WJEC GCSE Home Economics - Food and Nutrition Student Book - Softcover

Jones, Bethan; Ellis, Victoria

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908682132 ISBN 13: 9781908682130

Publisher: Illuminate Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The first textbook available that is specifically designed to support WJEC GCSE Food and Nutrition; and is endorsed by WJEC. It provides complete study and exam support for your students. It covers course content in just the right detail and provides invaluable support for your students completing their controlled assessments. Covers essential course knowledge in a clear, colourful and highly accessible way; //Controlled Assessments chapter with focused guidance and support for students undertaking the two practical tasks;// Exam Practice and Technique chapter with advice on how questions are set and answers are marked and provides plenty of exam questions, answers and examiner commentaries. Key features include: //Core topics with just the right amount of detail;//What will I learn? tells students exactly what they need to know in each topic;//Key terms required for the exam are clearly highlighted and defined on each spread;//Revision tips help students make sure that they link the material they've just read on the page with what they will have to do in the exam;//Key facts provide useful extra information that helps students understand the main points on the page;//The introduction to the Controlled Assessment chapter helps students produce their coursework and provides a suggested route through Tasks 1 and 2;//Stretch and challenge activities help stretch the brightest students;//Activities provide short, focused tasks to help students cement their understanding of a topic or sub-topic;//Check your understanding questions help students check they have understood the key ideas on a topic;//Exam practice questions provide lots of opportunities for practice and reinforcement.

About this title

Review:

"This book is a fantastic reference point. It is a well written book for students of Food & Nutrition. The advice on the controlled assessment and the written examination is extremely useful." Experienced teacher and form senior examiner.

About the Author:

Bethan Jones is an experienced teacher of Food and Nutrition and retired as Assistant Headteacher at Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron, Ceredigion in 2012. She is Principal Examiner and Moderator for GCSE Food and Nutrition for a major awarding body and has been involved in producing learning resources and presenting CPD sessions for WJEC. Victoria Ellis is an experienced teacher and Head of Home Economics at Cwmtawe Community School, Neath Port Talbot. She has been an examiner for GCSE Food and Nutrition for a major awarding body for a number of years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Illuminate Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1908682132
• ISBN 13: 9781908682130
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184