1. Preparing for Assessments
- the learning / revision process

2. remember these numbers

3. People remember things/learn in different ways
You have a job interview tomorrow. You don’t know the location. Would you
Draw a map on paper
Ask the way there from someone
Write the directions down as a list– without a map
Walk/bike/drive to the location today

4. Partner activity
Steps 1. Mr Hegarty asks question / poses a problem to solve? 2. One partner thinks of the answer the other studies their face especially their eyes. 3. Reverse roles 4. Discuss what you observed.

5. Visual Reading Auditory Kinesthetic

6. People remember things/learn in different ways
You have a job interview tomorrow. You don’t know the location. Would you
Draw a map on paper -
Ask the way there from someone
Write the directions down as a list– without a map
Walk/bike/drive to the location today

7. Eyes upward
V R
Eyes sideway K A
Downward
Eye Movements

8. “I’ll have what that guy is having”
If you were at a restaurant and your friends made these responses what would you suggest as their preferences?
“I’ll have what that guy is having”
“Bill said this was nice last time”
“Lets go up to the buffet and have a look”
“That looks good”
“That sounds nice”
“I’ll choose from the menu.

9. Knowing your preferred learning style can help in study
You will do a test in next week to confirm if you have learning style preferences.
It will show you what preferences you have.
We will then discuss with you what is the best study methods for you.

10. V R A K

11. Constant repitition / going over of work is vital to remembering
Whatever your learning style, however, you will have one thing in common.
Constant repitition / going over of work is vital to remembering

12. How often should you revise?
Look at the graph below:
It shows how much your brain can recall later.
It rises for about 10 minutes …and then falls.

13. remember these numbers

14. However,
if you quickly re-revise after 10 minutes,
then it falls more slowly! This is good.
Analyse the new graph:

15. Even better,
if you quickly re-revise again, after 1 day,
then it falls even more slowly! Good !
Analyse the new graph:

16. And even better still,
if you quickly re-revise again, after 1 week,
then it falls even more slowly! Great!
Analyse the new graph:

17. The key to Revision is “processing” work you have done by way of a SWOT BOOK