July 2021
Pearson Mock Set 6 Papers now Live (Test labels 3124.. / 4124..)
We are pleased to let you know that we have added another set of GCSE papers to our member accounts increasing the overall test bank to 66 GCSE 9 -1 papers. Please do not forget that the Nov 2020 papers are available, but we have kept them hidden as they are the most recent set of tests. Just let us know when you need access and we will activate them for your school.
Data saving
As part of our optimisation work to improve the speed of our website, all question data is now being saved at question level. This includes any annotations as well as interactions with input boxes. It means teachers and students can now see changes made to a question, by the other user, by simply moving between questions. Please note that the saving process is triggered when you do this or return to the dashboard. Students never have to sign out to protect their work.
Test mode updates
Many of our schools have been using methodmaths to deliver real mock exams this year and it has proved to be highly effective in conjunction with teacher moderation. Following feedback, we have
Where a student has achieved partial credit on a question you will notice only half of the question box will be coloured.
When a teacher makes an adjustment using the mark pad, a black outline will appear around it. This is also reflected on the question button indicating to teachers and students that a manual alteration has been made.
You can now easily mark the same question for all students. Switch to class mode and use the up and down arrows next to the students’ name.
Planned updates over the summer period.
• Class manager to support class changes without the need for csv uploads.
• Completion of all Pearson 9-1 content. This will bring our question banks up to 84 GCSE 9 – 1 Test Papers.
• Separate topic tests to support ongoing homework throughout KS4 (and earlier)
• More short, animated tutorials to support each question.
• Additional pdf workbooks on some of the missing topic types.