SuttonTowers wrote:
...I dont suppose you, having already done this for one of your children, might be able to explain to me if the SET is closer in alignment to GL or CEM ?
We didn't prepare for the test format as such, and the first of those commercial books I bought was during summer. Prior to that was using whatever was freely available here or elsewhere, to build a knowledge library, rather than to improve test taking skills.
For SET, it was a lot of math and English. Overall there was a lot of discussing back and forth, why's and how's of the right answers and wrong answers, until both of us were clear on the underlying concepts, rules or principles. And also a lot of writing practice. Our preparation routine was : (1) read the question, (2) understand what is asked for, (3) recognize any trip-points, (4) answer the question, and (5) explain the answer. The last one was key in identifying weak points (strategies, techniques, reasonings, etc) early on and fix those. BTW, those skills are still relevant in her current Y7 homeworks etc.