grade 9?

Answer this question first: Have you started revising? So I can help you know what they do

Reply 2

That'sGreat

Original post by thebawse786

ALL those top gcse students out there ,how do you get grade 9s ? what extra revision or technique do u have that differs from the rest?
I'm doing :
.combined science ocr gateway
.aqa english literature and language
.aqa rs
.aqa german
.ocr computer science
.aqa geography
.aqa maths
ps. any advice would be greatly appreciated :smile:

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I revised the night before

Reply 3

To get a grade 9 you need to know everything about your exam. That means how you are assessed, all possible questions what the paper is out of etc?

You need to be basically an examiner. Make sure you use lots of practice papers!

Reply 4

thebawse786

OP

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Original post by rockyball89

Answer this question first: Have you started revising? So I can help you know what they do

yes but evertime i do a test i get average grades (i use flash cards)
i dont know how to revise for:
geography
maths
combined science
english language and literature

Reply 5

Original post by thebawse786

yes but evertime i do a test i get average grades (i use flash cards)
i dont know how to revise for:
geography
maths
combined science
english language and literature

Don't worry. To get high scores what I did was make sure you know all the content the best way to do this is continuously reading your flashcards. Once you've one this go to your teacher and see how the examiner marks your paper, then complete lots of past papers it doesn't matter if its 2009 it's still practice. Also lets say you get an exam back and you get 80/102 That's a decent score but still find out from your teacher what you did wrong to lose more than 20 marks and keep doing this until you only lose like 10 marks from the paper

Reply 6

sqrt of 5

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these are the websites that i use for maths:

- https://qualifications.pearson.com/c...pers-Set-2.pdf for past papers
- https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/gcse/ every day (especially during the holidays)
- http://www.woodkirkacademy.co.uk/stu...er-exam-papers more past papers
- https://www.onmaths.com/ SUPER useful during exam season!
- https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/gcse.html practice question + answers
- https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho...rimary_content a checklist with all the topics (if you don't know what to revise)
- https://qualifications.pearson.com/c...ter-colour.pdf formulae to remember
- https://mathsbot.com/practicePaper SOOOOOOOOOO USEFUL! You can create your own past paper and do it
- https://corbettmaths.com/contents/ practice question + useful videos
- https://mathsoutlet.weebly.com/resources.html you can find LOADS of past papers + ms

just practice as much as you possibly can remember to use mathswatch as well

Reply 7

Original post by sqrt of 5

these are the websites that i use for maths:

- https://qualifications.pearson.com/c...pers-Set-2.pdf for past papers
- https://corbettmaths.com/5-a-day/gcse/ every day (especially during the holidays)
- http://www.woodkirkacademy.co.uk/stu...er-exam-papers more past papers
- https://www.onmaths.com/ SUPER useful during exam season!
- https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/gcse.html practice question + answers
- https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/sho...rimary_content a checklist with all the topics (if you don't know what to revise)
- https://qualifications.pearson.com/c...ter-colour.pdf formulae to remember
- https://mathsbot.com/practicePaper SOOOOOOOOOO USEFUL! You can create your own past paper and do it
- https://corbettmaths.com/contents/ practice question + useful videos
- https://mathsoutlet.weebly.com/resources.html you can find LOADS of past papers + ms

just practice as much as you possibly can remember to use mathswatch as well

thanks for those links, check your inbox send a private message.

Reply 8

rahul.sagu

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Original post by thebawse786

ALL those top gcse students out there ,how do you get grade 9s ? what extra revision or technique do u have that differs from the rest?
I'm doing :
.combined science ocr gateway
.aqa english literature and language
.aqa rs
.aqa german
.ocr computer science
.aqa geography
.aqa maths
ps. any advice would be greatly appreciated :smile:

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Yoo how's it going? I got 9 9s and one 8 at GCSE ( 8 in music lol), got my results in Aug. For the sciences I highly recommend CGP books, their past papers and revision guides. They provide plenty of exam practice and are concise yet to the point. I would also use freesciencelessons on Youtube as his vids are so easy to understand. For eng lang/lit get your teacher to send you some practice questions or something, on extracts or poems or whatever is available. When answering them, focus on how you present your points (I recommend:
P - point
E - evidence
E - explanation
P - point of choosing the quote/its significance
A - audience/reader - how do they feel?
L - Link to other parts of the book/play/parts of the poem
E - explore themes, motifs, context, even more evidence and explanation etc
R - Return to question).

For geog, I suggest summarising case studies and remembering key events and facts, and ensure you know the impact of those effects. It's simply not about regurgitation, but elaboration of the points you make. That's what gets you the marks.

For RS, you can find question banks online that are topic specific which really help. Also, REMEMBER YOUR QUOTES! I advise quizlet or active recall/spaced repetition. Also with 12 markers, PEE model is useful. My structure was 2 points for the argument, 2 points against and conclusion, although I did manage to write more. Master the technique of responding to 12 markers and you'll get full marks every time, I can guarantee.

Finally, just attend clinics when needed. I attended a bunch of all subjects closer to the time of the exams and you get a chance to bounce off ideas.

I did a different exam board for maths but practice makes perfect, it's all I have to say. The website I used for practice is www.dynamicpapers.com (I did Exexcel IGCSE maths).

