We strive as a school to develop a Growth Mindset in our students, enabling them to be resilient and curious

learners, who work hard to achieve highly.

Answers to Generation Game1 Slow cooker RJG2 An inflatable globe NIW3 An electric hand mixer PEH4 A box of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes STF 5 A Sewing Machine EPH6 Decorated ceramic tile of the Shambles RJG7 Bowler Hat NIW8 A skeleton PEH9 A Kettle STF10 An original Richard Gray Painting EPH11 Shane Benton’s mankini RJG12 Chinese luck cat NIW13 Fizzy drinks machine PEH14 A board-game STF 15 A Cuddly Toy EPH16 Simon Wareham’s Dartboard RJG

The average person can take in four numbers or words at a time, can

concentrate on revision for a maximum of 45 minutes at a time and remembers

information best shortly before bedtime.

How does your memory work?

‘Our lives are the sum of our memories’

(Joshua Foer)

ATTENTION

Memory improvement strategies

• Acronym: A word or sentence formed from the initial letters of the to-be-remembered list.

• Acrostic: A poem or sentence in which the first letter of each word represents an item in the to-be-remembered list.

• Rhyme: Groups of words with an identity and rhythm.

• Chunking: Dividing a string of info into memorable chunks.

Mnemonics

Emotional memory

• Hippocampus• Role in consolidating meaning and

converting info from STM to LTM. • Amygdala• Attached to end of hippocampus. Important

role in emotions.

• A mental image is formed which visualises items to be remembered at specific locations.

• Usually the locations are landmarks along a familiar walk or journey, or rooms in a familiar building.

• That familiar place will be your guide to store and recall any kind of information

Method of Loci

Bower (1972)

• Involves systematically structuring the info that is to be learned.

• Info can be organised by use of category headings, hierarchies or spider diagrams.

• Benefits both learning and recall.• Creates cues that aid retrieval, so recalling

a bit of info makes the rest accessible.

Organisation

Example of words organised in conceptualhierarchy

Recall was 3.5 greater for organised condition.

Bower (1969)

MineralsMetals Stones

Rare Common Alloys Precious MasonryPlatinumSilverGold

AluminiumCopperLeadIron

BronzeSteelBrass

SapphireEmeraldDiamondRuby

LimestoneGraniteMarbleSlate

Revision and Memory

Revise smarter, not harder

English Literature: Fortnightly Cycle

• Poetry: note making; concept mapping.• Short Stories: note making; flashcards.• Poetry: quiz; worked examples.• Of Mice and Men: quiz; concept mapping.• Short Stories: exam question.• Poetry: note making; exam question.

What are your top three most successful revision strategies?

What do we need to do collectively or individually to develop a coherent and effective revision structure for our new curriculum?

Students (like adults) tend to be more confident in their knowledge than

warranted, we would therefore expect that they will, on average, not study enough. People tend to think their learning is more complete than it

really is.