Dear InThinking IGCSE Economics members

Welcome to the August 2024 updates and notices!

Some of the updates during the past month include:

• A new set of Paper 1 exam practise questions, that cover multiple sections of the syllabus, have been added here. There will be many more of these added over the next couple of months to provide additional support for students.

• Additional Paper 2 exam practise questions for Unit 1 have been added here.

• A new feature of the website is worked examples for both Paper 1 and 2 exam practice questions. This additional feature is based on subscriber feedback with teachers asking for these worked examples to support their students' understanding of the external assessments. Whilst teachers have access to all assessment tasks on the website via the "Teacher only" boxes, the inclusion of worked examples enable students to see how marks are allocated for the external exam papers, along with explanations of the answers. For instance:

• Worked examples for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 exam-style questions can be found here for Unit 2.8.3 (the determinants of price elasticity of supply).

• Worked examples for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 exam-style questions can be found here for Unit 2.10.1 (Definition of market failure).

• Several worked examples for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 exam-style questions can be found here for Unit 3.1.1 (Money).

• Worked examples for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 exam-style questions can be found here for Unit 3.1.2 (Banking).

Please note that your IGCSE Economics students can have completely free access to the website once you have activated Student Access. You can also register other teachers in your school to gain access to the website, which is updated every week, 52 weeks a year. The annual subscription therefore represents extremely good value for money and will save you hundreds of hours of planning:

Student Access

Teachers can activate Student Access to give their learners free access to the InThinking IGCSE Economics website. At the time of writing, we have over 700 registered students who enjoy free access. You can activate this via the Student Access link from the homepage. There are several key functions to this:

• Student have access to all notes related to the contents of the course. Essentially, they can use the website as a e-textbook for the entire course.

• It allows students to directly access most, but not all, pages (such as examination papers and mark schemes, as well as other teacher support materials).

• It enables teachers to create tasks for their students (refer to Smart Quizzes section of the website).It helps to consolidate student learning and facilitates revision (such as the Paper MCQ tasks, which all come with answers that have explanations).

• It allows teachers to monitor the progress of their students using the grade book.To get started, go to the Student Access tab in the top left corner of the home page.

In case you were not aware, InThinking's slogan and pledge is Dynamic, Creative, Personal:

• Dynamic (weekly) updates ensure InThinking IGCSE Economics never stands still – subscribers know that more great teaching and learning materials are continually added to the site, as highlighted in our monthly Newsletter.

• Creative and rich classroom activities are what that drives us and our students: provoking inquiry, inspiring a lifelong love of the subject, and providing opportunities for extended discussions and engagement.

• Personal responses to subscriber questions and queries on the website help us to build a relationship with you and to gain an even better understanding of your needs and preferences.

Content on the website now exceeds 473,000 words (that's significantly more than a 762-page textbook which is approximately 360,000 words), including more than 370 interactive quizzes, revision flash cards covering the entirety of the syllabus, and exam practice questions and mark schemes for both Paper 1 and Paper 2. Resources are continually added on a weekly basis, 52 weeks a year, as highlighted above.

To stay up to date with the website's developments and professional discussions about the IGCSE Economics course, teachers are welcome to join our Facebook and WhatsApp support groups here:

• Facebook

• WhatsApp

We know at InThinking that the strength and growth of the community of teachers using our sites rely on word of mouth. If you find the website useful in supporting your students, please share your insights through your own social networks. Testimonials and recommendations for the InThinking IGCSE Economics website can be found here.

There are also InThinking websites for IGCSE Geography and IGCSE History, with more IGCSE subjects in the pipeline.

Wishing you and your students the best with the upcoming IGCSE examination results!

Paul Hoang