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Memory

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PlanningforEffec<veStudy

GetYourselfOrganised!

StudyPlans

LearningStyles

PlanningforEffec<veStudyReading Memory ExamSkillsPlanning

AllofthelibrariesshownonthemaparewithinacoupleofmilesofTynecastle

1.   Findaquietplacetostudy

2.   Organiseyourstudyspace•  Keepit<dy!•  Makesureyouhaveallofthe

equipmentyourequirecloseathand:

pens highlighters s<cky pencils notes paper

3.   Fileyournotes•  Allocateabox,file,folderordrawertoeachofyour

subjects.Checkoutyourlocalsupermarket!•  Groupyournotesbytopic.Keepthemorganised.

Getyourselforganised!OPENINGHOURS

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Bedroom? Diningroom?

Study? Locallibrary?


Findthesetemplatesonthewebpage.

Usethisguidetohelpyoudevelopyourownstudyplan:1. Priori'seyoursubjects.

2. Workouthowmuch'meyouwillbeabletospendstudyingeachweek.

3. Usethestudyplannertemplatetoproduceyourstudyplan.

4. Printitoff,shareit,displayit!

StudyPlans Astudyplanisvitaltoensureyoudon’tbecomeoverwhelmedwithalloftheworkyouneedtodoforeachsubject…orleaveeverythingtothelastminute!

IfyouhaveaniPodoriPhoneyoumaywishtouseMySQAStudyPlanavailablefreefrom

theAppStore.

ExampleStudyPlan

StudyPlanTemplate

BlankSheet(pdf.file)

ThesetemplatesuseMicroso_Excel.Ifyoudonothavethisso_wareathomeusethecomputersinschool,or

printoffthepdffileandcompleteitbyhand.


LearningStylesTrythisonlinequiztodetermineyourpreferredlearningstyle.


A_erthequizlookatthestudy<psforyourpreferredlearningstyle.

Alterna<vely,ifyoualreadyknowyourpreferredlearningstyleclickontheicontotakeyoudirectlytothestudy<psforyourpreferredleaningstyle.

Planning Memory ExamSkillsReading

GeneralReadingTips

ReadingStrategies

Skimming

Scanning

SQ4RReciprocalReading

GeneralReadingTipsLotsoftheknowledgeyourequiretopassexamscomesfrombooks,onlinetextsoryourownclassnotes.Thereforereadingskillsarevitaltosuccessfulexamprepara<onandrevision.Usethe<psbelowtohelpyouwhenrevisingandalsowhenreadingexamques0ons!


BEFORE•  Iden<fythepurposeofyourreading:•  Forfun/pleasure•  Factfinding•  Forunderstanding

•  Highlightkeywordsinoneparagraphtoobtainanoverviewofthewholepassage

DURING•  FocusonHEADINGSandemboldenedwords

•  Underlinekeyideas,namesandwords

•  Lookupanywordsyoudon’tunderstand

AFTER•  Read-Cover-Recall•  Checkwhatyouunderstoodbyhidingthetextandrecallingtheinforma'onyouremember

•  Read-Cover-Record-Check• Memorisefactsbyreading,covering,recording(onvoicerecorderorwriLennote)andthencheckingagainstoriginaltext

ReadingStrategies

Strategy Descrip0on Purpose

Detailedreading

Readingthewholetextcarefullyandthougheully.Thiscanbeachallengeifyoulackinterestinthetopic.

Completeunderstanding

Readingforenjoyment

Readingatwhateverpacesuitsyou.Themoreyoureadthebeferreaderyoubecome.

Pleasure

Skimming Findingoutwhatapassage,extractorbookismainlyabout.

Generalimpression

Scanning Lookingforspecificdetailbyrunningyoureyedownthepagequickly.

Factfinding

SQ4R Acombina<onoftheabovestrategiesfollowingsixsteps:Survey,Ques<on,Read,Recite,Record,Review.

Understandingandstudying

Successfulstudentsusearangeofreadingstrategies.Forexampleifyouarelookingforapieceofinforma<onthenitisnotnecessarytoreadabookindetailfromcovertocover–scanningwouldbeamoreappropriatestrategy.Readthedescrip<onsofthereadingstrategiesbelow.ThelastthreeareVERYusefulforstudyingandrevision.


