sorryIhaventaclue wrote:
Oneoftwothings wrote:
I actually don’t think it’s a good idea for children to choose answers randomly when running out of time in the mocks. The real exam yes, of course, try to grab any extra marks, but doing so in the mocks will mean you don’t get a clear indication of what they need to work on between the mocks and the real thing in terms of speed and accuracy. A high number of fluke marks won’t do anyone any favours unless in the real thing.
I would agree, the only problem is that actually, you can't see the paper afterwards, so practically it doesn't help identify the weaknessses.
I disagree, it does - to a degree. The answers (number of correct vs incorrect) are put under topics; so it is possible to see which topics were better or worse in terms of answers.
I think that for a multiple choice one needs to know the strategies that could improve the outcome. The difference between pass and fail is usually one mark. Unanswered question is a certain zero mark.
Also, it's a good thing to remind your kids to check the pages of the paper (mocks included) and not leave a whole section unanswered because the pages got stuck!