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Your Child Knows the History but Loses Exam Marks: What to Check

Knowing historical events and demonstrating historical understanding under examination conditions are related but different skills.

Your Child Knows the History but Loses Exam Marks: What to Check

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Knowing historical events and demonstrating historical understanding under examination conditions are related but different skills.

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Six questions can help you organise an enquiry without sharing personal information.

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Check what the question actually asks

Ask the student to underline the focus, period and command word. A detailed answer on the wrong issue may not earn the expected credit.

Make evidence work harder

Instead of adding many dates and names, select evidence that supports a claim and explain why it matters. In a judgement question, weigh competing reasons rather than simply describing them.

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Practise with feedback

Start with a brief plan, write one paragraph, then compare it with the published marking guidance for the correct qualification. Feedback should explain the next improvement rather than only assigning a mark.

When to consider tuition

If the student repeatedly loses marks despite sound knowledge, targeted examination-technique support may be useful. Bring a marked example to the first discussion and use the finder to describe the precise need.

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More support: Jane Clark History Tuition. Advice on qualification choices should be checked against the school and awarding organisation.

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