SkimmingWhenyouskimapageyougetanideaofwhatit’sabout.Youonlyneedtoread:

1.  The<tleandsub-headings2.  Thefirstsentencefromeachparagraph3.  Thelastsentenceofthepassage4.  Ifthechapteryouarereadingcontains

asummarythenreadthatfirst

Youshouldalsopaycloseafen<ontoanydiagrams,graphsandcharts.Yourturn:Skimthepassageoppositethentryansweringtheques<onsbelow.

1.  Whatisthepassageabout?2.  Howmanyformsofenergyarethere?3.  Completethesentence:Machinesaredeviceswhich________


ENERGY

Everythingthathappensinvolvesatransferofenergy.Thesunhasprovidedmostoftheenergywhichisusefultous.

Formsofenergytransfer

Therearemanyformsofenergytransfer.Thesepicturesshowexamplesofthetypes:Energycanbestoredintheformsofchemical,nuclearofpotentialenergy:itishardertostoreotherforms.Energytransfer

Oneformofenergytransfercanleadtoanother.Ifyouclapyourhands,chemicalenergystoredinyourmusclesisconvertedtomovementthensound.Whenyoutravelonabikeorinacarandthebrakesareapplied,movementisconvertedtoheatinthebrakes.Whatenergytransferstakeplacewhensomepaperisburned?Machinescancontroltherateoftransferofenergyandhowmuchusefulworkitdoes.Ahumanisanexampleofamachineinwhichenergytransferstakeplace.

Sound

Poten<al

Electrical

Nuclear

Heat Light

Task1 ScanthePeriodicTableofelementstoseeifyoucanfindgold(Au).

Scanning Whenyouscantextyouarelookingforaspecificpieceofinforma<on.Youdonotreadeverywordbutinsteadyoushouldrunyoureyedownthepagefairlyquickly.


H HeLi Be B C N NeNaMg Al Si P ArK Ca Sc Ti V CrMnFe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As KrRb Sr Y Zr NbMo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb XeCs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Rn

FlorenceNigh<ngalewasbornon12May1820,andnameda_ertheItaliancityofherbirth.HerwealthyparentswereinFlorenceaspartofatourofEurope.In1837,Nigh<ngalefelt thatGodwas calling her to do somework butwasn'tsure what that work should be. She began to develop aninterest in nursing, but her parents considered it to be aprofession inappropriate to a woman of her class andbackground, andwould not allow her to train as a nurse.They expected her to make a good marriage and live aconven<onalupperclasswoman'slife.Nigh<ngale'sparentseventuallyrelentedandin1851,shewenttoKaiserwerthinGermanyforthreemonthsnursingtraining.

Thisenabledhertobecomesuperintendentofahospitalforgentlewomen inHarleyStreet, in1853.The followingyear,theCrimeanWarbeganandsoonreportsinthenewspaperswere describing the desperate lack of proper medicalfacili<es for wounded Bri<sh soldiers at the front. SidneyHerbert, the war minister, already knew Nigh<ngale, andasked her to oversee a team of nurses in the militaryhospitalsinTurkey.InNovember1854,shearrivedinScutariin Turkey. With her nurses, she greatly improved thecondi<onsandsubstan<allyreducedthemortalityrate.

ExtractfromBBCHistoryFlorenceNigh0ngale.

TheLadywiththeLamp

Task2 Scanthepassage‘TheLadywiththeLamp’soyoucanfillinthemissingwordsinthesentencesbelow.Readthesentencesfirst.

1.  FlorenceNigh<ngalewasnameda_er_______.2.  Florence’sparentsexpectedherto_______yetin

1851shewentto_______fornursingtraining.3.  Florence’snursingteaminScutari,Turkeyimproved

the_______andreducedthe_______.

SQ4R SQ4Risawellknownreadingstrategy.Itisagreatmethodthathelpsyoureadandremembertheinforma<oncontainedwithinatext–perfectforstudyingandrevision!


