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.

Anecdotal

Statistical

Statistical

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

Chapter6Managing 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.