SAM Learning GO! An Overview for Teachers

SAM Learning GO! Objective Raising attainment throughout the school year by providing student and teacher support with an online anytime, anywhere solution.

What it is For Students  Web based exam practice and revision.  Students do and mark their own work.  Improves exam technique, confidence and results.  Anywhere, anytime learning. For Schools  Year round learning.  Effective as supplementary work.  Independent learning – half of all use is outside school hours.  Rich data feedback irrespective of place/time of use.  Test assigning with no marking.  Monitoring of specific cohorts with user defined groups.  Continually updated with new content in line with latest curriculum.

GCSE Subjects Available SubjectHours Maths improve activities112 Statistics49 English improve activities39 English Literature96 Science173 Science for the 21 st Century75 Applied Science41 ICT32 Applied ICT24 DiDA19 French32 German13 Italian5 SubjectHours Spanish11 Welsh1 Applied Leisure & Tourism10 Business Studies26 Citizenship23 Design & Technology19 Drama4 Geography19 History91 Media Studies5 Music4 Physical Education30 Religious Studies13

KS3 Subjects Available SubjectHours Maths42 English37 Science57 Spanish15 ICT9 French11 German5 Art2 Citizenship4 Design & Technology2 Drama2 Geography17 History9 Music4 Physical Education14 Religious Education24

Key Content Materials Covers key topics needed to achieve a minimum C Grade. Will help C/D Borderline students secure a C Grade or above. Available for GCSE Maths, English, ICT, Science and Science for the 21 st Century. New subjects coming soon!

Revision Exercise

Topic Question

Topic Question – Self assessment answers

Part of the Key Content revision material. With Flash animation and voice over! Designed to support students using an interactive learning tool. Simple activities clearly broken down. Helpful hints and guidance throughout. Difficult concepts made easy! Improve Activities

Improve Activities – Maths

Improve Activities – English

Set Tasks All teachers register themselves once. View and assign multiple exercises and tests to classes and groups. Can assign any work in any subject to any student. Set a due date for completion. Students see teachers request at login. As a teacher you get real time feedback online and by .

User Defined Groups Any teacher can create a defined group of students. Can be across classes, subjects and year groups. Groups appear and function as a class and can be assigned homework and their usage looked at. Useful for cohorts like C/D Borderline, Gifted and Talented, Homework Clubs and Tutor groups.

Usage Reports Unique to SAM Learning. Always available online in real time. All teachers can access all data. Can look at current year, last year or combined. Look at a student, class, group, subject, year or individual question. Monthly summaries of subjects and usage to schools by post or . Includes an LA and national comparison.

Monthly Summaries

Year Group Summaries

Year Group Breakdown

Subject Usage Summary

Progress Report Example

Individual Learner Report

APP The APP support project: work at SAM Learning is currently underway to match our content to APP assessment focuses. This will enable teachers to use the SAM Learning GO! to gather APP evidence throughout the school year

The Activities Flash-based interactive activities to engage students. Hints given when a student answers incorrectly help students learn as they complete the activity. Full voiceover support.

Example Activities

Monthly Printed Usage Reports Posted or ed every month – November to July.  SAM Learning Senior Manager.  SAM Learning Co-ordinator. Includes:  Summary of School usage.  Subject usage.  Top student usage.  Comparisons to LA and national picture.

SAM Learning GO! Works Using SAM Learning improves achievement. Target of only 10 task hours per student has measurable impact. Six years of independent research reports by the Fischer Family Trust. For the last exams:  GCSE students improved up to 6.9% in gaining 5+A*-C GCSE passes.  KS3 students improved up to 3.0% in those who achieved core subject L5+.

GCSE Improvement increases with use Source: Impact of e-learning on GCSE results of 197,589 students – Fischer Family Trust, November 2007

Students with 10+ task hours Source: Impact of e-learning on GCSE results of 197,589 students – Fischer Family Trust, November 2007

Prior-attainment with 10+ task hours Source: Impact of e-learning on GCSE results of 197,589 students – Fischer Family Trust, November 2007

Setting up the School School is registered and allocated a Centre ID based on postcode and initials. Every academic year, schools send in student data from SIMS.net, CMIS or as a CSV. Students are registered and allocated a User ID and Password based on date of birth and initials. Login using Centre ID and User ID from anywhere at anytime. Separate passwords for teacher and admin accounts.

Implementation Programme Implementation Process Checklist. SAM Learning GO! Accredited Consultant support is offered every year of your service. Half a day onsite to support Leadership team, teachers, teaching assistants and students. Could include assemblies, staff sessions, inset days or after school sessions.

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Support Posters. Stickers. Revision Planners for Students. Teachers flyer. SAM Learning Accredited Consultants. Presentations and Support online. Letters to parents. Implementation Process Checklist. Customer Support Centre.

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