AQA Science Science Year 9 Transition Test 2 Teacher’s guide designed to help teachers make professional judgements about their students’ Readiness for GCSE
The AQA Science Year 9 Transition Test 2 Teac
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AQA Science Science Year 9 Transition Test 2 Teacher’s guide designed to help teachers make professional judgements about their students’ Readiness for GCSE
The AQA Science Year 9 Transition Test 2 Teacher’s Guide is a resource designed to help educators assess students' readiness for GCSE Science by evaluating their proficiency in the "Working Scientifically" strands of the National Curriculum.
Key Features of the Guide
- Assessment Focus: It specifically evaluates Scientific Attitudes, Experimental Skills and Investigations, and Analysis and Evaluation.
- Source Material: The questions are typically adapted from previous KS3 Science National Curriculum tests, selected for their relevance to GCSE-level scientific inquiry.
- Tracking and Reporting: The guide includes a front-cover marking box to record individual scores across the three core strands, facilitating professional judgment on a student's progress.
- Integration with Teaching: It is often used alongside Intervention Tasks (such as those from publishers like Collins) which are benchmarked to GCSE Assessment Objectives to address identified knowledge gaps.
Accessing the Resources
- Official AQA Resources: Teachers can find official assessment tools, including past paper questions and student exemplars, through AQA Centre Services or Exampro.
- Transition Manuals: Specific teacher companion guides, such as the AQA Stride Teacher Companion, provide maps of assessed topics and links to further teaching materials.
- Mark Schemes: A mark scheme for "Transition Test 2" is available on platforms like Scribd, which outlines expected answers for independent and dependent variables and experimental design.
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