Clearly laid out pages across the Student Book and ActiveBook bring a wide range of supportive features to both learning and teaching throughout the course. ‘Getting to know your unit’ sections build genuine understanding of grading criteria and unit requirements from the start, and ‘Getting ready for Assessment’ sections prepare learners thoroughly for external assessment with clear guidance on exactly what to expect on the day. Hints and tips help learners prepare properly for assessment, and sample answers are provided across a wide range of question types – short and long answer questions alike – each backed by supporting commentary explaining why an answer succeeds. Learners can also prepare for internal assessment using this feature, following a genuine case study of a learner completing the internal assessment for that unit, covering ‘How I got started’, ‘How I brought it all together’ and ‘What I got from the experience’ in real detail. ‘Pause Point’ features give learners regular opportunities to self-evaluate their own learning at set intervals, with each Pause Point feature offering a Hint or Extend option to either revisit and reinforce a topic or pursue independent research and further study. ‘Case Study’ and ‘Theory into Practice’ features build genuine problem-solving skills by placing theoretical learning into real-life situations learners could realistically encounter. ‘Assessment Activity/Practice’ features provide scaffolded activities that help prepare learners properly for formative assessment, and within each activity a Plan, Do and Review section supports learners’ own formative assessment by making sure they fully understand the task, their goals, and how to evaluate and improve honestly. Dedicated ‘Think Future’ pages bring in genuine industry case studies focused squarely on the kinds of skills development that translate directly into a real work environment and further study beyond the course.
ISBN 13: 9781292166926
Author: Ms Jenny Phillips
