• Home
  • Login
  • Registration
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • RSS
ESLarticle.com
Tweet
  • Home
  • Articles
  • Blog
  • Members
  • Add Article

Top Categories

Teaching 509
Other 210
Classroom Management 138
Career Development 135
Learning Methodology 121
Study Skills 90
E-Learning/CALL 87
English Language Learning (ELL) 78
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) 77
Teaching Methodology 76
English Language Teaching (ELT) 73
English as a Second Language (ESL) 64
Teach in Shanghai
Home / Articles / Teaching / View Article

Publishing

  • Articles
  • Add Article
  • Articles Archive
  • Latest Articles
  • Popular Articles

Latest Articles

Jan 5, 2019

Metacognition in Reading Competency

As related to the reading process, metacognition can be defined as contemplation concerning one's own thinking processes or knowledge of one's own...

Jan 5, 2019

Mass Media Literacy Reflections for Language Instructions

"You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him find it within himself." Galileo Galilei Mass media forms thrive today. As development...

Nov 30, 2018

Ideas for the First Class with New Learners

~~The first class with new learners can be an anxious one for all concerned – teacher as well as learners. Below are some tips to make that first...

Nov 19, 2018

10 Amazing Hacks for English Learners

10 Amazing Hacks for English Learners It is estimated that there are over a billion English speakers in the world, including native speakers,...

Nov 15, 2018

Building Reading and Writing Knowledge with Very Young Children at Hom

Education Today, December 2013 Building Reading and Writing Knowledge with Very Young Children at Home  Timothy G. Weih University of Northern...

Popular Articles

1126774 Views

5 Creative Ways to Decorate Your Classroom Bulletin Board This Winter

Back to school, fall leaves, Thanksgiving and Christmas all easily lend themselves to great decorating themes, but what to do when those are over...

365719 Views

Three Unique Ideas To Make Your Bulletin Board More Useful

Bulletin boards have long been existent in campuses. They have proven to be such versatile and useful aids in both the learning and teaching...

132527 Views

History of the Chalkboard

Walk into just about any classroom and you will find one: A dark green board on the wall, lined with pieces of chalk and felt erasers. Chalkboards,...

62782 Views

Report Card Comments

For a small minority, writing report cards isn't a big deal. But most teachers generally dread report card writing time. Completing the comment...

41290 Views

The Most Useful American Business Words

The Most Useful American Business Words: Here's a list that will come in handy for any student enrolled in an English as a Second Language (ESL)...


Learning From The Past - How Did I Teach Exam Procedure In The 1960s?

by Richard D Boyce

May 19, 2013 Teaching 3148 Views

 I've been retired from full time teaching for a dozen years now. Therefore, over that time, I have gradually given away or trashed much of my teaching resources. Recently, I have found some material I put together for my classes during the late 1960s on how best to attack a formal examination.

Back then in high school, all assessment was in the form of two to three hour examinations at the end of each term. Then, at the end of the second and fourth (final) years, formal externally run examinations were taken by students. Exam 'nerves' were a big thing then so teachers spent time teaching an exam procedure and giving lots of practice examinations.

During this period, I taught several different subjects including English, Science, Maths and Geography. In my youthful enthusiasm, I produced my own generic version of exam procedure to give to my students. In re-reading it initially, it reminded me of ideas that, in my later years in the classroom, I did not stress as much as perhaps I ought to have.

Below is that document. Does it add any new ideas or emphasis to what you do with your classes?

Exam Procedure

 

  1. In the last ten minutes before you begin writing, read through the exam carefully and quickly. Mark off each question you know you can answer easily.

  2. Plan how much time you can spend on each question. Try to leave ten minutes at the end for checking your answers. If you have two hours to work on the exam, with ten questions of equal value, spend ten minutes on each question.

