WEBINAR | Maximising Student Success in Edexcel A level Geography: Paper 3
ABOUT THIS WEBINAR
Join A-Level Geography expert examiner, teacher and Head of Department, Jon Briggs for an opportunity to really develop exam techniques and skills that will ensure progression to the higher levels of the mark scheme in the exam.Focus of this webinar will be on:
- How to tackle the 4m, 6m, 8m, 18m and 24m questions
- How to tackle the synoptic aspect of the paper
- How to answer the resource-based questions
- How students should aim to plan and structure questions
- What core content they could be using to answers and how to link back to the question
- What an outstanding response should look like
WEBINAR BENEFITS
- Gain exceptional understanding of exactly what examiners are looking for in higher level exam answers whether it be explaining, analysing, or evaluating.
- Develop top level strategies for producing excellent responses to what makes a complete evaluative answer.
- Focus on the technique of balancing substantiated knowledge, explanation, and assessment.
- Best practice revision tips and guidance from an exam expert
- Discover how to reach higher order skills and what exactly examiners look for to identify the higher-level responses.
PROGRAMME
Introduction and consideration of assessment criteria 4.00 - 4.05pm
Learning skills. How to prioritise the right things in revision
- How to revise content that links to expectations in the exam.
- Useful sites for revision.
Key things to prepare and to perfect in answering the 4m and 8m questions.
- Types of 4m response questions (definition/skills/evaluative)
- 8m Analysis questions
- What does high level analysis mean?
- What high level responses look like.
- Student Activity: Reviewing what makes a top-level answer.
- Key tips.
Key things to prepare and perfect in 18m and 24m questions.
- How to tackle 18m and 24m responses linked to resources.
- Effective use of resources. Making connections, manipulation of data and linking to explanations and evaluations.
- Student Activity: Reviewing responses – what are the indicators of a top-level response.
Final tips to do your very best. 5.25 - 5.30pm
A-Level - Code: W0045
WEBINAR | Maximising Student Success in Edexcel A level Geography: Paper 3
WEBINAR | Thursday 23 May 2024
WEBINAR LEADER
Jon Briggs has been tutoring A-Level and GCSE Geography students for over 10 years, clocking up well over 5,000 hours of tutoring, benefitting students across the private and state sectors from places a far afield as Hong Kong, Dubai, Malaysia, and the USA. He has been a teacher for nearly 30 years in both the state and private sector, with over 21 years of his career as either a lead practitioner, head of department and faculty. Since 2002 he has been an exam and team leader for GCSE and A-Level for a range of exam boards (AQA, Edexcel and CIE). He loves the subject, whether it be Physical or Human Geography and enjoys working with students of all abilities to prepare them for exam success!