Model answers
Model answer videos are available for every Advance question for GCSE Computer Science with many more being added each month. Model answers are visible to both students and teachers during and after an Advance question has been marked.
These short videos are ideal for students to reflect on questions they are struggling with to show how they could have written and structured their answer.
Model answers can also be used in "walking-talking revision" where the teacher sets a question and then models the answer for the student to follow.
Each video contains:
The research
Providing models is one of the ten Rosenshine principles. Students need cognitive support to help them learn how to answer examination questions.
Modelling, worked examples and teacher thinking out loud help clarify the steps involved to creating answers that are structured correctly.
Rosenshine, B. (2012) Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know. American Educator, 36(1), p12-39
Note model answers are hosted on YouTube.