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How to build a revision plan

What to revise How to lay out my plan How to get on with it

Step 1: ‘Chunk’ the knowledge

Step 2: Use Knowledge Organisers

To encode and store a ‘chunk’ of knowledge in the way that it can be most easily retrieved you need to map it in a way that is correct and helpful to learn.

Example of a knowledge organiser

Step 3: Colour code ‘chunks’

Have a retrieval plan for every week...

... And know how to build it using an understanding of cognitive science

Storage and retrieval

To store and retrieve a ‘chunk’ of knowledge most effectively you should aim to revisit it 3 times.

Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve and spacing/overlearning effect

Wiseheart – optimal intervals

Time to test Optimum interval between study sessions 1 week 1-2 days 1 month 1 week 2 months 2 weeks 6 months 3 weeks 1 year 4 weeks

Storage and retrieval

To store and retrieve ‘chunks’ of knowledge most effectively you should interleave them – mixing up different subjects, knowledge chunks and aspects of a ‘chunk’

Blocking vs Interleaving

Example of a spaced and interleaved revision plan

Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Week 1 1st 1st 2 1st 3 1st 2nd 4 2nd 2nd 5 2nd 3rd 6 3rd 3rd 7 3rd 4th 8 4th 4th 4th

Practice

Regular deliberate practice is the best way to improve performance. To improve performance you should be doing regular exam

• practice. Every practice session is an
• pportunity to become more fluent, and to

eliminate mistakes.

Testing

S S S S or S T T T? Revision must be active, not just re-reading, highlighting, rewriting Testing and past exam questions actually help you to store information, as well as helping you to retrieve it. To store and retrieve knowledge most effectively you need to build in lots of testing and quizzing sessions. Research indicates that testing is the most effective form of learning information.

Watching a Yr 11 'revising'

• How active are they?
• Are they watching and reading?

– Speaking aloud (to you/a friend/themselves) – Rewriting notes – Writing ANSWERS – Reviewing and correcting with notes – Online

• Firefly subject pages
• Quizlet/Memrise/subject specific websites (mathswatch, my-

gcsescience, doddle/Mrsalles)

Find out more here ...

https://teachingacademy. wisc.edu/what-are-the- best-ways-to-study-read- this-review-from- scientific-american/

Or here ...

https://teacherhead.com/2017/06/15/beyond- growth-mindset-two-videos/

Year 11 Science

• My GCSE Science

– Video based learning supported by past paper – All students have access

Year 11 Science

https://www.my-gcsescience.com/my-account/ See next slides for sign up instructions

Firefly Revision Resources: Subject Revision

This page contains links to subject specific revision, knowledge organisers and past papers. These resources have been added by your subject teachers. We will continue to update this page as we approach the examination season: https://wilmslowhigh.firefl ycloud.net/revision-and- examinations- 201819/revision

Firefly Revision Resources: Revision Apps Page

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Firefly Revision Resources:

Advice about effective revision and learning

This page contains links, videos and presentations on how to prepare for exams. This includes how to create revision plans, manage stress and how to use past papers. https://wilmslowhigh.fi reflycloud.net/revision- and-examinations- 201819/revision/advice

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