Grade 9 in Biology?

scar-the-queen

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I'm currently working at grade 7 and would really like to improve! Any advice?

Flashcards are your best friend when it comes to GCSE biology.

Review them again and again. Of course this alone won’t get you a 9 though (tbh, if you’re naturally like intelligent then maybe), but you’d have to do past papers. This because you need to be able to apply knowledge to questions.

Reply 2

scar-the-queen

OP

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Original post by CaptainDuckie

Flashcards are your best friend when it comes to GCSE biology.

Review them again and again. Of course this alone won’t get you a 9 though (tbh, if you’re naturally like intelligent then maybe), but you’d have to do past papers. This because you need to be able to apply knowledge to questions.

Ok great thanks!

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useless-dismay

8

generally for me, instead of flash cards and reading notes, I either write notes to build muscle memory instead of just reading memory or do past papers which gives me an idea of how to structure the answers and what type of questions are included since in aqa atleast, a lot of marks are allocated on how the answers structured aswell as whats included in the answer so if you get the answer right
but don't structure it properly you can lose some marks

Original post by scar-the-queen

I'm currently working at grade 7 and would really like to improve! Any advice?

(edited 1 year ago)

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kaorimiyazono

19

Do as many past papers and practice exam Qs as you possible can. Under timed conditions and closed book. When you mark them, make sure you really understand where you went wrong - use youtube, your notes/textbooks, your teachers etc. to make sure you understand the topics you lose the most marks on and make sure you understand the mark scheme. Good luck!!

Original post by scar-the-queen

Ok great thanks!

One more thing.. I forgot to mention (sorry)

Make sure you have a look at the exam board specification (you’d normally be able to find this online)..

The reality is that sometimes they can be a bit cheeky and test you on something that isn’t so obvious from like the text book or past papers.

Confidently be able to know everything on the specification, I believe that this is what separates grade 9 students. I noticed this a while back, even during A-levels too.

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scar-the-queen

OP

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Original post by useless-dismay

generally for me, instead of flash cards and reading notes, I either write notes to build muscle memory instead of just reading memory or do past papers which gives me an idea of how to structure the answers and what type of questions are included since in aqa atleast, a lot of marks are allocated on how the answers structured aswell as whats included in the answer so if you get the answer right
but don't structure it properly you can lose some marks

Oh that makes sense, thanks!

Reply 7

scar-the-queen

OP

16

Original post by kaorimiyazono

Do as many past papers and practice exam Qs as you possible can. Under timed conditions and closed book. When you mark them, make sure you really understand where you went wrong - use youtube, your notes/textbooks, your teachers etc. to make sure you understand the topics you lose the most marks on and make sure you understand the mark scheme. Good luck!!

Thank you!

Reply 8

scar-the-queen

OP

16

Original post by CaptainDuckie

One more thing.. I forgot to mention (sorry)

Make sure you have a look at the exam board specification (you’d normally be able to find this online)..

The reality is that sometimes they can be a bit cheeky and test you on something that isn’t so obvious from like the text book or past papers.

Confidently be able to know everything on the specification, I believe that this is what separates grade 9 students. I noticed this a while back, even during A-levels too.