Post Exam Reflection

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• PSHE
• Study Skills
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
• BTEC, GCSE

Introductie

Hello and welcome to this lesson on Post Exam Reflection. It's a counterpart to our earlier lesson on Reflecting on Progress, so has a similar design scheme. You can modify this lesson easily for any learner or level or qualification. It's deliberately broad in scope and focuses on the metacognition aspect of the lesson. This lesson could be for one subject or multiple subjects. You can refine that if you wish and will not take very long!

Post-Exam Reflection

Hello and welcome to this lesson on Post-Exam Reflection. It's a companion lesson to the earlier one on reflecting on prgress over the year.

This lesson is very simple to modify for any specific needs you have with your class. it will work with mock exams for example, but could be adapted for many more situations and learners.

What do you do after getting an exam/test back?

This starter should create interesting responses that can become part of a greater discussion.

By the end of the lesson you will be able to:

• Understand how to reflect effectively after exams

• Use reflection to improve future performance

Learning Objectives

Learning objectives page - easy to modify these if you need to!

Thinking about your performance after a test

Identifying strengths and weaknesses

Planning how to improve

What is Post-Exam Reflection?

Information slide.

• Mistakes show learning gaps

• Helps avoid repeating errors

• Builds independent learning skills

• Improves long-term results

Why Reflection Matters

Information slide.

1

Yes

2

No

3

A little

4

Only in one subject

Have you thought about your exam results since you got them back?

A poll activity that you could use to 'drill down' more with the class if you wanted.

• Knowledge gaps (didn’t know it)

• Misunderstanding (confused concept)

• Exam technique (ran out of time)

• Careless errors (simple slips)

Types of Exam Mistakes

Types of exam mistakes - you could make this more specific for your subject if needed.

You knew the topic but misread the question. What type of mistake is this?

A

Knowledge gap

B

Misunderstanding

C

Exam technique

D

Careless error

A quick quiz question.

• Review each question

• Identify mistake type

• Write corrections

• Plan improvement

How to Reflect Effectively

Informative slide.

1

Plan

2

Understand

3

Review

After an exam you should:

A sorting question to reinforce understanding of the process of self reflection.

• Review → look back carefully

• Understand → find the cause

• Plan → decide next steps

• This creates real improvement

Correct Reflection Process

This further reinforces the last activity!

1

Yes

2

No

Do you know what you can do to improve?

You can use this poll to identify any learners who may need further help!

In pairs, review a past test

• Identify 3 mistakes

• Categorise them

• Suggest one improvement each

Reflection in Action

An open question to make learners engage with their own progress and also offer advice and support to their peers.

• Reflection improves performance

• Mistakes are learning opportunities

• Identify error types

• Plan specific improvements

Key takeaways

An informative slide to reinforce ideas.

1

Revision strategies

2

Time management in exams

3

Growth mindset

4

Metacognition (thinking about thinking)

Which of the following do you plan to work on?

Using a poll to draw out some commitment going forward.

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