Gradeboosters
Gradeboosters could be used by any learner who is in the process of studying for their GCSEs or other examinations. This resource helps to boost motivation and encourages learners to develop a targeted, focussed approach to studying for exams and assessments.
The resource has 4 Sessions:
Session 1: Awareness and Action
Session 2: Improving Awareness
Session 3: Increasing Action
Session 4: Making the most of your study time
- Resource details
- How long does it take?
- Resource delivery and assessment
- About the resource
- The computer kit you’ll need
- How much does it cost?
- What do I do now?
Resource details
During this short programme, learners will work through 4 Sessions. Here’s a taste of what they will cover:
Session 1: Awareness and Action
In this Session learners will discover:
- The importance of having high Awareness and high Action in order to perform most effectively.
Session 2: Improving Awareness
In this Session learners will find out:
- How to improve their Awareness, so they know exactly what is covered in a course and how it will be assessed
- How to target their learning activity to maximise results.
Session 3: Increasing Action
In this Session students will look at:
- How to generate Action that will help them to boost their grades
- How to identify time that could be made available for studying.
Session 4: Making the most of your study time
In this Session students will learn:
- How to make the most of their study time
- Key points to help them prepare for exams.
How long does it take?
Gradeboosters is a short ‘Learning to Learn’ resource. Pupils can work through the programme flexibly at their own pace depending upon the time made available for their studies.
Resource delivery and assessment
All current learners will find a ‘Learning to Learn’ tab in the navigation bar of their My Study area – Gradeboosters can be found here.
The programme is offered online as a resource on vision2learn for schools – an innovative web-based learning system, which you and your pupils can access via PC from school or home. This short online resource contains learning content, short quizzes and activities to enable your pupils to test their learning and reinforce their skills, whilst receiving additional help and support from you as you are always just a click away.
About the resource
Gradeboosters is a ‘Learning to Learn’ resource and is part of our suite of ‘performance boosters’. It’s designed to support other learning programmes that students may be completing.
In order to get the most from the resource your pupils will need to complete short exercises and quizzes as they work through each session. They will also complete a series of practical activities which they can show to their teacher and keep on file.
The computer kit you’ll need
- An Internet enabled PC running Microsoft Windows operating system
- Web browser – Internet Explorer 8.0; Firefox 8.0 (or later); Google Chrome 15.0 (or later)
- Session cookies should be enabled
- JavaScript should be enabled
- Microsoft Word or similar word processing package
- Acrobat Reader. click here to download
- Flash player 9.0 or later. click here to download
How much does it cost?
Two payment options are available. Please see our Vision2learn fees, features/benefits and leasing options for further details.
What do I do now?
For further information on vision2learn for schools and how it could contribute towards your achievement targets please contact:
Jonathan Ovenden on 07730 402653 or email: jonathan.ovenden@creatingcareers.com.
