Vision for Learners
Examinations Year 10-11
Examinations for Year 10 and 11 students occur in Week 9 of this term (27-29 June) with Friday being a possible catch-up day.
This is an opportunity to allow students with examinations at Stage 2 to practice sitting examinations. Students are encouraged to take a balanced view of examinations and see them as learning opportunities. They are one form of assessment that require a distinct set of skills. For increased success these skills need to be practiced.
Students are encouraged to start revision as soon as possible. One skill relied upon in examinations is recall of both information and processes. Moving information to the long-term memory is the best way to improve recall and allow more effective thinking under time pressures. This requires revisiting of information over a period of time. When information is moved into the long-term memory it frees space in the working memory to work through questions requiring application and analysis more efficiently. Some students attended an Options Infinity session this week presented by Mr Domenic Scopacasa, a Psychology placement student, who has this area as a focus of his tertiary study. Other skills that need to be practiced for examinations are time management, planning, problem solving and maintaining focus. All valuable skills outside of examinations as well.
As many of the examinations at Stage 2 are now electronic, students in Year 10 and Year 11 will also sit electronic examinations where relevant. This requires students to bring their laptop, charger (named and labelled) and wired head/earphones.
Year 10s please note that the Thursday of Examination Week is a Creating Careers Day. It is a compulsory school day and forms part of the PLP course. The day will end slightly earlier, at 1.15pm.
Year 12 Examinations
Year 12 Examinations have been scheduled for 4-6 July. These are opportunities to practice sitting examinations as preparation for the examinations in November. They will be managed by an external invigilator, the same person who will be invigilating in November. Those subjects with electronic examinations will have the opportunity to practice in an online environment in this examination period as well.
Year 10 -12 Examinations
May all Year 10-12 students aim to do their very best in the upcoming examinations. Doing your best is nothing to do with luck and all about the preparation. An Olympic athlete does not turn up to their event without significant preparation. Plan your study, stick to your plans, complete revision booklets and guides and ask for support from others when you need it. Plan your way to success!
The examination timetable was first posted in the last Anchor, can be found on the Important Dates section of this addition and will be sent separately to students as well.
Sandra Barry
Director of Learning
Student Free Day:
June 13
A reminder that this Tuesday June 13, is a Student Free Day and as such, no students will be required on campus this day. This day has been agreed to by the College Board as a time for teachers to spend time learning about and then using our new curriculum planning framework and software. The curriculum planning framework offers a level of intentional and aligned planning for units of work. All teaching and learning in the College will be enhanced with the implementation of this rigorous framework. It is exciting times for teaching and learning at Endeavour!
Sandra Barry
Director of Learning