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Establishing potentially useful evidence

Establishing potentially useful evidence . Anecdotal evidence: Based on someone’s experience. Statistical evidence : Based on statistics. Anecdotal . One member of a group knows a woman driver who is very careless and forgetful

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Establishing potentially useful evidence

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  1. Establishing potentially useful evidence • Anecdotal evidence: Based on someone’s experience. Statistical evidence: Based on statistics

  2. Anecdotal • One member of a group knows a woman driver who is very careless and forgetful • A comparison of the percentage of men drivers and women drivers found guilty of dangerous driving within a specific recent period. • The number of claims that women drivers make on their car insurance companies as compared to men drivers. Statistical Statistical

  3. One member of a group knows a woman driver who is very careless and forgetful • A comparison of the percentage of men drivers and women drivers found guilty of dangerous driving within a specific recent period. • The number of claims that women drivers make on their car insurance companies as compared to men drivers.

  4. Stage3: developing effective oral presentation skills • Stages involved in presenting a paper: 1- the preparation stage. 2- The presentation stage.

  5. Stage3: developing effective oral presentation skills • Preparation stage : 1- making sure you understand the topic. 2- making sure you understand the frame. 3- generating your own preliminary ideas on the topic. 4- researching the topic. 5- writing up the topic.

  6. Tips for Short oral presentation • Time limit. • Full version of presentation. • Outline notes. • Shared outline with audience. 1- OHP (overhead projector) 2- Chalkboard Flip chart. 3- Handout 4- PowerPoint computer presentation

  7. Tips for Short oral presentation • Eye contact • Helpful overview • Signposting • Strong ending.

  8. Oral presentation and discussion • Basic format • Topic • Length of presentation • Preparation of presentation. • Discussion • Feedback/ evaluation

  9. Chapter6Managing your studies

  10. Study aid 2 course assessment outline 1- Whether or not a pass in each subject is essential. 2- the form of the assessment for each subject. 3- the nature of each task ( project, essay) 4- in which term or semester the assessment occurs. 5- the due date of the assessment. 6- the length of the assessment. 7- the weighting of each assignment.

  11. Study aid 3 Routine for exploiting assessment 1- Make sure you know what the grade means. 2- Study the tutor’s comments carefully. 3- What kinds of mistakes you have made? * related to the information ? * quality of argument * Presentation * Style and language * Ownership of aspects of the work. (plagiarism)

  12. Study aid 3 Routine for exploiting assessment 4- Exploiting the assessments : * information: check the facts and memorize them. * argument: make sure you understand exactly where you have gone wrong. * Style/language: check the facts. *ownership of aspects of work: make sure you understand exactly what the term means.

  13. Revision routines • The simple act of trying to remember ( recitation). • Most forgetting takes place within 24 hours. • The more frequent revision/ recitation is done, the more slowly forgetting takes place. • Don’t leave revision until before the exam.

  14. Memorization routines • After lecture/tutorial/ lab session try to go over in your mind what the main point were. • Set aside a period every working day (at least 20 minutes) when you will quickly.

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