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Welcome To Year 11 Study Skills Evening

Welcome To Year 11 Study Skills Evening. The aim of this evening is to: Go over revision strategies that students can use at home Offer pastoral support: how to keep ‘sane’ during the examination period What can you do to support your son/daughter?. 1. Understand.

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Welcome To Year 11 Study Skills Evening

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  1. Welcome To Year 11 Study Skills Evening

  2. The aim of this evening is to: • Go over revision strategies that students can use at home • Offer pastoral support: how to keep ‘sane’ during the examination period • What can you do to support your son/daughter?

  3. 1. Understand 4 Steps to Revision Success • 2. Process • 3. Create • 4. Revise

  4. Understand… What to do if they don’t understand? • Ask their teacher What if they are not in school? • Ask family • Ask friends • Ask Jeeves! Google it.

  5. Process Mind Maps Chunking Mnemonics LOCI ROTE

  6. Chunking The average person can take in four numbers or words at a time, can concentrate on revision for a maximum of 45 minutes at a time and remembers information best, shortly before bedtime.

  7. Chunking • Remember 4 words/numbers at a time • Revision max 45 mins. • Remember best before bedtime

  8. Mnemonics Mnemonics work best when you try to make your own… Rest Exercise Variety Imagination Structure Individual On going Not too long

  9. Mindmaps / Spider Diagrams Creating the Mindmap makes it memorable!

  10. LOCI Memory trick of memory masters: 1. Think about a journey you know well 2. Think about the landmarks along the way. 3. You then add in images to help you remember information.

  11. Learning by Rote Read it again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again

  12. Create

  13. Practice

  14. Card Cover Test Cards I read I cover it up I test myself Two ways to practice with cards: 1. Put the answers on the back, but they will need to remember more at once before you check 2. Use a piece of paper and move down to reveal answers as you guess the contents. These techniques are very useful for checking that you know key facts.

  15. Past Papers • Ask teachers/internet • Use Revision Guides • Look in the back of your text book Best way to practice for an exam is by doing exams!

  16. Quizzes • Make quizzes • Exchange with friends • Have a revision ‘party’

  17. 4 Steps…Done! Understand Create Practice Process

  18. What is the key to a stress free exam period ? Early Preparation! Start now!!

  19. How to keep ‘sane’ and what can you do? Parental support with revision & exams. PractiseActiveRevisionEncourageNotesTime managementStress management

  20. How to survive Stress… • Take control – do something! • Talk to someone or ask for help. • Accept the things that you cannot change. • Be Healthy – eat, sleep, exercise… • Plan and be realistic. • Take a break/have fun!

  21. Support Discussion Ban the phone ! Think of ways together you can relieve the pressure Consider what currently gets in the way of their studies Share the importance of this period with other family members Organise a quiet space Low profile – but available

  22. To Do: Prepare together Display a copy of their timetable Encouragement and compromise are key words Setting a suitable pattern now which you can agree on and support is a good idea Plan your work, work your plan

  23. Helpful tips: • Equipment check pre-exam period • Revision in small time slots • Exercise (FORCE THEM and YOURSELVES) / relax between revision chunks • Social networks – set time? • Cut down their chores during busy times!

  24. Recognise: • They will be going over revision material in lessons • They will all have different ways of preparing for exams • They will have different thresholds for revising • Reduced homework during this period

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