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The World Federation is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations
Vision Statement
The World Federation
exists to achieve the
pleasure of Allah SWT by
developing spiritual and
vibrant communities
serving humanity
Mission Statement
The World Federation
enables its member institutions
to promote the
values and practices of the
Islamic Shia Ithna Asheri
Faith for the spiritual and
material well being of
humanity at large
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GCSE RE Exam Skills Course – Al-Muntazir Islamic Seminary Dar es Salaam
Updated 8 May 2013
On April 9th 2013 an intensive GCSE RE Exam Skills course was held at Al-Muntazir Islamic Seminary (ALMIS) in Dar es Salaam. The course was run by Sister Mehjabeen Rahim, GCSE Coordinator of the WF Islamic Education. The course was tailored to train and prepare students sitting the AQA GCSE RE unit 8 and unit 9 exams this summer.
Students were taught how best to revise and respond to exam questions and an insight into how the papers are assessed was provided. The students were also given the opportunity to mark some exemplar answers and this enabled them to better understand the different question types and the exact requirements for each.
The intensive exam skills session ran over the span of four days and was attended by 140 students in total. The power point presentations and group activities allowed maximum interaction and created an enjoyable learning atmosphere. The IRE students at ALMIS participated in the challenging practice questions and group work with great enthusiasm and it was refreshing to also see the teachers taking part and supporting the event.
Student who took part from Form4 commented:
“The group activities were a lot of fun and allowed us to see which areas we need to work on most” –Najwa M.Abood
“After the session I personally feel ambitious about performing in the exam. I now understand what the examiner wants from us and how to satisfy the examiner” –Ally N.Bandali
“Analysing the question to check the key word and learning to consider time is something that really changed my way of answering”- Masmuha S.El-Abry
“I think they should extend the time and increase the number of sessions as we gain more confidence, it is fun and interesting” – Leyla Mussa /Abdulsatar Muhsin
The course included past paper practice as well as the opportunity for one to one Q&A with the students. The students found the course beneficial and claimed after the training that “we feel much more confident about taking the exams now”. Sheikh Yakub the unit 8 Teacher said “The trainer was excellent, we learnt a lot from her. We would like to have training sessions like these regularly”.
"I am grateful to God that the sessions ran successfully and I’m thankful to Al-Muntazir and the World Federation for this opportunity, it was an absolute pleasure to work with the students and I pray for their success the exam." – Sister Mehjabeen Rahim
For more information email islamiceducation@world-federation.org
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