/* SAVE YOURSELF HOURS... /* IMPORT THESE COMMENTS INTO: SchoolReportWriter.COM /* No.1 in GOOGLE - "BEST TEACHER REPORTS APP": /* - TRUSTED by 1000s of teachers, since 2012 /* - QUICKLY create personalised reports /* - PASTE into your school system, Word etc /* - GENDER NEUTRAL option /* - DEMO video at SchoolReportWriter.COM /* FOR HELP see end of this document. /* Subjects: Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics) COMMENTS: Behaviour Next Steps Sentences 1=#N should aim to take more pride in the presentation of #h work. At times it is difficult to work out what #e has written or tried to shown in #h book. 2=#N would find #h work a lot easier if #e concentrated more on #h work and less time creating distractions. 3=#N should also try to answer questions by putting #h hand up rather than continually shouting out and disturbing the lesson. 4=#E should also try to ensure that #e comes to lessons suitably equipped to learn. On too many occasions #N has not had a pen, pencil or #h homework planner. 5=#N does have the tendancy to be a bit of a day dreamer. #E needs to try and improve #h concentration so that #e doesn't miss important details and information. 6=#N should try to do #h best in all #h work as #e does tend to coast through #h lessons. If #N pushes #s more then #e will do #effortlist better. COMMENTS: BTEC Specific 1=#N needs to ensure that #e attends the catch up sessions that are run by the department on a Thursday after school as #e needs to finish some of the assignments in #h portfolio of coursework. This has to be caught up if #N is to pass the course. 2=#N would benefit from putting a bit more effort into the coursework element of the course as it can often be rushed and not well thought out. 3=#N has excelled at the coursework element of course. #E takes great pride in #h work and always ensures that it is completed to the highest standard. 4=#N needs to work more independently during coursework lessons. We have covered all the content in class and #N has all the relevant notes to help #m, #e just needs to use them. 5=The BTEC course, unlike the OCR course that pupil's studied previously, has an examinable element to it. #N is going to need to ensure that #e starts setting time aside on a regular basis to learn and revise the work that is covered in class in order to obtain #h target grade overall. COMMENTS: Confidence Next Steps Sentences 1=#N should try to have a bit more confidence in #h own ability. #E often knows the correct answers and now needs to take a bit of a risk by putting #h hand up to offer an answer or get a bit more involved in the lesson. 2=#E needs to try and develop the confidence to share more of #h ideas with the rest of the class or group that #e is working with. COMMENTS: GCSE Specific 1=#N would now benefit from regularly reading through and revising #h class notes to ensure that #e is constantly revising and learning the content covered in class. 2=#N would benefit from looking through some past exam papers to start working on applying #h knowledge to an exam situation and looking at the number of marks available for different questions. 3=#N needs to try and read around the topics covered in class to improve #h general scientific knowledge. 4=#N needs to ensure that #e starts revision for the next set of exams a lot earlier than #e did for the exams in May. This will ensure that #e is far better prepared. COMMENTS: Homework Next Steps Sentences 1=Homework is an area of concern as #N needs to ensure that it is completed with the required amount of effort and handed in before the deadline. 2=Homework needs to be an area of focus. It needs to be detailed and well thought out, taking the required amount of time to complete. It shouldn't be a rushed attempt to simply have some work to hand in. 3=If #N is ever stuck with homework #e should come and ask for help straight away. Rather than saying nothing and then not having anything to hand in. Homework is set to assess understanding and further learning and is an important part of the course. COMMENTS: Introduction Sentences for Strengths 1=#N has made a pleasing start to the year. 2=#N has made steady progress throughout the year. 3=#N is a pleasure to teach in Science. 4=#N has had a shaky start to #h Science studies so far this year. 5=#N is capable of working well in Science when #e concentrates and focusses on the task at hand. 6=#N seems to enjoy #h Science lessons. 7=#N is an enthusiastic Scientist. 8=#N could do very well in Science. 9=#N has the potential to do well in Science COMMENTS: Knowledge Sentences for Strengths 1=#N is able to apply knowledge gained in lessons to new and different situations. 