PettswoodFiona wrote:
Letts and Bond do ten minute tests. DD did a few of these each week plus areas the mocks highlighted.
We didn’t focus on trying to replicate the exact version of the test for a few reasons. Firstly DD was sitting Kent, Newstead and Bexley - also we wanted her to focus on the test in hand and not some idea of what it should be and get thrown if it had changed. I’ve heard of children sitting with hands up in tests wasting five minutes because they are confused it is different from what they practised for.
Good luck
thanks for this
We found 10 minute tests are too short and don't help prepare the child for the level of concentration/ required for the real tests. We are also considering different tests and have solely focused on the knowledge so far, have not done any timed tests yet apart from occasional 10 minute papers. So to move from learning and practising to testing is a new challenge, as is everything so far for a first timer/DIYer.
How do we learn about testing techniques such as timing/keep moving and coming back to difficult ones/checking etc at home?