- 43% of you think you did worse than expected in your prelim with only 13% thinking they did better.
- 74% of you did between 0-4 hours study overall for the prelim.
- Most of you felt either very prepared, prepared or OK for all the Units.
- 87% of people were either happy or very happy with the resources we give out.
- 96% felt either happy or very happy with the quality of teaching.
- There was a mixed response to the quality of slides, time allocated to each unit and time allocated to revision. Although most people were either very happy, happy or OK, 13% did feel unhappy with the quality of slides, 13% were unhappy or very unhappy with time allocated to each unit and 17% were unhappy with the time allocated to revision in class.
- 61% of people felt they learn best from teacher led teaching.
- Pupil led teaching was mixed - 30% liked it, 26% thought it OK and 39% didn't like it as a way to learn.
- Practical work and group work were highly regarded ways of learning for people.
- Personal reading and internet based research received mix reactions.
- 16 of the 23 people in the class are intending to take either Higher Business Management or Intermediate 2 Business Management next year.
- 100% of people felt their teacher supported them throughout the course.
- 96% felt the teacher understood their own learning needs.
- 100% people felt they sat the most relevant level for them.
- 87% would recommend the course to someone in S2.
I also asked people what they thought they could have done to improve the course for those studying it next year. Here are a few of the comments:
- More time for doing past papers (a lot of people suggested this).
- Get pupils more involved.
- More time to understand each unit.
- More practical work to help make the more work memorable.
I also asked what you think you would differently in preparation for the Prelim if you could do it again. Here are some of your responses:
- More past papers (again, that came out a lot).
- Study more hours and read the questions carefully.
- Looked over more of the notes that I was unsure of.
- Focus more on areas that I struggled in rather than general revision.
- I would have studied what was taught in class that day, at night.
- Revise more out of class, attended supported study.
- Prepare more thoroughly by practicing the command words more.
The information you gave me will certainly help when I am teaching my current S3 Intermediate class. Thanks again!
