IGSCE exams are internationally recognised as a marker of academic ability by universities and employers. While these exams are taken between the ages of 14 and 16, they still hold a special value for university application judgement. The main importance when preparing for the IGCSE exams is to initiate a study plan, to reduce stress and anxiety. YCIS Beijing has created several tips to prepare students and their parents for the IGCSE exams: 1) Feedback - It's important to receive feedback on completed work, to know what can be improved upon. Additionally students should seek extra help if necessary. 2) Guidance - Students should seek guidance if confused about what exams to take. 3) Positivity - Stay positive! 4) Patience - Take your time to properly prepare and understand problems. Finally, student should remember that when taking the test to read everything over carefully and thoroughly.

1. Tips On How To Prepare For The IGCSE Exams
With YCIS Beijing

2. IGSCE Exams
Taken between the ages of 14 and 16; IGSCE exams are internationally
recognised as a marker of academic ability by universities and employers.
According to James Chapman, “In an effort to gain internationally
recognised high school credentials, many students in the UK are sitting for
IGSCE exams, a dramatic departure from the recent past when students
in the UK were prohibited from taking said exams”
(Rise of the IGCSE: Hundreds of state schools go for Gove's tough new exam)
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3. Outlining A Plan of Action
Hard work &
dedication
Feedback
Guidance
PositivityPatience
Tips for
taking the
exams
• Attaining IGCSE qualifications can aid students
in accessing higher education and eventually
the world‟s best universities.
• While there are no shortcuts to attaining high
grades in the IGCSE exams, there are some
ways of developing your plan of study and
preparing for the exams that can make life
significantly easier (and less stressful) for
parents and students alike.

4. Tip #1 Feedback
It is much better to improve how you approach
a task, taking in to account feedback, than
simply repeat over and over.
Even though they say „practise makes perfect,‟
it often the case that correctly receiving and
using feedback „makes perfect.‟ In
fact, feedback is vital for practising and
improving.
Parents should advise children to seek extra
help from tutors and advisors if their children
are having difficulties understanding and
completing a task.
This will provide students with the basis to
solve these problems. This will help them use
their new knowledge to solve further problems
and expand it into wider disciplines.

5. Tip #2 Guidance
Many students do not have a clear vision of what their
interests and goals in life are. So how are they best helped
to choose which subjects to study further?
• In consultation with their families and school guidance
personnel, students should consider which subjects they
should study given their abilities and goals in life.
• YCIS Beijing provides students with guidance to help
them choose from a wide range of subjects, which will
challenge them by improving their creative and analytical
skills.

6. Tip #3 Positivity
Keeping a confident attitude towards students
helps them to be far more confident
themselves, which also helps them to remain
positive, even when having difficulties.
Students should be encouraged to be as
social as possible. This also entails
regarding classmates not as
competition, but as friends.

7. Tip #4 Patience
It is important to teach
children an
appreciation of the
process of growth.
Studying always takes
time and effort.
Improving skills
requires patience and
dedication.
Anything which is
worth doing will take
time. Rushing to
complete tasks will
inevitably lead to
longer overall
completion time.
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8. Tips for taking the exam
The first thing you
should do is read
through the exam
paper, so you know
what is coming and
can plan accordingly.
Read
When drawing
diagrams, use a
pencil. You may
need to make
changes, which will
be much harder with
a pen.
Rough
Always make sure you
use the correct units,
whether „kg‟ or „m/s‟ etc.
Not doing so is a
foolish way of dropping
marks which could be
vital.
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