SQ4Rhassixsteps: Watchthisshortvideo:

urvey(orskim)ues<oneadespondecord(orwrite)eview

SQ4RPlanning Memory ExamSkillsReading

SQ4RPlanning Memory ExamSkillsReading

HistoryofGreekArchitectureThe history of art and architecture in AncientGreece is divided into three basic eras: theArchaic Period, the Classical Period and theHellenistic Period. About 600 BCE, inspired bythetheoryandpracticeofearlierEgyptian

TheParthenon,ontheAcropolis.

stonemasonsandbuilders,theGreekssetaboutreplacingthewoodenstructuresoftheirpublicbuildings with stone structures - a processknownas 'petriPication'.Limestoneandmarblewas employed for columns and walls, whileterracotta was used for roof tiles andornaments.Decorationwasdoneinbronze.GreekBuildingDesignThe typical rectangular building design wasoftensurroundedbyacolumnsonallfoursides

architecture: the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.The Doric style was common in mainlandGreeceandlaterspreadtotheGreekcoloniesinItaly.TheIonicstylewasemployedinthecitiesof Ioniaalong thewest coastofTurkey.WheretheDoricstylewasformalandaustere,theIonicwas less restrained and more decorative. Thethird style, Corinthian, came later andrepresentedamoreornatedevelopmentof theIonic order. The differences between thesestyles is most plainly visible in the ratiobetween the base diameter and height of theircolumns. Doric architecture (exempliPied bymost surviving Greek structures, like theParthenon and the Temple of Hephaestus inAthens)wasmorepopularduring theClassicalage,whiletheIonicstylegainedtheupperhandduringthemorerelaxedHellenisticperiod.

(eg. theParthenon)ormorerarelyat the frontand rear only. Roofs were laid with timberbeamscoveredbyterracottatiles,andwerenotdomed. Pediments (the Plattened triangularshape at each gable end of the building) wereusually Pilled with sculptural decoration orfriezes,aswastherowoflintelsalongthetopofeachsidewall,betweentheroofandthetopsofthe columns. In the late 4th and 5th centuriesBCE,Greekarchitectsbegantodepart fromthestrictly rectangular plan of traditional templesin favour of a circular structure (the tholos),embellished with black marble to highlightcertainarchitecturalelementsandproviderichcolourcontrasts.ThesebuildingswerefamouslyadornedwithahugerangeofGreeksculpture-pedimental works, friezes, reliefs and varioustypes of free-standing statue - of a Pigurativenature, depicting mythological heroes andeventsinGreekhistoryandculture.ClassicalOrdersThetheoryofGreekarchitecturewasbasedonasystemof 'ClassicalOrders' - rules forbuildingdesignbasedonproportionsofandbetweentheindividual parts . This resulted in anaestheticallypleasingconsistencyofappearanceregardlessofsizeormaterialsused.TherewerethreeordersinearlyGreek

DoricIonic

CorinthianClassicalOrders

THEPRINCIPLESOFGREEKARCHITECTURE

Task UsetheSQ4RstrategytolearnabouttheprinciplesofGreekArchitecture.

ReciprocalReading UseReciprocalReadingtohelpobtaininforma<onfromtext.Followthesefourstageswhenreading

tohelpdevelopyourcomprehensionskills!


Predic0ng

Predictthecontentofthetext.

Whatdoyouthinkthetextwillbe

about?

Whatdoyoualreadyknow?

Ques0oning

Askyourselfques<onsaboutthe

text.

Iden<fycentralthemesandideasthat

warrantfurtherconsidera<on.

Makeupques<onsonunclearparts,

puzzlinginforma<onorconnec<onstootherconcepts.

Clarifying

Clarifyallunclear,difficultorunfamiliaraspectsofthetext.

Lookupanyunfamiliarvocabulary

inadic<onary.

Findanswerstoyourques<onsfromthepreviousstage.

Summarising

Summarisetheimportant

informa<onfromthetext.

Highlightorunderlineimportantinforma<on.

Re-writethemainideasinyourownwordstopromoteunderstanding.

Planning Reading ExamSkillsMemory

Improveyourmemory!

Mnemonics

FlashCards

VisualMemory

RevisionNotes

MindMapping


Improveyourmemory!Memoryistheprocessbywhichinforma<onisencoded,storedandretrieved.Cogni<vefunc<onandbrainefficiencycanbeimprovedthroughsimplelifestylechangessuchasincorpora<ngmemoryexercises,healthyea<ng,increasedphysicalfitnessandstressreduc<on.

StressManagementMedita<onhasbeenshowntoincreasethe

controloverbrainresourcedistribu<on,improvingafen<on,concentra<onandself-regula<on.

MemoryExercisesToimproverecollec<onyoushouldgrouptheitemstoberememberedinthreesandthenconcentrateuponthecentralmemberofeachgroup.

…sosetaside

some<mein

yourstudyplantogetac<ve!