Oh yeah, another tip is to use the mark schemes to your advantage. Look at what gives you marks, and what doesn't/

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Reply 9

thebawse786

OP

7

Hi! Thank u for ure response
A few questions I have
. What technique do u use 2 revise
. What do u think got u those 9s
What motivated u to do so well
Thank u for ur time and goodluck 4 ur as and a levels
.

Reply 10

ella.n.

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Watch the free science lessons channel on youtube and take notes, got me two 9s and an 8 in science! Also practise exam questions.

Reply 11

Tolgash

A grade 9 just feels like answering more of the content correctly than a grade 7 or 8. I wouldn't call, let's say, answering 66% of the questions correctly (the grade 9 threshold for AQA biology was 132/200 marks) a 'vast majority of the content'.

Reply 12

Tolgash

Okay, I agree with you here.

However, while I can see the point in your argument, the grade 9 boundaries aren't exactly that high for a grade of its supposed worth. I would not consider AQA biology too much of an outlier for the grade 9 boundary. For example, AQA geography (grade 9 boundary 183/252 marks - *72.6%), physics (grade 9 boundary 135/200 marks - 67.5%), route DA for history (grade 9 boundary: 107/168 marks - *63.7%), combined science (trilogy grade 9 boundary: 289/420 marks - *68.8%; synergy grade 9 boundary: 248/400 marks - 62%). Let's not just attack AQA too much either, Edexcel's combined science course wasn't too high (grade 9 boundary: 260/360 marks - *72.2%), computer science (113/160 marks - *70.6%) and religious studies B specification (for papers 1A and 3C, grade 9 boundary - *65.2%).

Now, obviously, I'm cherry picking my data a bit here, but seeing as how the grade 9 is so 'great', and requires a vast majority of the content to be answered, those boundaries don't do it much justice. A student may aim high, but if they don't score as highly as they aim, it doesn't matter, because they are allowed to get away with so many errors. A grade that is meant to represent such a high level of achievement should NOT have boundaries like that. In reality, they should be around 95%, so that a student cannot get away with so many errors. Just because a student aims highly, does not mean that they won't make careless errors. A grade 9 boundary should not allow so many careless errors to be made to the point that the percentage of marks required to achieve it drops below 80%. The highest boundary that I actually saw was the AQA XB option for the religious studies B specification (grade 9 boundary: 185/204 marks - *90.7% marks)

*For argument's sake, I just rounded the non-integer percentages to three significant figures.

A valid argument, but once again, just because they aim high and try and learn the content and understand it, does not mean that careless errors won't be made under pressure in the exam. Now, a few careless errors can be made, I don't mind. But if a student makes man careless errors, and ends up with 68% or 73%, they should not have access to the grade 9. This is a flaw in the grade boundary system, in my opinion.

A grade 9 requires a student to aim for top marks, but not necessarily achieve it. They may assume that the boundary will be high, but they can still get away with a pretty average mark. I know a friend who was aiming for around 90% in physics, but got a grade 9 with something like 70%. He might have aimed high, but he absolutely flopped relative to his expectations. He should not have had a grade 9 with 70%. In the end though, this is just my opinion. Your arguments are pretty valid, and I can see from your perspective.

I just feel that grade 9 just hasn't lived up to its expectations just yet. We should wait a bit longer. After a few more years, I'm sure it will finally become what it was meant to be. Right now though, a grade 9 just requires a student to aim high, not actually score high, seeing as they can get away with being average.

Reply 13

rahul.sagu

11

Original post by thebawse786

Hi! Thank u for ure response
A few questions I have
. What technique do u use 2 revise
. What do u think got u those 9s
What motivated u to do so well
Thank u for ur time and goodluck 4 ur as and a levels
.

Haha no worries and thanks! I practice questions/papers in timed conditions and I have a twin bro so the rivalry between us spurred me on for a start lol. Also you only have a few months till the exams (!), so think about the relief after putting the hard work in. If I'm honest, active recall is also really effective when revising too. Just blurt out what you know on paper, fill in the blanks from textbooks etc. and repeat every so often. This is particularly useful for the required practicals for the sciences because 6 markers on them could appear. As others have mentioned too, freesciencelessons covers them perfectly. Finally, know the types of variables and ensure you get maths related questions right on those papers eg. in one of my bio papers I had a 5 marker maths question on quadrats and stuff.

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Reply 14

rahul.sagu

11

Haha I know! I was surprised when my English teacher gave me and my class this essay paragraph template to build upon. It works great though.

Reply 15

raisahkxox

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Im in Year 12 now. I actually failed most of my mocks at GCSE and ended up with all 7s, 8s and 9s. I made a video on my youtube channel if you want to check it out
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGcBGntDwomYa94iclPPIqw?view_as=subscriber

Reply 16

nightisdark

13

I got a 9 in English Lit — literally just make sure you know the books and analyse all the language. If you can support your point, you’ve pretty much got the top boundaries — it’s too subjective for there to be “right answer”

Reply 17

thebawse786

OP

7

Hi (I seem to dig out every clever or revision secrets out of u)
what are u studying in college and does ur revision timetable differ so do spend more time?

Reply 18

Tolgash