Year 11 Parents’ Revision Information Evening The Blandford School

Student Leaving Date Friday 15th June

Exam anxiety Coping With Stress

Memory

‘The purpose of education – indeed the purpose of all learning – is to change the long-term memory’

Revision Strategies - low challenge -little thinking Re-reading Re-writing Summarizing Highlighting NOT VERY EFFECTIVE - low challenge -little thinking

More Effective Strategies File Cards condensing key points of a topic onto one side of A4

More Effective Strategies Posters and Post-Its decorate the house

More Effective Strategies Mind Maps link different aspects of the topic to aid memory

MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES

Retrieval Practice Practice Flashcards – cards with questions on one side and the answers on the other Past exam papers Regular quizzing on key points using on-line programmes eg. quizlet.com or quizziz.com Produce your own: Fill in the gap for your friends Multi-choice questions for your friends

Distributed Practice Practice Short blasts of revision with frequent breaks No more that 25 minutes on one topic/session 5-10 minute break between two sessions Complete two sessions then have a 30 minute break Should be completing at least four sessions a night

Practice Interleaved practice

When is it best to do it? When you begin to forget!

Blocked Practice - ineffective Day Subjects Time Topic Monday Maths English Biology 6.00-7.00 7.00-8.00 8.00-9.00 Fractions Writing Devices Photosynthesis Tuesday RE History English Lit Hinduism Cold War Macbeth Wednesday French Physics Reading comprehension Equations Forces Thursday Creative techniques Reproduction USA Saturday Chemistry 10.00-11.00 11.00-12.00 1.00-2.00 Anthology Reactions Areas and Perimeters

Interleaved Practice – very effective Day Subjects Time Topic Monday Maths Biology English History 6.00-6.25 6.30-7.00 8.00-8.25 8.30-9.00 Fractions Photosynthesis Writing devices Cold War Tuesday French English Lit Chemistry Reading comprehension Macbeth Equations Reactions Wednesday Physics RE Creative techniques Forces Hinduism Listening comprehension Thursday Saturday 10.00-10.25 10.30-11.00 1.00-1.25 1.30-2.00

Personalised Learning Checklist What to practice Personalised Learning Checklist Understanding AQA A2 PE   Unit 3 PHED3 Optimising performance and evaluating contemporary issues within sport Section B - Psychological aspects that optimise performance Define the term aggression Identify the types of aggression Describe channelled and instrumental aggression Identify the difference between aggression and assertion Outline theories of aggression Describe the instinct theory Describe the frustration-aggression hypothesis Explain the social learning theory Explain the aggressive cue theory Identify strategies to control aggression

Quiz yourself and your friends Flashcards Past papers Decorate Just highlight Re-write notes Just read Summarise Do Don’t

Basic Ground Rules No music No phones in sight Quiet space Check and praise

Further Support MathsWatch PiXL Apps – History, Geography, English Lit PiXL Independence Link: https://students.pixl.org.uk PiXL School Number: 702940 Password: Indep37

Further Support MathsWatch PiXL Apps – History, Geography, English Lit PiXL Independence Link: https://students.pixl.org.uk PiXL School Number: 702940 Password: Indep37 Revision sessions Lessons

Health to Perform Nutrition Breakfast Sugars Night before

Stamina to Perform Nutrition Hydration Sleep Breakfast Sugars Night before Hydration Studies into dehydration report ‘decrements in visual-motor tracking, short-term memory and attention’ (Lieberman, 2007) Sleep

Sleep Teenagers need between 8.5 and 9 hours sleep Most teenagers are chronically sleep deprived ‘Sleep deprivation produces impairments in cognitive and motor performance equivalent to legally prescribed levels of alcohol intoxication.’ (Williamson, 2000) Remove clutter Remove phones Turn off all electrical items No screen time 1 hour before bed