Transcript Individuality

Year 11 revision evening
March 2015
Outcomes of the evening:
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Looking at how to plan revision effectively.
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Identifying useful revision strategies.
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Looking at what you can do to support your
child’s revision.
TIPS FOR HELPING WITH REVISION
20th August
2015
Make a revision plan - Time Management
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How many days are there until my first exam?
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How much revision can I do each day?
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Are there any dates that I cannot revise?
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How many subjects I am studying?
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How many topics do I need to revise for each subject?
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Which subjects do I need to focus on most?
142 sessions
A weekly revision plan – during a school week
How should you revise?
Where should pupils revise?
•Warm
•Well lit (a reading lamp reduces eye-strain)
•In a quiet room
•Have a clock or watch nearby (time your
revision sessions).
How should you revise?
How to plan your revision:
Have a definite finishing time
Plan regular breaks
Get up and walk around during
your break
Drink plenty of water
Have a tick list of topics to cover
Revision tips...
We Learn . . .
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we see and hear
70% of what we discuss
80% of what we experience
95% of what we teach others
William Glasser
How we can revise effectively?
Visual Learners:
•Maps
•Posters
•Charts
•Spider diagrams
•Cartoons
•Summary notes
•Mind maps
Auditory Learners:
•Record ideas on tape
•Say keywords aloud
•Tell another person
•Make a presentation
•Get someone to test you.
•Exchange ideas with your friends
•Play quiet, relaxing background music.
•Questioning each other using cue cards
Kinesthetic Learners:
Walk n’ talk,
Posters etc.,
Make a model,
Role play/ Drama,
Make a Mind Map,
Write a story,
Annotate diagrams,
Make Cue/Flash cards or bookmarks.
Cue Cards – Making them
Cards can be purchased from WHSmithr:
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Information – Clear and simple
Mind maps
Bullet points
Diagrams
Colourful
• Parental guidance is very helpful!
• Write questions on the rear of each
card that will test you on the
information.
Cue Cards - Examples
Cue Cards – The Learning!
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Creating the cards is just the start, possible ways
to learn information:
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Copy them out
Reading + Talking
Have them around the house
Teach the information
Talk answers onto a device and listen back
Answer the questions from the rear of the card
Get somebody else to ask the questions – A
parent?
• Repetition
Mind Mapping
Spaced Learning
Make notes
Be creative
Test and recall
20 minutes
20 minutes
20 minutes
(Study the same topic three times, in three different ways)
How should you revise?
How to plan your revision….
Revise the same work again after
10 minutes.
Briefly review the work:
after 1 day
after 1 week.
This method will fix the work
quite firmly into your long-term
memory.
How can students help themselves learn?
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High expectations.
Take control and plan revision.
Ask teachers for help.
Complete all homework and coursework to
the best of your ability.
Good nutrition.
Drink water.
Sleep.
Avoid stress.
Exercise.
Revision resources?
School revision guides
 Textbooks and exercise books
 Resources from your teacher
 Letts Guides / WHS Revision Books etc £9.
 Free revision material available from the BBC
 Google/Youtube videos.
 Resources on Show My Homework
 Bitesize resources
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Positive Thinking – I CAN do this!
This is a chance to show everything I have
learnt over the past five years.
Positive
This is my chance to achieve
Thinking
I am capable of doing very well in this exam
I deserve to do well, because I have
worked hard
I know what is expected of me in this exam –
Everyone expects me to do my best!
What to do before exams…
Get a good nights sleep
 Not to spend all night revising
 To get a good breakfast in the morning of the exam.
 To bring a bottle of still water.
 All students have correct equipment
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(black pen, pencil, rubber, ruler, maths equipment, calculator)
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To make sure students stay calm and feel prepared.
What’s in your Revision Packs?
Any questions?
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Subject specific?
Study leave?
Exams?
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- Thank you!