Resources required Printing: Index cards (to use as flashcards) Quiz response sheet Ethene/ethanol info sheet Index cards (to use as flashcards)

Starter When you have a test for any subject, how do you revise? List all the different ways/things you do. Be honest!

Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise.

The worst ways to study/revise are: Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise The worst ways to study/revise are: Reading notes/revision guide Highlighting notes/revision guide So why do people do them? Because they are easy!! However if you can study/revise using better techniques you will learn more in less time.

We’ll look at two techniques…but first a quiz Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise We’ll look at two techniques…but first a quiz

Draw the chemical structure of ethene. Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise Draw the chemical structure of ethene. Draw the chemical structure of ethanol. What two ways can ethanol be produced? Give the conditions used to produce ethanol by these two ways. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both methods?

Method #1 – Quizzing (retrieval practice) Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise Method #1 – Quizzing (retrieval practice)

Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise Now try out the quizzing (retrieval practice) method using the ethanol information sheet. Try: Quizzing yourself Quizzing your shoulder partner Making a few flash cards and using them to quiz yourself.

Now to retry the quiz Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise Now to retry the quiz

Draw the chemical structure of ethene. Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise Draw the chemical structure of ethene. Draw the chemical structure of ethanol. What two ways can ethanol be produced? Give the conditions used to produce ethanol by these two ways. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both methods?

Method #2 – Spaced practice Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise Method #2 – Spaced practice

Method #2 – Spaced practice example study timetable Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise Method #2 – Spaced practice example study timetable Image taken from http://www.learningscientists.org/blog/2017/3/14-1

Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise Method #2 – Spaced practice study timetable Now create your own study/revision timetable.

What are the two revision techniques we have looked at today? Aspire: Practice effective ways to study/revise Challenge: Describe effective ways to study/revise Plenary What are the two revision techniques we have looked at today? Describe the main points for each. If you start using them now what will be the benefits?