Cambridge IGCSE is the world's most popular international qualification for 14 to 16 year olds. The IGCSE exams are internationally recognised as a marker of academic excellence by both universities and employers. It's important for parents, teachers and students to build a plan of action as they prepare for the IGCSEs. YCIS Shanghai has created a system where their team is well equipped to support and aid students as they move forward to achieve greatness. These are some of the tips that our educators typically promote: 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 - Seek it out and listen to their advice 3) Positivity - Stay positive and enthusiastic 4) Patience - Practicing and reviewing takes time, so be patient with your abilities 5) Test Taking - Focus on the test when you receive it and remember this specific points

1. Tips on How to Prepare for the IGCSE Exams
With YCIS Shanghai

2. IGSCE Exams
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.
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JAMES, CHAPMAN, Rise of the IGCSE: Hundreds of state schools go for Gove's tough new exam
2012
2010
State schools in the UK
teaching and preparing
students for the IGCSE exams

3. Outlining A Plan of Action
♦ Attaining IGCSE qualifications can help to open the doors to higher education and
eventually of 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.
Hard work &
dedication
Feedback
Guides
Positivity
Patience
Tips for taking
the exams

4. • As students learn how to solve problems,
Parents should encourage
they can incorporate that knowledge into
students to seek extra help
other academic areas.
from instructors or tutors on • With a more thorough and complete
difficult work.
knowledge base, students can achieve
better grades.
"Young Girl Reading Book" by Stoonn
Practicing should involve
and properly making use of
constantly improving one’s • Receivingis vital for continued success, as is
feedback
approach to the task, even if
constantly practicing a task or studying a
it means doing the task
subject.
fewer times.
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Tip #1 Feedback

5. Tip #2 Guides
"Mother And Son Reading Book" by Naypong
How do you ensure
that students’ choices
align with their skills
and passion? Many
young students won’t
have a strong idea
about which subjects
they like best or are
most adept at
studying.
Students—in consultation
with family and school
guidance personnel—
should carefully consider
what exams and subjects
they wish to take in order
to achieve the best
outcomes.
YCIS Shanghai provides students with relevant
guides for a plethora of academic subjects and
topics, and challenges students throughout the
term to think creatively, analyse deeply and study
passionately.

6. Tip #3 Positivity
Adopting and
maintaining a
confident attitude
about students’
capabilities is an
essential part of
helping students to
stay positive.
Students should be
encouraged to be
social, treating
classmates as
friends instead of
competition.

7. Tip #4 Patience
Help your students/children
to understand and
appreciate the process of
growth.
"Child" by africa
Not everything worthwhie
and of importance will take
place right away.
"Rome's Colosseum" by Jon Whiles
It takes us a lot of study
time, dedication and effort
to improve our skills.
Rome wasn't built in ONE day!

8. Look through the exam
paper quickly before
Draw diagrams in pencil
answering any
as you might want to
questions – this way you
make changes later.
will see what kind of
questions are on the
paper and you won’t get
a big shock.
Remember to check
that you are giving the
correct units in an
answer to a calculation.
"Toy Figure Holding A Green Tick" by Grant Cochrane
Tips for Taking the Exams