2=#N is starting to apply knowledge gained in lessons to new and different situations. A skill that will be vital if #e is to continue to do well in #h Science studies and as #e progresses towards the end of the Key Stage. 3=#N has a good working scientific knowledge. COMMENTS: Literacy Sentences for Strengths 1=#E has put a lot of effort into #h classwork. #E has shown a particular strength in writing detailed answers and explanations that contain the correct key words and terms. 2=#E has shown #keywordlist grasp of key words and terms and can often use them to give some very strong verbal answers. 3=#E is starting to grasp some scientific key words and terms and is using them to give some good verbal answers in class. 4=#N can write some very clear longer answers. This is a brilliant ability to have as more and more exam questions now require extended answers. 5=#N has shown real improvement in the standard of written work that #e can produce. #E has started to use more scientific words and is now checking #h work through more regularly. 6=#E has shown improvement in #h practical work and has started to follow scientific methods to investigate problems. #E has shown an ability to use a variety of different pieces of new equipment and is starting to take more of a lead in practical tasks. 7=I was particularly pleased with #N's APP work on #?. #E clearly spent a lot of time on it, which was reflected in #h grades. #N showed a particular strength in being able to #? COMMENTS: PLTs Next Steps Sentences 1=I would like to see #N developing #h group working skills. At present the temptation to cause distraction when working with others is to great, meaning that often #N starts to fall behind in #h work. 2=I would like to see #N developing #h ability to work more independently on tasks. At present #N gives up far too easily when the work gets difficult. #E needs to persevere and try to solve the problem #s before asking for help. 3=I would like to see #N taking a bit more of a lead in practical tasks. At the moment #e relies very heavily on other members of #h group to set up equipment and run experiments. 4=I would like to see #N developing #h ability to evaluate other peoples work and investigations, suggesting areas for improvement and analysing the quality of the evidence that other people have gathered during experiments. 5=#N also needs to improve #h graph work skills. #H needs to be more accurate when drawing graphs as well as being able to comment on the patterns and relationships that pre-drawn graphs show. COMMENTS: PLTs Sentences for Strengths 1=#E has demonstrated that #e is willing to work independently, even on more extended and demanding tasks. 2=#E is starting to work more independently, even on more extended and demanding tasks. 3=#N will work with any member of the class and has shown a particular strength in taking the lead on tasks when a number of students are asked to work together. This may be in either a practical activity or more paper based task. 4=#N will work with most members of the class and is starting to take more of a lead on tasks when a number of students are asked to work together. 5=#N has shown a talent for being able to stand up in front of the class and present ideas or work that #e has researched. This is fantastic to see as it is an area that so many students struggle with. 6=#N has shown a real ability to comment on the reliability and validity of other pupils results and investigations. This is a difficult skill to master but is essential for course work. COMMENTS: Prac work Sentences for Strengths 1=#E has taken to practical work with real enthusiasm. #E has started to follow scientific methods to investigate problems and has shown an ability to use a variety of different pieces of new equipment. 2=#E has shown improvement in #h practical work and has started to follow scientific methods to investigate problems. #E has shown an ability to use a variety of different pieces of new equipment and is starting to take more of a lead in practical tasks. COMMENTS: Read work through Next Steps Sentences 1=#N now needs to ensure that #e reads #h work through in between lessons and spends time revising. This should ensure that #N's grades improve and that #e is a step closer to attaining #h target grade of a #?. 2=#N now needs to read through all #h written work to ensure that there are no silly mistakes and that #e has included all the correct keywords and terms. 3=#N would benefit from setting some time aside to learn the correct spelling and use of key words and term as this would help #m to improve #h written work and attainment. 4=#N needs to ensure that #e checks all of #h written work through carefully as #e is prone to making the odd silly mistake. 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