Exercisehasbeenshown

toimprovecogni<ve

performance

Thesefoodscanimproveyourmemory!

onionsleeksbroccoliparsleycelerycitrusfruittomatoes

greenteablueberriescocoagrapes


Mnemonics Amnemoniccanbeusedtohelpyourememberasinglethinglikearule,equa<onorashortlist.

Trymakingupyourownmnemonicstoremember

informa0onforyoursubjects:

•  Usethefirstleferofaseriesofwordstocreateanotherwordorshortsentence.

•  Ifyoumakeitsilly,rudeanddownrightdistastefulyouwillrememberit!!!

•  Itmayalsohelptolinktheleferstothingsyouknowe.g.people,places,addresses.


FlashCards

Availablefrom

Usingflashcardsands<ckynoteshelpswithinforma<onrecall.

Ontheothersidewritetheansweror

accompanyinginforma<on.

logb(mn)

n·logb(m)

Maths Aspectsoffitness

PhysicalSkillrelatedMental

PE Beveridge'sFiveGiants

Squalor,Disease,Want,Idleness,

Ignorance

History

Youcanalsouseflashcardsands<ckynotestolearnimportantvocabulary.

Ononesideofyourflashcard

writeaques<onorstatement.

• Writethevocabularyyouneedtolearnons<ckynotes.

• Ifpossibles<ckthemtothecorrespondingobjectsinyourhouse.

• Otherwisedisplaytheminaprominentplacesothatyourbrainfrequentlyprocessestheinforma<on.

• Usedifferentcoloursandshapesofs<ckynotesfordifferenttopics–thiswillhelpgroupyourthoughtstogether.

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VisualMemory

COASTAL SCENERY ON CHALK HEADLAND Weathering and erosion can create caves, arches, stacks and stumps along a headland. Caves occur when waves force their way into cracks in the cliff face. The water contains sand and other materials that grind away at the rock until the cracks become a cave. Hydraulic action is the predominant process. If the cave is formed in a headland, it may eventually break through to the other side forming an arch. The arch will gradually become bigger until it can no longer support the top of the arch. When the arch collapses, it leaves the headland on one side and a stack (a tall column of rock) on the other. The stack will be attacked at the base in the same way that a wave-cut notch is formed. This weakens the structure and it will eventually collapse to form a stump.

Apicturespeaksathousandwords…

BothsourcesbelowshownotesapupilhasmadeonCoastalScenery. Donotberestrainedto

wri0ng,usingpicturesandlabelled diagramsisoWenamuchmore effec0vewaytolearn!


MakingyourownrevisionnotesWhy make notes?

1.  Makingnotesmakesyouconcentrateonwhatyouarelearning.

2.  Noteshelpyouunderstandbecauseyouputideasintoyourownwordsanddiagrams.

3.  Noteslinknewknowledgewithwhatyoualreadyknow.

4.  Notesarevitalforrevision.5.  Yourememberthings

geferwhenyouhavenotedthemdown.


Makingyourownrevisionnotes

iBulletpointsandabbrevia<ons(abbr.)willhelptominimisereadingandwri<ng<me

Adifferentcolourofpenforeach

topicwillhelpyouvisualisethetopic

Drawingboxesaroundanykeywords

willmakethemstandout

Underliningorhighligh<ngkey

wordswilldeepenyourunderstanding


MakeyourownrevisionnotesWhenyouaremakingupyourownrevisionnotesdon’tjustcopyfromatextbook,classnotesoronlinematerial–itwillnothelpyoutounderstandorrememberthematerial!

Read

• Readthetext• Lookforkeywords• LookforHEADINGS,boldetc.

Cover• Coverthetextbyclosingthebook,hidingyourclassnotesorminimisingyourbrowser

Recall

• Whatyoucanremember?• Trytoorderyourthoughts• Whatarethekeypoints?

Write

• Takenotesonthekeypoints• Haveyoumissedanything?• Reviewandeditifnecessary


MindMapping Amindmapislikeaspiderdiagrambutwithmuchmoredetail.Agoodmindmapshows:• Clearlinksbetweenrelatedinforma<on• Picturesanddiagrams• 5or6keyfactsbranchingfromacentraltopic• Differentcolouredbranches• Wordsonalinesamelengthastheword

YoucanfitawholetopiconanA3pageItwilllookdifferentforeachperson–it’showyoulinkinforma<ontogether!ThemindmapbelowwasmadeintwominutesusingtheWiseMappingwebsite.Signuphereforfree!


