Effective GCSE Maths Revision Tips
Revising for GCSE Maths involves engaging with past papers, marking schemes, and revision resources like Edexcel Exam Papers, Hegarty Maths, Pinpointlearning, and Corbett Maths. Effective revision includes practicing challenging questions, reviewing answers, correcting mistakes, learning key formulas, and attending revision sessions. Online resources offer video lessons, quizzes, and personalized booklets targeting weaknesses. Stay prepared for your GCSE Maths exam with these valuable revision strategies.
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Maths Revision Mrs C Davies
It might be a new GCSE, but revising for maths is still revising for maths . Where to find suitable resources for GCSE Maths revision Understand expectations regarding exam preparation and revision
What does effective maths revision look like? Short answer; doing questions of appropriate challenge and checking the answers. Past Papers and getting them marked Working on corrections Learning key formulae and terminology Working on Problem Solving Style Questions Attending Revision Sessions
Revision resources: Edexcel Exam Papers and Mark Schemes Working through exam papers allows the students to become familiar with the style of questions. It is also important students engage with the mark schemes as marking questions themselves helps them to see how the marks are allocated. Amended Papers and Mark Schemes Exam Questions as Homework set at discretion of teacher
Revision resources: Hegarty Maths www.hegartymaths.com Videos lessons Online questions Fix up 5 Hegarty maths remembers the mistake the student makes and then generates a quiz with 5 questions from different parts of maths they are weak on
Revision resources: Pinpointlearning www.pinpointlearning.co.uk For every exam paper completed by the students their marks can be uploaded to pinpointlearning and then the website will generate a personalised booklet specifically targeting their weaknesses.
Revision resources: Corbett Maths www.corbettmaths.com Videos, Exam Questions with Answers, Textbook exercises all broken down by topic 5 a day questions Higher Foundation
Revision resources: Maths Genie - http://mathsgenie.co.uk/ Videos, Exam Questions with Answers all broken down by Grade Past Paper banks
Further resources available: Your Maths teacher CGP Revision guides and workbooks will be sold in the spring term Revision sessions (look out for and attend these!) The VLE packed with loads of useful revision resources and updated regularly Friday morning support sessions targeted invites
Structure of the Maths GCSE 9 8 Students sit 3 papers (each 1.5 hours long) rather than 2 papers as in the old GCSE maths examinations It has been announced there will be no changes to the maths assessment in 2021 following COVID. 7 Higher Tier 6 5 4 Foundation Tier 3 2 1
Calculator All students must have a scientific Calculator. They should get one as soon as possible if they do not. Need to be familiar with their calculators before the exam so they know how different functions like sin, cos, tan, square root work on their calculators Compassesand Protractor. Check the compasses work and don t slip.
Most formulae need to be memorised The following formulae are given to you in your examination booklets. All other formulae need to be memorised. Perimeter, area and volume Kinematics
Success in Maths = Practice, Assess, Practice, Assess
