Video – Pick me / hard practice / musician… Learning process video – maze thing /card trick practice

Iceberg practice What we see is the tip of the iceberg = HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCE What we DON’T see = HIDDEN HOURS OF PRACTICE & EXCELLENCE IN LEARNING

Chasing Excellence – Attack the Day! ‘We are what we repeatedly do, excellence, therefore is not a single act, but a HABIT’

What is learning? The long-term retention of knowledge and skills Why is this important? Retrieve the right knowledge at the right time in an exam from TWO YEARS WORTH OF STUDY (Y10 and Y11 combined) New GCSEs (current Y7-10): More % on exams at the end of Y11 – less coursework

When does learning happen? Poor indicators of learning (long-term retention): Copying work out in silence Highlighting work Covering every topic in your lessons Good indicators of learning: We remember what we THINK HARD about – grappling, struggling and trying to make sense of information If nothing has changed in your long-term memory, nothing has been learned

How do you make learning PERMANENT: TIP 1 – SPACING EFFECT Re-visit material at LEAST 3 TIMES over a period of time = SPACING EFFECT: LESS LIKELY to remember Inspector Calls for examination / end of year tests = LOWER GRADE Inspector Calls lessons = Yellow Inspector Calls REVISION = RED April/May 2016 English GCSE EXAM = GREEN September 2015 June 2016 Lots of FORGETTING!!

SPACING EFFECT Re-visit material at LEAST 3 TIMES over a period of time = SPACING EFFECT: A LOT MORE LIKELY to remember Inspector Calls for examination / end of year tests = in LONG-TERM MEMORY = GREAT RESULT Inspector Calls lessons = YELLOW Inspector Calls REVISION = RED Inspector Calls GCSE EXAM = GREEN September 2015 June 2016 SPACED OUT REVISION = LESS FORGETTING & MORE KNOWLEDGE IN LONG-TERM MEMORY AT LEAST 3 TIMES

How do you make learning PERMANENT: TIP 2 Which set of practice questions below will increase your learning (long-term retention of knowledge) the most? TIP: How are exams structured? In exams you need to retrieve different sets of knowledge from different topics for every single exam question This can be called MIXED PRACTICE PE: Practice Questions 1PE: Practice Questions 2 Q1. Muscles Q2. MusclesQ2. Heart Q3. MusclesQ3. Performance enhancing drugs Q4. MusclesQ4. Media in sport

Tip 3: TESTING - show of hands – which sequence of lessons will allow you to learn more? 1.Study, Study, Study, Test 2.Study, Study, Test, Study 3.Study, Test, Test, Test Results of research: Answer = Study, Test, Test, Test Studying material once and testing 3 times leads to about 80% improved retention than studying three times and testing once – do this OVER TIME (SPACING EFFECT) – it makes you THINK HARD Tests can be using a variety of methods: Multiple choice, short written answers, asking friends/parents to ask you questions, responding verbally

Mr B’s & Ms G’s Learning Challenge 1.Each form will generate 5 ideas/skills for us learn over this academic year (eg: musical instrument, physical challenge, reading etc.. BE CREATIVE!!) 2.Mr B and Ms G will narrow this down to TWO lists of 3 (3 for me, 3 for Ms G) 3.Harefield will then vote! 4.We will share our progress over the course of the year as well as at the end…did we get better? Did we practice enough?

Brilliant Basics 1.Attendance 2.Punctuality – late is late!!! 3.Manners – be kind, be helpful 4.Hair – No braids 5.Nails 6.Shoes – New Policy 7.Tie 8.Jackets – according to policy 9.Hoodies – None 10.Mobiles 11.Prepared for learning – equipment (not just 1 PEN!), classwork, homework, PRACTICE!

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