  3. As you do each question, read it carefully, at least, twice. Where necessary, underline exactly what you must answer.

  4. Answer all the easy questions first. These are marks you can get, so make sure you do by doing the easy ones first.

  5. Don't waste time on difficult questions. Do all the questions you can do before spending extra time on the harder ones.

  6. Do the questions in any order - easy ones first, then the more difficult. As you complete each question, cross it off on your exam paper. Make sure you number each question correctly.

  7. Attempt to answer all questions. Try and keep trying right up until the end of your time. Write down all the facts you know about the question; even include diagrams.

  8. Checking is very important. Check to see you have tried every question. Check to see you have the answer required. Keep checking until your time is up.

  9. Write neatly; print and draw diagrams, maps and so on, carefully. Make them large. Use coloured pencils, where necessary, and rule all lines.

  10. Have a good night's rest before the exam and eat a good breakfast. Stop your pre-exam study ten to fifteen minutes before the exam starts to settle your mind.

 

Obviously, with my experience now, I would modify parts of these instructions. However, what I wrote back then is still great generic advice teachers could give their students in a wide range of subjects. What do you think?

Article source: http://eslarticle.com/pub/teaching/106209-learning-from-the-past-how-did-i-teach-exam-procedure-in-the-1960s.html

  • General Information
Author Info

Author Name: Richard D Boyce

About Author: Our author grew up in the era of external examination and began his teaching career in high schools preparing his classes for external examinations. He has, throughout his career, spent time preparing students for a variety of assessment tasks. You\\\'ll

Most Recent Articles

  • May 16, 2018 Teaching English to Japanese Learners by Richard D Boyce
  • Mar 14, 2018 Teaching Reading by Richard D Boyce
  • Feb 20, 2018 Facts about Volunteering Teaching in India by Richard D Boyce
  • Nov 17, 2017 Recall Vocabulary or Recall Krashion? by Richard D Boyce
  • Nov 16, 2017 Teaching Tips – Drama Activities for Younger Learners by Richard D Boyce

Actions

  • Print Page

Articles Archive

  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020

Random Articles

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (T

Things To Consider Before You Teach In The Middle East

Going to teach in the Middle East can be an amazing and rewarding experience. You'll get to experience new and exciting cultures, make friends with...

Grammar

Place of English Grammar in English Language Teaching

The grammar is the nuts and bolts of a language. It is the foundational stone to get the grip of a language and master it. So, a sound knowledge...

Young Learners

Common Objections To Early Learning

Objection 1: No Proof That Early Learning Works To some parents, the concept of "early learning" --- teaching children at a very young age using...

Teaching

Scaffolding Instruction - An Aide to Differentiating Instruction for G

Scaffolding Instruction The term "scaffolding" is often heard in educational circles as a method of instruction in which the teacher models the...

Other

Your Brain is NOT a Computer - Differences You Need to Know

Ever wondered why you can remember things forever although you experienced them just once, sometimes in a fraction of a second? (Even if you'd like...

About ESL Article

ESL Article is a private ESL/TEFL site designed and maintained by educators and educational administrators. It was launched in August 2008 with the aim of bringing ESL/TEFL students, parents, teachers and schools information and articles about the teaching profession and learning community.

Icon Group Member

ESL Article is a member of Icon Group Thailand (IGT), a group of ESL TEFL TESOL websites providing educational resources and information to teachers, schools and students around the world. The group was founded in 2003 and now includes 15+ websites covering educational information services, teaching resources and e-learning.

What is ESL?

English as a second language (ESL) is the use or study of English by speakers of different native languages. It is also known as English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), English as an additional language (EAL), and English as a foreign language (EFL).

  • Home
  • Registration
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Help
  • Partner
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
​

© 2021 ESLarticle.com.
Member of Icon Group Thailand - Educating the Future:
TESall All TESOL  Total ESL  ESL Job Feed
TEFL World  TEFL Jobs Overseas  Teach Overseas
Asia TEFL  ESL Powerpoint  Teacher Training