O/A/IGCSE Computer Science Blog

Twenty four hours of learning has a different efficacy level for students if those hours are spent during last 2 days, last week or last month before the exams. Human mind has different response to the anxiety felt because of the short time before exam and calmness when still there is time before exam. Mind absorbs more while learners try in short bursts and over a longer period of time and loses more when learners try in longer hours over a short period of time. Not everyone is made the same. Observation has shown that many students procrastinate and study when it gets too close to exam under pressure. Too much of pressure felt results in anxiety, less or no sleep and adrenaline rush that ultimately crashes human body exactly when it is time to produce; may be on exam time exactly. I as a teacher when look at the answers scripts can easily realize that who has studied in what length of days. For example best answers are given by those students who mostly study a little but steadi...

I have developed a series of resources that include websites, online discussion groups, social media initiative that includes constant encouraging images, challenges and responses, notes, learner's challenges (assignments), presentations, mock up questionnaires, blogs and lastly the marathons to lift up the computer science subject at O/A level. I have done all of this to encourage students to opt computer science as a subject at O and A Levels and develop their careers in IT, schools accept this as a credible subject and it's usual overall acceptance. I am happy to announce that marathons 2015 are now being offered online to cater the need of overall worldwide O/A level audience. The http://zakonweb.com team is organising a series of O/A level Computer Science Marathons. The aim has been to support O/A level students who are committed to be confident, resourceful and are enthusiastic learners of computer science. This is a two-day marathon and broadly speaking, I will b...