How to build a revision plan What to revise How to lay out my plan How to get on with it
Step 1: ‘Chunk’ the knowledge
Step 2: Use Knowledge Organisers To encode and store a ‘chunk’ of knowledge in the way that it can be most easily retrieved you need to map it in a way that is correct and helpful to learn.
Example of a knowledge organiser
Step 3: Colour code ‘chunks’
Have a retrieval plan for every week...
... And know how to build it using an understanding of cognitive science
Storage and retrieval To store and retrieve a ‘chunk’ of knowledge most effectively you should aim to revisit it 3 times.
Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve and spacing/overlearning effect
Wiseheart – optimal intervals Time to test Optimum interval between study sessions 1 week 1-2 days 1 month 1 week 2 months 2 weeks 6 months 3 weeks 1 year 4 weeks
Storage and retrieval To store and retrieve ‘chunks’ of knowledge most effectively you should interleave them – mixing up different subjects, knowledge chunks and aspects of a ‘chunk’
Blocking vs Interleaving
Example of a spaced and interleaved revision plan Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Week 1 1st 1st 2 1st 3 1st 2nd 4 2nd 2nd 5 2nd 3rd 6 3rd 3rd 7 3rd 4th 8 4th 4th 4th
Practice Regular deliberate practice is the best way to improve performance. To improve performance you should be doing regular exam practice. Every practice session is an opportunity to become more fluent, and to eliminate mistakes.
Testing S S S S or S T T T? Revision must be active, not just re-reading, highlighting, rewriting Testing and past exam questions actually help you to store information, as well as helping you to retrieve it. To store and retrieve knowledge most effectively you need to build in lots of testing and quizzing sessions. Research indicates that testing is the most effective form of learning information.
Watching a Yr 11 'revising' • How active are they? • Are they watching and reading? – Speaking aloud (to you/a friend/themselves) – Rewriting notes – Writing ANSWERS – Reviewing and correcting with notes – Online • Firefly subject pages • Quizlet/Memrise/subject specific websites (mathswatch, my- gcsescience, doddle/Mrsalles)
Find out more here ... https://teachingacademy. wisc.edu/what-are-the- best-ways-to-study-read- this-review-from- scientific-american/
Or here ... https://teacherhead.com/2017/06/15/beyond- growth-mindset-two-videos/
Year 11 Science My GCSE Science • Video based learning supported by past paper – All students have access –
Year 11 Science https://www.my-gcsescience.com/my-account/ See next slides for sign up instructions
Firefly Revision Resources: Subject Revision This page contains links to subject specific revision, knowledge organisers and past papers. These resources have been added by your subject teachers. We will continue to update this page as we approach the examination season: https://wilmslowhigh.firefl ycloud.net/revision-and- examinations- 201819/revision
Firefly Revision Resources: Revision Apps Page This page contains a guides to a selection of the latest and most highly rated revision apps https://wilmslowhi gh.fireflycloud.net/ revision-and- examinations- 201819/revision/r evision-apps
Firefly Revision Resources: Advice about effective revision and learning This page contains links, videos and presentations on how to prepare for exams. This includes how to create revision plans, manage stress and how to use past papers. https://wilmslowhigh.fi reflycloud.net/revision- and-examinations- 201819/revision/advice -about-effective- revision-and-learning
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