[Year 12 IT Apps] It apps exam

[Roland Gesthuizen]

My lot were generally quite happy about the exam. I had to groan (grimace, tear my remaining hair out etc.) at some who admitted to missing particular questions and gave a high five to the whoops of delight form those that did all the homework, practice questions and practice exams. The examination tip they admitted getting the most out of this year was a technique we called "brain dumping" where they annotated margin notes into the short answer section as soon as they could after reading. The advice they had to share was to sit down and do all the past and practice exams under exam conditions, then learn how to mark it like an examiner, using each stumble and error as powerful learning fodder. 

Some were so keen at reading over their notes that they forgot to bring or eat any eat lunch. I had to 'raid' the canteen for food after lunch to keep them going. Good thing there were some old sausage rolls and hotdogs still there. A thank you to Mark for his humours notes that kept their spirits up, Rob for his presentation and helicopter view from Swinburne and my colleague Catherine Kneen who kept me on my toes with the odd prod.

Now, where did I put my marking book? Reports are due next week (sigh)

Regards Roland

Roland Gesthuizen
http://about.me/rgesthuizen

On 4 Nov 2013, at 7:01 pm, Christophersen, Paula P <christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

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