Higher Homework

Brief description of the principles/rationale of homework for Higher Physics 

In Higher Physics, 60% of the overall marks are allocated to Problem Solving and only 40 % to Knowledge & understanding.  So although it is very important that pupils learn and consolidate their knowledge of basic facts, it is more important that they are able to solve problems that require an understanding of the principles involved.  Similarly, being able to answer questions that require a detailed explanation of the principles involved can produce significant progress.  The homework issued in this course is targeted to address these issues.

Towards the end of the year the focus is on exam practise and preparation for the type of questions asked in the SQA exam.

Type of homework 

Personal research

Exam questions

Short answer questions

Reading newspapers and researching new stories linked to the course.
 

Frequency and expected duration 

Formal exercises will be issued every week (approx) and each exercise should take the pupil about 1 hour to complete.  Usually pupils will be given 4 days to complete and return the exercise.

Very often, a teacher will issue questions based on work carried out that day.  This work may be requested for the next day, but such work should not take more than 20 minutes to complete.