Making It Work For The Exam

David Holmes, Principal Examiner Unit 2

To reinforce the assessment demands and importance of time management

To see how to prepare for different types of resource

To suggest some strategies to maximise potential marks

Describe – say what you see

Physical AND human

Focus on the coast section

Would have been good here to

create points of reference, e.g.

foreground background,

upper left quadrant etc

Try to go for a balanced range of ideas. Keep the writing ‘free of

fluff’

How many marks is this going to be

worth?

Detail, depth and looks at ‘roles’. Well

located.

Time management is critical for all of Unit 2 You need to very clear about the ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’

structure of the Unit 2 exam paper + tarrifs Quality not quantity – you don’t have to fill all

the space for an A grade (some Qs have lost of lines)

You should prepare your fieldwork and research notes so they are ‘revision friendly’

You need to manage time properly during the exam

Think about levels mark schemes, and how to ‘climb the steps’ (L1-L3/L4)