Establishing potentially useful evidence  Anecdotal evidence: Based on someone’s experience. Statistical evidence: Based on statistics

 One member of a group knows a woman driver who is very careless and forgetful  A comparison of the percentage of men drivers and women drivers found guilty of dangerous driving within a specific recent period.  The number of claims that women drivers make on their car insurance companies as compared to men drivers.

 One member of a group knows a woman driver who is very careless and forgetful  A comparison of the percentage of men drivers and women drivers found guilty of dangerous driving within a specific recent period.  The number of claims that women drivers make on their car insurance companies as compared to men drivers.

Stage3: developing effective oral presentation skills  Stages involved in presenting a paper: 1- the preparation stage. 2- The presentation stage.

Stage3: developing effective oral presentation skills  Preparation stage : 1- making sure you understand the topic. 2- making sure you understand the frame. 3- generating your own preliminary ideas on the topic. 4- researching the topic. 5- writing up the topic.

Tips for Short oral presentation  Time limit.  Full version of presentation.  Outline notes.  Shared outline with audience. 1- OHP (overhead projector) 2- Chalkboard Flip chart. 3- Handout 4- PowerPoint computer presentation

 Eye contact  Helpful overview  Signposting  Strong ending. Tips for Short oral presentation

 Basic format  Topic  Length of presentation  Preparation of presentation.  Discussion  Feedback/ evaluation Oral presentation and discussion

Chapter6 Managing your studies

Study aid 2 course assessment outline 1- Whether or not a pass in each subject is essential. 2- the form of the assessment for each subject. 3- the nature of each task ( project, essay) 4- in which term or semester the assessment occurs. 5- the due date of the assessment. 6- the length of the assessment. 7- the weighting of each assignment.

Study aid 3 Routine for exploiting assessment 1- Make sure you know what the grade means. 2- Study the tutor’s comments carefully. 3- What kinds of mistakes you have made? * related to the information ? * quality of argument * Presentation * Style and language * Ownership of aspects of the work. (plagiarism)

Study aid 3 Routine for exploiting assessment 4- Exploiting the assessments : * information: check the facts and memorize them. * argument: make sure you understand exactly where you have gone wrong. * Style/language: check the facts. *ownership of aspects of work: make sure you understand exactly what the term means.

Revision routines  The simple act of trying to remember ( recitation).  Most forgetting takes place within 24 hours.  The more frequent revision/ recitation is done, the more slowly forgetting takes place.  Don’t leave revision until before the exam.

Memorization routines  After lecture/tutorial/ lab session try to go over in your mind what the main point were.  Set aside a period every working day (at least 20 minutes) when you will quickly.