Exam Strategies for Climate Change

The video tutorial focuses on exam practice, particularly on 15 Mark questions, short answer questions, and 10 Mark questions. It guides students on how to plan and evaluate exam questions, specifically examining evidence for climate change across different time scales. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of using specific examples and understanding marking criteria. Students are encouraged to self-evaluate their plans and consider insights from examiner reports to improve their answers.

What is the primary focus of the session introduced in the video?

• Practicing multiple-choice questions

• Understanding short answer questions

• Learning about climate change

• Developing exam questions

What task are students asked to perform regarding the exam question on climate change?

• Discuss in pairs

• Memorize key facts

• Create and evaluate a plan

• Write a full essay

What is crucial for achieving top marks in the exam question on climate change?

• Listing the evidence

• Examining and evaluating the evidence

• Explaining the evidence

• Ignoring the evidence

Which time scales must be considered to achieve higher marks?

• Only long-term

• Only short-term

• Only medium-term

• All three time scales

What example is given for medium-term climate change evidence?

• Ecosystem change

• Global warming

• Little Ice Age painting

• Rising sea levels

What is a key factor in moving from level 2 to level 3 in marking?

• Ignoring time scales

• Using fewer examples

• Being specific

• Being vague

What should students do after evaluating their plan?

• Ignore it

• Submit it for grading

• Discuss with peers

• Assign themselves a level

What does the examiner's report highlight about the question discussed?

• It was well answered but often avoided

• It was poorly answered

• It was not included in the exam

• It was the most difficult question

Why is the discussed question considered easy to answer?

• It is content-based

• It is a multiple-choice question

• It requires no evidence

• It has only one correct answer

What should students compare their work against according to the final section?

• The teacher's notes

• The textbook

• The examiner's report

• Their peers' work