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Anyone have any Tips on how to Improve in As Level Maths?

Currently in Year 12, I have recently received a Grade E in Maths is it still possible to move up to a B in less than 2months?

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Same situation any help ?

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by Future CFO Suite
Currently in Year 12, I have recently received a Grade E in Maths is it still possible to move up to a B in less than 2months?

Hi, while I’m currently working on improving my grade even in Y13, I did make quite an improvement in Y12, and what I would recommend is that you ‘scaffold’. So like start with videos to help explain e.g TL Maths. Then do questions in the textbook or Maths Genie. But by the end of your study session you should definitely be trying some exam questions, either those marked in the textbook as exam questions or end of chapter questions, or PMT. But don’t rush it- some chapters may take a whole day or so to cover and that’s totally fine because every topic will take everyone a different amount of time

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by kitty15
Hi, while I’m currently working on improving my grade even in Y13, I did make quite an improvement in Y12, and what I would recommend is that you ‘scaffold’. So like start with videos to help explain e.g TL Maths. Then do questions in the textbook or Maths Genie. But by the end of your study session you should definitely be trying some exam questions, either those marked in the textbook as exam questions or end of chapter questions, or PMT. But don’t rush it- some chapters may take a whole day or so to cover and that’s totally fine because every topic will take everyone a different amount of time


Oh okay thanks, will definitely try this out for sure. Do you think it's worth dedicating 2weeks of my time to just relearning content and the last 4weeks doing past paper questions?

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by Future CFO Suite
Currently in Year 12, I have recently received a Grade E in Maths is it still possible to move up to a B in less than 2months?

Hi,

The important thing is definitely not to stress as you have time to work on your grades. I also studied A Level maths and found myself in a similar situation of not doing as well as I would have liked to. It was only in the actual A Level exam that I achieved an A and I had previously never achieved higher than a C.

The absolute best thing I did was to do as many past and practice papers as possible. Physics and Maths Tutor have loads of practice papers which you can work through. Nothing will prepare you better for the exam than doing lots of questions similar to what you will do in the real exam. Even if you aren't scoring very well, it's worthwhile to look through the mark scheme as Physics and Maths Tutor have worked solutions so you can find out exactly how to answer the questions. For a while I was mostly having an attempt and then using the worked solution to actually solve the questions but this was such worthwhile practice as it meant I could then answer questions with very similar wording. I gradually learnt how to answer the types of questions that most commonly appear in the exam and it made the exam feel easier than any previous practice I had done.

With 2 months to go you can absolutely improve but focus on incorporating a little bit of practice often so you are building on your skills. If you plan out what papers and questions you want to work through each day you can stay on track and improve your maths grade!

I hope this helps and best of luck with your revision!

Eloise
Second Year Psychology Student

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by Future CFO Suite
Oh okay thanks, will definitely try this out for sure. Do you think it's worth dedicating 2weeks of my time to just relearning content and the last 4weeks doing past paper questions?

Yes, you could do so, but analyse your situation. There’s no use doing past papers if you haven’t identified and worked on the content you are making mistakes on. If you keep seeing the same issue crop up on your past papers, then yes totally recap content. I would try blend it with some past paper questions instead of just doing content, but totally depends on your situation I guess.

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by EdgeHillStudent1
Hi,
The important thing is definitely not to stress as you have time to work on your grades. I also studied A Level maths and found myself in a similar situation of not doing as well as I would have liked to. It was only in the actual A Level exam that I achieved an A and I had previously never achieved higher than a C.
The absolute best thing I did was to do as many past and practice papers as possible. Physics and Maths Tutor have loads of practice papers which you can work through. Nothing will prepare you better for the exam than doing lots of questions similar to what you will do in the real exam. Even if you aren't scoring very well, it's worthwhile to look through the mark scheme as Physics and Maths Tutor have worked solutions so you can find out exactly how to answer the questions. For a while I was mostly having an attempt and then using the worked solution to actually solve the questions but this was such worthwhile practice as it meant I could then answer questions with very similar wording. I gradually learnt how to answer the types of questions that most commonly appear in the exam and it made the exam feel easier than any previous practice I had done.
With 2 months to go you can absolutely improve but focus on incorporating a little bit of practice often so you are building on your skills. If you plan out what papers and questions you want to work through each day you can stay on track and improve your maths grade!
I hope this helps and best of luck with your revision!
Eloise
Second Year Psychology Student


Thanks for the Advice, really appreciate it. Anyways how's uni going? Just wanted to know whether it's stressful or not 😅

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by kitty15
Yes, you could do so, but analyse your situation. There’s no use doing past papers if you haven’t identified and worked on the content you are making mistakes on. If you keep seeing the same issue crop up on your past papers, then yes totally recap content. I would try blend it with some past paper questions instead of just doing content, but totally depends on your situation I guess.


Okay will definitely try this out and see if it works best for me thanks a lot.👊

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by Future CFO Suite
Thanks for the Advice, really appreciate it. Anyways how's uni going? Just wanted to know whether it's stressful or not 😅

No worries! I hope it helps!

Uni is going really well thank you! I've found a lot more interesting than A Levels as you can really focus on a subject you enjoy rather than having to spread your attention across multiple subjects. There is also a lot more emphasis on independent learning and through that studying the exact topics that interest you the most which I definitely prefer.

I would say like everything, it can be stressful at times. However, for the most part it isn't particularly stressful and I would definitely say the overall experience is less stressful than A Levels as you haven't got all of the pressure on one exam season. As the assignments are split across the year and it's more about learning than memorising, I would say it is much less stressful than A Levels.

Are you thinking about going to uni and if so what are you thinking about studying?

Eloise
Second Year Psychology Student

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