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Maths GCSE's

TheCatWoman

More people have passed thier GCSE's this year than last, well done them. But I was anazed at how many students are doing resits, maybe three or more times and still not passing the required grade. Apparently the more times you try the less likely you are to pass, this says to me that theres something wrong with the way these students are being taught, or they have an undiagnosed learning difficulty? I couldn't pass a GCSE at grade C which was the pass mark then I think they've changed from 1 -5 or something now.

How we all at maths?

How do you think it could be taught differently or better?

Are to many children not being picked up with learning difficulties and do we expect maths to be difficult and allow some children to fail? It seems that difficulties with reading and writing are picked up quite young, why not with maths?

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  • I got an E in maths a D in science a C in English a pass in performing arts and a merit in ict yet here I am with a buisness plan that includes expenses profit loss margins etc

    i think exams are my downfall 

    revison actually makes me forget stuff and when they say take time to go back over it this makes me stress about taking x amount of time but if I have an exam where I can do it at my pace and submit it and get an immediate your likely to of passed or failed I find it easier like I passed my cscs card first try and hope to pass my ham radio foundation next time and hopefully my theory and driving tests too 

  • in reply to 190E(Taylor’s version)

    I'm not good at exams either. Maths was probably the only one I could deal with in exam form. I really struggled to revise for subjects involving information. I'm so glad I did my GCSEs when coursework was still a big part of it. 

    I don't agree with the current set up. It's a memory test, yes they have to show they can apply what they've remembered but it's not natural to the human brain to expect so much retention of information at once.

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  • in reply to 190E(Taylor’s version)

    I'm not good at exams either. Maths was probably the only one I could deal with in exam form. I really struggled to revise for subjects involving information. I'm so glad I did my GCSEs when coursework was still a big part of it. 

    I don't agree with the current set up. It's a memory test, yes they have to show they can apply what they've remembered but it's not natural to the human brain to expect so much retention of information at once.

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