ToolsoftheTradeTheseitemsofsta<onarycouldprove reallyusefulfornotemakingpurposes!

Andyoucanbuythemhere:(in-storeoronlineviathelinksbelow)

Planning Reading Memory ExamSkills

TheYearBefore

TheNightBefore

TheBigDay


TheYearBeforePastPapersLookatpastexampaperstofamiliariseyourselfwiththetypeofques<onsyouwillbeaskedandthestructureoftheexam.Youcanaccesspastpapersandmarkinginstruc<onsontheSQAwebsite.

KeyQues0onWordsMakesureyouunderstandthemeaningofkeyques<onwords.Checkthetabletofindanyyouareunsureof.

EquipmentandTimingWhatareyouallowedtotakeintotheexamwithyou?Exactlyhowlongistheexam?Takenoteofthenumberofmarksforeachsec<onandthencalculatehowmuch<meyouhaveforeachques<on.Prac<cepastpapersunder<medcondi<ons.

PrelimsPrelimshelpyoutodiscovertheweaknessesinyoursubjectknowledge,howeffec<veyourstudyskillsareandiden<fyyourstrengthsandweaknessesunderpressure.

Calculate Workoutmathema<cally.

Compare Arethethingsalikeoraretheredifferences?Whichdoyouthinkisbest?Why?

Contrast Lookfordifferences.

Define Givethemeaning.

Describe Writeindetail.

Discuss Writeabouttheimportantaspectsofthetopic.Aretheretwosidestotheques<on?Considertheargumentsforandagainst.

Evaluate Judgetheimportanceorsuccess.

Explain Makeclear.

Illustrate Giveexampleswhichmakethepointclear.

Interpret Explainthemeaninginyourownwords.Forexample,youmaybeaskedtointerpretagraph.

Jus0fy Givereasonstosupportanargumentorac<on.

State Writebrieflythemainpoint.

Summarise Bringtogetherthemainpoints.


TheNightBeforeGetOrganisedSortouteverythingyouneedsoastoavoidarushinthemorning.

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Doublecheckthedate,<me,loca<onandleveloftheexam(s)youwillbesiyngthenextday.

SwotUpSomestudentsprefertotakeacompletebreakthenightbeforebutmostpeopledosomelastminuterevising.Bybrieflyreviewingthemainpointsinyournotesyoucanprepareyourselfmentally.

Getagoodsleep!Don’tstayoutlatewithfriendsorstayuptowatchamovie.Itnotanybeferstayingupallnighttryingtocraminlotsoflastminutestudying–youneedagoodsleeptoprovideyouwithenergytobefocussedandalertduringtheexam!Eveniftheexamisinthea_ernoonadisruptedsleeppafernthenightbeforewon’timproveourperformance.

THEEXAMDAY

Getupthefirst<meyouralarmgoesoff.Don’thitthesnoozebufon!

Eatahealthybreakfast.

Dresscomfortably.Layersareusefulasexamhallstendtoswitchfromroas<ngtofreezingquickly!

Gettoschoolearly.

Ignoreotherpeople’sfearsandworries.Remindyourselfofallthegreatstudyingandrevisionworkyouhavedone!J

Visualisetheendofyourexamsifyoufeelnervous.

BEFORETHEEXAM

Checkthepaperforthecorrectsubjectandlevel.

Fillinallpersonaldetails.

Readallinstruc<onscarefully,highlightimportantinstruc<ons.

Notethestart<meoftheexamandworkoutwhenyouareduetofinish.

THEFIRSTFIVEMINUTES

Readthroughallques<ons.

Ifthereisachoiceofques<onscircletheonesyouintenddoing.

Decidehowlongyouwillneedforeachques<on.

DURINGTHEEXAM

Highlightkeywordsintheques<onstofocusyourafen<ononwhatyouarebeingasked.

Planhowyouaregoingtoanswer.

Re-readdifficultques<onsorcomebacktothemlater.

Ifyougetstuck,goontothenextques<onandcomebacktotheunfinishedonelater.

Stayun<ltheendoftheexamandcheckyouranswers.

PRESENTATION

Writelegibly,keepyourworkneat.

Showallworkingandunderlinefinalanswers.Scorethroughanythingyoudonotwanttobemarked.

Ensureallgraphsanddiagramsareaccurateandclearlylabelled.


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