Lordswood Girls EDEXCEL P1 Series 5 IAA Day (protractor investigation) - Monday 24th January 2011

Exit Questionnaire Headlines - cohort of 26 students
Are student pleased with their examination grades?
16/26 (62%) of students said they were very pleased with their Physics grades
26/26 (100%) of students said they were either pleased or very pleased with their Physics grades

GCSE examination data (26 students have all taken 5 different Physics modules and a grade has been awarded for each module). Data is from 130 module grades.
47% of grades (61/130) were A/A*
92% of grades (120/130) were A* - C
77% of grades (100/130) were at target or above
43% of grades (56/130) were above target grade

Has students confidence in their ability improved?
Before attending the Physics Factory
1/26 (4%) said they were very confident in their ability in Physics
13/26 (50%) said they had very low confidence in their ability in Physics
After being taught Physics at the Physics Factory
18/26 (69%) said they were now very confident in their ability in Physics
0/26 (0%) now said they had very low confidence in Physics
100% of students said their confidence in their ability had improved in the subject

Do the students want to study Physics at A Level?
Before attending the Physics Factory
0/26 (0%) said they definitely wanted to study Physics at A Level
3/26 (12%) said they were considering studying Physics at A Level
23/26 (88%) said they had no intention of even considering studying Physics at A Level
After being taught Physics at the Physics Factory
5/26 (19%) say they are definitely going to study Physics at A Level
8/26 (31%) say they are considering studying Physics at A Level
13/26 (50%) say they have no intention of studying Physics at A Level