTRY / LEGAL STUDIES. October 18 (Friday) • Session 1: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY. • Session 2: ADVANCED MATHEMATICS P2 /GENERAL MATHEMATICS P2.

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In education, it is scary that so much belief, opinion and ideology drives the decisions about how students are and should be taught in schools. When it comes to how human beings learn biologically secondary skills like reading, writing and maths, our opinions and beliefs are irrelevant. Scientific evidence is the only thing that should be informing how we teach these skills. This fantastic piece on the science of learning by Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) https://lnkd.in/gHqijyin and more recently today, the piece on how to implement the science of learning, https://lnkd.in/g_KpnpQ3 - are essential reading and planning materials for every school and university for undergraduate teachers. I encourage you to share with your networks whether you are in the education field or not so that this settled science on the ‘why’ and ‘what’ of how students learn best is just common knowledge and practice in every school. We owe it to our kids!

Ofqual is surveying views on whether to provide formula/equation sheets for GCSE STEM subjects. Anyone can respond, It is a quick survey which I have linked below. Personally I think they should be provided at GCSE going forward indefinitely. If your chosen career or higher education course requires you to memorise a formula or equation, then that should be part of your training. For GCSE it is important to be able to show you understand how they work and when to use them. There is so much pressure and stress at this level, and you are expected to study a wide range of subjects, sometimes with multiple different exams in the same day. Providing a sheet with the formula printed on can only be a good thing. If you don’t understand how to use it it won’t give you an advantage to have it printed. https://lnkd.in/e6VRqEks

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Sorry, folks, that IS a polynomial, and that IS well within the ability of a year 12 student! If the teachers failed to teach that then the fault lies squarely with the teachers. The same differentiation rule applies here as applies to the positive power polynomials! The rule clearly states that the derivative of a.r^n is a.n.r^(n-1). In this example, a = 1000 and n =-1. Therefore, the derivative is as indicated in the article. Any student who can differentiate 1000r^2 can also differentiate 1000r^-1. The problem here is rote learning! "Here's the format of the question. Here's the format of the answer." That causes the student to learn about only positive numbers and then when they face a negative numbers, they cry! But what would I know? I'm just a humble maths and physics tutor with a couple of decades' worth of tutoring school students who have returned to me in subsequent years and whose parents have given glowing praise of my efforts! https://lnkd.in/gMAmVzBC

I was just thinking about how much harder GCSE and A-level Chemistry are compared to when I first started teaching and compared to when I studied in the 90s before things went modular for a while. I didn’t even come across moles until A-level, apart from the hills in my garden! Do you agree? Is it the same for other subjects? Do you think this is a positive or negative, or is it more grey? I think it depends on the student. I think I could have coped with more challenge in Chemistry but found my other subjects hard enough at A-level. This extra demand could be provided in other ways, for example the existence of further maths, helps stretch Maths students. Could there be further other subjects? I think that it might have a negative impact on some student’s self esteem, being expected to understand concepts that students in previous generations came across at a later stage. It might also be driving an increase in demand for tutoring.

Before your students set off for the Easter break, make sure you set them up with all resources they need to prepare for their upcoming exams. Elephant Connect Education is organizing Booster sessions to support students plan their revision ahead of time and help students progress to a higher grade. Our focused sessions are designed to prepare students for their GCSE and A level exams and to help them understand their full potential. Revision Objectives: • To improve Examination technique • How to answer 6 marker questions? • Discuss past papers • To boost confidence before the exams • Last minute tips and questions Date - Easter Break ( 29 Mar - 15 Apr ) GCSE/IGCSE: Subjects - Math, Sciences, English and Economics Year 13: Subjects – Math, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, English and Economics For Registrations, email us on: [email protected] Call us at:- +44 7810 598255, +44 7825683824 . . . #elephantconnecteducation #education #experttutors #experttutoringservices #personalizedlearning #learntogrow #academicsuccess #studywell #german #germanlanguage