Topic outline


  • Focus on Assessment: Cambridge IGCSE Geography (0460) (0976) 2020-2022 SyllabusDEMO COURSE

  • Please note: This is not a live course. If you have booked onto one of our courses, please follow the joining instructions that have been emailed to you.

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    Welcome to this demonstration course!

    This is a copy of the Focus on Assessment IGCSE Geography course. You will not be able to access any of the discussions or activities. However, this course will give you a good idea of what you will be doing on our online courses.

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    Chris Brown

    Head of Online Professional Learning 


    Course overview

    This three-week course is divided into four lessons. During each lesson we will be collaborating to identify key issues, engaging in discussions and asking questions. We will be focusing on the following areas:

      • Syllabus challenges - how we plan for these and measure the effectiveness of our interventions.
      • Understanding the marking principles and assessment structure.
      • Applying marking principles.
      • Using formative feedback to support student progress.

     

    Course timings

    This course starts on Monday. You can view all of the course content now, but you will only be able to access the discussions on the scheduled day from 00:05 UTC*. 

    You can access the content by using the buttons on the left-hand side of the screen.

    * Coordinated Universal Time (or UTC) is the time standard used globally. You can use this time and date converter to work out how UTC relates to your local time.

     

    M T W T F S S
    Week 1
    Lesson 1: Syllabus challenges Think Share
    Lesson 2: Understanding marking principles Think Share
    Week 2
    Lesson 3: Applying marking principles Think Mark Share Discuss
    Week 3
    Lesson 4: Formative feedback Think Share Refine
    Course review Reflect
  • Course information

    Please note: This is not a live course. If you have booked onto one of our courses, please follow the joining instructions that have been emailed to you.


     1 hour

    How the course works

    Before you start the course, you should familiarise yourself with what to expect during the course, how to make the most of your time, and the course completion criteria.

  • Before you start

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     30 minutes

     Getting to know each other

    In this lesson, you will introduce yourself and get to know your colleagues and tutor.

  • Lesson 1

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     4 hours

    Syllabus challenges

    In this lesson, we will explore the following questions:

    • How can we plan to teach challenging areas of the syllabus?
    • How do we know the interventions we have planned are effective?
  • Lesson 2

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      1 hour

    Understanding the marking principles

    In this lesson, we will explore the following questions:

    • What is the assessment structure?
    • What key themes and challenges are identified by the Principal Examiners Report (PERT)?

  • Lesson 3

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      3 hours

     Applying marking principles

    In this lesson, we will explore the following questions:

    • What are the marking principles?
    • How are the marking principles applied?

  • Lesson 4

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     4 hours

    Formative feedback

    In this lesson, we will explore the following question:

    • How can formative feedback support student progress?
  • Course review

    Please note: This is not a live course. If you have booked onto one of our courses, please follow the joining instructions that have been emailed to you.


     1 hour

    Course review

    In this final lesson, we will explore the following questions:

    • What are the key learning points from the course and how have they addressed the main challenges faced by learners?
    • How will my practice look different, next week, month, and year?