active revision learning styles and methods understanding, memory and time planning a revision...
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SUPPORTING EXAMINATION SUCCESS
Active Revision Learning Styles and Methods Understanding, Memory and Time Planning a Revision Timetable Student Examination Advice Parent Advice
Encourage your child to ACTIVELY revise rather than PASSIVELY revise
Students often mistake reading through notes or websites as revision – it is not.
ACTIVE REVISION
ACTIVE REVISION
Where possible - help provide the right resources for your child to revise actively:
post-it notes, pen, ruler, paper, scissors & glue, internet access if you have it, dictionary, highlighter pens, coloured pens, revision guides, revision CDs and podcasts
ACTIVE REVISION
We learn: • 10% of what we read • 20% of what we hear • 30% of what we see • 40% of what we see and hear • 70% of what is discussed • 95% of what we teach to someone else
This means that the best method of learning is having to explain or teach a topic to someone else.
LEARNING STYLES AND METHODS
VISUAL LEARNERS
Recopy notes – then condense in particular colours Visually organise or reorganise notes using columns,
categories, outline forms, etc. Remember where information was located in visual
field Create timelines, models, charts, grids, etc. Write/rewrite facts, formulas, notes on wall-hanging,
bedsheet, poster for visual review at any time Facts, formulas, notes on index cards
arranged/rearranged on wall, pin-board, floor, bed
VISUAL LEARNERS
Use colour-coded markers or cards for previous two above
Use visual mnemonics Remember information by drawing out mindmaps TV/video supplements important for
understanding or remembering Use "background" visual activity helps you to
concentrate Use highlighters Near memorisation of chapter/notes
AUDITORY LEARNERS
Discuss concepts/facts/aspects with friend immediately after new learning
Revise with friend(s) by trying to teach them the information
Tape records lesson or notes for re-listening later Say facts/formulas/information over and over to
retain Simultaneous talk and walk whilst studying Set information to rhyme, rhythm, music,
football chants, to aid retention
AUDITORY LEARNERS
Aural Mnemonics Remember where information was located in
auditory field (e.g. tagged to "who said that?") Use of different voices to study (like creating a
script, or acting out a play) TV/video/radio supplements useful for
obtaining information Create your own podcast and listen without
taking notes Prefer group discussion and/or study groups
KINAESTHETIC STYLE
Copy notes over and over to make them neat or organised
Prefers to take notes during lesson as an aid to concentration
Must take notes, even when detailed outline is distributed
Simultaneous talking-walking, talking-exercising study, or walking-reading study
Move hands or feet for rhythm emphasis while remembering information
KINAESTHETIC LEARNING
Trace key words with finger, marker, hand
Re-enact situations while studying Act out information in the form of play
(using different characters for different topics)
Constructs (e.g. house of cards, blocks, etc.) to remember information
Plan a revision game on the computer/board game
FOR ALL LEARNING STYLES
Ensure you practise on Past Papers Get hold of the exam board mark
schemes and examiners reports Use grade boundaries to check your
progress Don’t just revise topics you are
confident in Use your teacher as much as possible
UNDERSTANDING, MEMORY AND TIME
UNDERSTANDING, MEMORY AND TIME
UNDERSTANDING, MEMORY AND TIME
UNDERSTANDING, MEMORY AND TIME
UNDERSTANDING, MEMORY AND TIME
REVISION TIMETABLE
REVISION TIMETABLE
STUDENT ADVICE
PARENT ADVICE
SUPPORTING EXAMINATION SUCCESS