Effective Study Skills in Science For National 5 and Higher Dr McIntyre Dr Marshall

Getting the basics right! Being organised with notes. Finding a quiet place to study without distractions Attending lessons and catching-up when missing class. Doing homework Using resources e.g. textbooks, Scholar Attending supported study after school. Revising little and often over the year rather than all in one go 2-days before the exam! Trying past paper questions throughout the year

Shared Drive on GLOW Contains large number of resources to support pupils, e.g. Course powerpoints Homeworks Glossaries Past Paper Questions and marking instructions Problem solving practice Revision resources Links: Nat5 Biology – https://tinyurl.com/ybu66zpb Higher Biology - https://tinyurl.com/y86l4vdg Pupils should have links and should not need glow password to access

SQA website has a lot of useful information. For example National 5 Biology page: https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/47427.html Course specifications – what’s in the course. Past papers + answers

Textbooks We usually provide pupils with a course textbook/study guide through the library. Also available are past paper books and web based resources: National 5 biology online textbook - https://sites.google.com/a/edubuzz.org/nat5biopl/home

Scholar – Higher Only https://scholar.hw.ac.uk/

Supported Study – last years timetable

Percentage of Learners Gaining Higher 2017 Total Learners Progressing Why is it important to study regularly? Biology Percentage of Learners Gaining Higher 2017 National 5 2016 Result A B C D No Award Total 53% 27% 16% 2% 100% 4% 20% 36% 17% 22% 0% 19% 59% 13% 15% 72% - Total Learners Progressing 5,691 In the sciences pupils who do well at National 5 (A or B grade) have a far greater chance of going on to pass in Higher (with continued hard work).