Frances Simmons Get some motivation Purpose Mastery A physicist - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Frances Simmons

Get some motivation

Purpose

Mastery A physicist is a sum of the problems she can solve. Ben Rogers

Working Memory Long Term Memory External Sources Teacher Mental Tool bench Textbook Notes Data needed to solve the problem Friend Relevant processes and strategies Online Information about the problem itself

Working Memory Long Term Memory Mental Tool bench Data needed to solve the problem Relevant processes and strategies Information about the problem itself

Committing relevant information to memory Your specification

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Committing Relevant processes and strategies to memory Mental Tool bench Data needed to solve the problem Relevant processes and strategies Information about the problem itself

Committing Relevant processes and strategies to memory The aim is to do so 1. Worked Examples – Textbook, teacher many of these that 2. Plug and chug – Textbook, introductory questions you recognise the used in class UNDERLYING PROCESS 3. Typical questions – Issac Physics problem sets, AND STATEGIES USED past paper questions to answer the question. NB – Its NOT cheating to check 4. Questions in unfamiliar contexts and synoptic (cross topic) questions – Harder past paper mark schemes questions from different boards

Why it’s important to try questions in unfamiliar contexts and synoptic (cross topic) questions Long Term Memory

Autonomy How hard are you currently working? 1 : Little or no effort 5 : Some effort – you’re working quite hard 10 : High levels of effort – the hardest you’ve ever worked

Autonomy How hard are you currently working? 1 : 0-2 hours of independent study a week 5 : 10 hours of independent study a week 10 : 20 hours of independent study a week

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On the day 1. Get there early 2. You don’t have to do the questions in order 3. Do multiple choice questions last 4. Use keywords/phrases 5. Make it legible 6. Don’t write outside the lines 7. Go back and check – units, blanks, numbers of marks, graphs