perhaps a silly question on feedback
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perhaps a silly question on feedback
Pretend I know nothing about ATPL theory and please explain what is feedback and where it comes from.
I've always assumed that feedback generally means the feedback you get on questions you get wrong on progress tests (I'm with BGS by the way), but a recent posting here has made me think that there is another source of feedback I'm missing out on.
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I've always assumed that feedback generally means the feedback you get on questions you get wrong on progress tests (I'm with BGS by the way), but a recent posting here has made me think that there is another source of feedback I'm missing out on.
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Feedback comes from students who have attended the ATPL exams and remember(sometimes word by word) the questions found on the paper including the 4 possible answers.
They pass the question to the groundschool's instructors who look at the question and try to make sense of it most of the time finding the right answer.
At this point the question is reproposed to students during the course in order for the student to have more chances to know what kind of questions to expect and possibly find the same question on his paper during the actual exam.
I did all my groundschool with BGS.theyr feedback is SUPERB,I passed them all thanks to excellent instructors and excellent feedback.
Just to give you an Idea all the questions that you find on the BGS progress tests are "feedback questions".
Good luck,hope this helps
M.A.
They pass the question to the groundschool's instructors who look at the question and try to make sense of it most of the time finding the right answer.
At this point the question is reproposed to students during the course in order for the student to have more chances to know what kind of questions to expect and possibly find the same question on his paper during the actual exam.
I did all my groundschool with BGS.theyr feedback is SUPERB,I passed them all thanks to excellent instructors and excellent feedback.
Just to give you an Idea all the questions that you find on the BGS progress tests are "feedback questions".
Good luck,hope this helps
M.A.
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Thanks for that..... one more quick question though. When you say the question are reproposed to students do you mean all students currently studying or those on the 2 weeks consolidation course.
I haven't recieved anything from BGS in the 4 months I've been studying (apart from test receipt aknowledgments).
Ps, to all other current BGS students..... there is a open forum on the BGS website..... doesn't seem to be too many posters at the moment. Is everyone aware of it.
I haven't recieved anything from BGS in the 4 months I've been studying (apart from test receipt aknowledgments).
Ps, to all other current BGS students..... there is a open forum on the BGS website..... doesn't seem to be too many posters at the moment. Is everyone aware of it.
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Yes when you go for your brushup course they will give you the feedback papers to do and they will go through each of them explaining the questions that concerns the students,as well as going through the programme once more .
It's a very intense course and requires lots of attencion.I rember doing 9 to 5 in the class,back home,dinner and then 7 to 1 or 2o'clock in the morning on the books/feedback papers!!!!
Also all the weekend on the books!
Paid off in the end as I passed the exams,and during the exams I found many many questions that I had seen before thanks to the feedback papers that you will receive in BRS.
Before you go to the brushup make sure you are ready for it as they will go very quickly through all the programme.
Regards,
M.A.
It's a very intense course and requires lots of attencion.I rember doing 9 to 5 in the class,back home,dinner and then 7 to 1 or 2o'clock in the morning on the books/feedback papers!!!!
Also all the weekend on the books!
Paid off in the end as I passed the exams,and during the exams I found many many questions that I had seen before thanks to the feedback papers that you will receive in BRS.
Before you go to the brushup make sure you are ready for it as they will go very quickly through all the programme.
Regards,
M.A.
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M.A, thanks for that.... very much appreciated.
Perhaps you could indulge me on one more question ;
You said to make sure I'm ready before going to BGS for the course..... to what extend do you mean ? I plan to have completed all the frames/modules... a little bit of revision perhaps and then go on the course. I don't think at this stage I'll know the stuff inside out. Do you suggest that I should know it all like the back of my hand before going on the course or be, say, 70% exam ready and the rest will follow in the 2 week at Bristol ?
Perhaps you could indulge me on one more question ;
You said to make sure I'm ready before going to BGS for the course..... to what extend do you mean ? I plan to have completed all the frames/modules... a little bit of revision perhaps and then go on the course. I don't think at this stage I'll know the stuff inside out. Do you suggest that I should know it all like the back of my hand before going on the course or be, say, 70% exam ready and the rest will follow in the 2 week at Bristol ?
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Buzz,
As you do each frame, you should make sure that you do "know it like the back of your hand". Of course, as you progress through the module, you'll forget all of the earlier stuff - but that's not a problem as long as you knew it all once. A bit of revision before you go won't hurt, but isn't strictly necessary.
The whole aim of the brush-up is revision. They don't expect you to be able to remember anything when you turn up. They will then go through the entire course in 2 weeks - far too fast to learn anything which you skipped over as you worked through the frames, but just right to make sure that you remember it all when you go into the exam hall.
Like M.A. I did all my exams with Bristol. The instructors are fantastic, the feedback is superb. He is absolutely right about working into the small hours, especially for Module 1, but if you can consistently get good marks in their feedback, then you won't have anything to worry about in the exams.
Good luck!
FFF
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As you do each frame, you should make sure that you do "know it like the back of your hand". Of course, as you progress through the module, you'll forget all of the earlier stuff - but that's not a problem as long as you knew it all once. A bit of revision before you go won't hurt, but isn't strictly necessary.
The whole aim of the brush-up is revision. They don't expect you to be able to remember anything when you turn up. They will then go through the entire course in 2 weeks - far too fast to learn anything which you skipped over as you worked through the frames, but just right to make sure that you remember it all when you go into the exam hall.
Like M.A. I did all my exams with Bristol. The instructors are fantastic, the feedback is superb. He is absolutely right about working into the small hours, especially for Module 1, but if you can consistently get good marks in their feedback, then you won't have anything to worry about in the exams.
Good luck!
FFF
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BuzzC152,
Read all books, do all the tests, once youre at end of it all, go back to the start, Panic, and think ' O 5hit ' I dont know any of this stuff. To get an idea what the ground school is like, put your head in the Microwave and set timer for two weeks.
All the best.
D.J.
Read all books, do all the tests, once youre at end of it all, go back to the start, Panic, and think ' O 5hit ' I dont know any of this stuff. To get an idea what the ground school is like, put your head in the Microwave and set timer for two weeks.
All the best.
D.J.
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I did my first 8 exams in Feb and passed them all with LGU.
I took me about 7 months of distance learing to cover everything. I then spent about 6 weeks revising it all again, a few hours a day. I then went on the brush up course and got about 3000 feedback questions from LGU. Then spent a final 3 weeks doing nothing but feedback, past papers from the course with only very occasional reading from text books.
Feedback is the key I believe and most of the schools, certainly BGS/Oxford/LGU have got this weighed off now.
Good luck, it can be done.
I took me about 7 months of distance learing to cover everything. I then spent about 6 weeks revising it all again, a few hours a day. I then went on the brush up course and got about 3000 feedback questions from LGU. Then spent a final 3 weeks doing nothing but feedback, past papers from the course with only very occasional reading from text books.
Feedback is the key I believe and most of the schools, certainly BGS/Oxford/LGU have got this weighed off now.
Good luck, it can be done.
