• How do we learn?

• Why and how do we plan for revision?

• How can I make revision more effective? (How do I make information sticky?)

• How do we learn?

• Why and how do we plan for revision?

• How can I make revision more effective? (How do I make information sticky?)

Which could have the greatest impact on your exam results?

Which could have the greatest impact on your exam results?

Reward the revision…not the

result

Prepare yourself for a very offensive picture!

Prepare yourself for a very offensive picture!

Organising informationAnd revision

Looking after your brain

Making revision active

Using what works best for you

Parents and students working together.

GCSEs

Seeing is not the same as paying

attention

Organising informationAnd revision

Looking after your brain

Making revision active

Using what works best for you

Parents and students working together.

GCSEs

Discussion Complete the activity in your booklet “why bother”

checklist

Discussion Complete the activity in your booklet “why bother”

checklist

John. you are revising because …

Put a card like this where you will revise

John. you are revising because …

Put a card like this where you will revise

StressStressStressStress

Organisation:•Your time•Your information•Knowing what works

for you

Sleep

Each exam has different topics to revise.

Not good enough to say “I’m doing English.”

Each exam has different topics to revise.

Not good enough to say “I’m doing English.”

TOPIC

Rate My

Understanding

1= Great

4 = PoorNumber 2

Decimals and rounding 2Fractions 3

Using a calculator 1Percentages 1

Ratio and proportion 2Algebra 1 4Algebra 2 4Sequences 3Graphs 1 2

Linear equations and inequalities 2Graphs 2 2Formulae 4

2-D shapes 1Angles 1 1

Know what is coming up in each examination.

Focus revision on key topics you have struggled with…

Know what is coming up in each examination.

Focus revision on key topics you have struggled with…

Why create a revision plan?

Key Questions• Does the plan cover all topics that could be on exams?• Is it realistic (too much, too little)?• Have they given enough time to a subject to prepare for the exam.• Have they planned for social time?

How long should I revise for?How long should I revise for?

Generation GameThe Primacy and Recency Effect (9:05)

Generation GameThe Primacy and Recency Effect (9:05)

AFTER the video is stopped – write down what you rememberAFTER the video is stopped – write down what you remember

We remember the first and last bits of information best…apart from cuddly

toys! Why do we remember the cuddly toy?

MicrowaveMicrowave

FonduFondu

MidiMidi

FruitFruit

ChampagneChampagne

TypewriterTypewriter SocksSocks

UrnUrn

FoodmixerFoodmixer

TVTV

BlenderBlender

BoxersBoxers

DishwasherDishwasher

Cuddly ToyCuddly ToySewing

machineSewing

machine

Ways of revising – Top Tips

Key message

Reading through notes – on its own is a

poor way of revising.

Relevant Interesting Naughty Giggle

Probability of an Outcome =

Number of ways an outcome can happen---------------------------Number of possible outcomes

Probability of an Outcome =

Number of ways an outcome can happen---------------------------Number of possible outcomes

Mean = Add the Numbers together,

Divide by the total byThe amount of

numbers. Useful forSmaller amounts of

Numbers.

Mean = Add the Numbers together,

Divide by the total byThe amount of

numbers. Useful forSmaller amounts of

Numbers.

The middle Number. Put the

Numbers in order,Find the middle

One.

The middle Number. Put the

Numbers in order,Find the middle

One.

MeanMean MedianMedian Probability Equation

Probability Equation

Making information sticky!

Organise them into packs and revisit them regularly

Have a go with your pack of most common command words used in exams.

Organise them into packs and revisit them regularly

Have a go with your pack of most common command words used in exams.

Cue Cards

Write your own song!LINK

Teach someone

Could you explain to the person next to you how to…

• Get a computer switched on and open up a word document.

• How to make a letter persuasive.

• How to find the area of a circle.

• How to get a car started.

lOCI

Clip – Andy Bell Memory champion

Mind mappingShopping list:• apples• tinned tomatoes• kitchen roll• pasta• newspaper• milk• rice• cheese

Problems with lists?

Mindmapping• Have to select and categorise•Links can be made where categories have connections.• Using words, colours and pictures engages different areas of the brain.

• A quick summary to return to.

Go large – do this on large sheets of old wallpaper!

Go large – do this on large sheets of old wallpaper!

This could be used as a summary of a topic, characters from a book, causes of an event…

What do you do…if you do not know what to do?What do you do…if you do not know what to do?

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What do you do…if you do not know what to do?In an exam

What do you do…if you do not know what to do?In an exam

Answer a different question first.

Brainstorm anything you know on the topic.

Ask the W questions (who where when why what)