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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Supporting Learning Through Effective Revision Techniques
Whilst this blog post with various revision techniques was written for teachers to use, the strategies are explained in enough detail that students can use the techniques in your own revision.
The 15 minute forum tonight was led by yours truly. As Y11 begin the final countdown from mock exams to the their final exams in the summer, Andy Tharby and I have been reviewing the resources and guidance that we give them, to support their revision. Over the years this has accumulated into a large booklet full of revision ‘advice’. The problem is that this booklet has become far too big and contains too many techniques and so ends up adding to their confusion! Furthermore, many of the techniques are questionable. So, we looked to the paper above (download here) to gain some clarity.
In the paper, Dunlosky et al identify the most effective techniques to support learning, that could be used for revision. Before this though, they also identify some common revision techniques that have been shown to have very little effect on learning.
Three commonly used revision techniques…
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Quizlet
Quizlet is a free website that has collections of flashcards, tests and study cards for various subjects. You can log in with your school email details, as that is a Google account. It’s also available as an app in both Google Play and the App Store.
Three Principles of Memory
ICT Revision Resources
Click here to access the 6 mark question revision booklet.
You can also access revision materials via the BBC Bitesize site.
ICT Past Papers
Gojimo
Gojimo is a free GCSE revision app available on Google Play, the App Store and via their website. It covers every subject and has quizzes with thousands of questions with detailed explanations.
rhyddings revision 