gcse preparation for exams 2015final2
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Revision and LearningGCSE Preparation
EveningMarch 18th 2015
Aims
Time line of events
Revision strategies
Managing anxiety / stress
TimelineMost subjects still completing course content
English and Maths second mocks – current focus
Art Exam – Friday 20th / Monday 23rd March
PR4 home – 30th March
Targeted Easter Revision sessions - Monday 30th March –Wednesday 1st April
Return to school- Tuesday 14th April. All lessons now revision lessons
Timeline (part 2)Monday 11th May - Written Exams begin – RS Ethics
May holiday (Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May)
Monday 1st June – School restarts
Leavers’ Assembly
Friday 12th June - Final exam
Year 11 Prom - Thursday 25th June
Easter Break RevisionA realistic schedule...
Days available
16
Morning Afternoon Evening
Friday 3rd April French English
Saturday 4th April History Business Studies
Monday 6th April Maths Science
Tuesday 7th April Philosophy & Ethics French
Wednesday 8th April Maths Business Studies
Thursday 9th April Science History
Friday 10th April Science Maths
Sunday 12th April Business Studies English
Monday 13th April English Philosophy & Ethics
An individual revision programme
Revision in School• School is the best place to revise for exams because:
Timetable is adapted to meet revision needs
Specialist teachers available to provide expert input
Ensures a minimum of 5 hours revision each day
Subjects which ‘finish’ become supervised study sessions in the library
• Students in school as normal until first weeks of June – date to be confirmed.
• For a small number of students we will look at a more flexible programme
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Exam Paper
Fluency of recall
Fluency of recall
7 x 7 = 49
Fluency of recall
7 x 7 = 49(7x7) + 14 =
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Your brain is busy
Five
23 x 8
Left hand
Last 5 of alphabet
Ten - twenty seconds
Why do we remember some things and not others?
‘Memory is the residue of thought.’
‘We remember what we think about...’
How do we make ourselves think and remember?
What doesn’t work (very well)...
What doesn’t work (very well)...
1. Highlighting texts
2. JUST reading notes / revision guide
3. Aimless web-surfing
What doesn’t work (very well)...
Cognitive demands of these activities can be low – they don’t demand much ‘brain power’ or
thought
1. Highlighting texts
2. JUST reading notes / revision guide
3. Aimless web-surfing
What doesn’t work (very well)...
Beware the ‘illusions of outcomes’
Test yourself
REMINDERS
Work with friends
Test yourself
Practice papers – do the thing you have to do in the exam
Mnemonics
Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit
Oil Rig
Oxidation is a loss of electrons
Reduction is a gain of electrons
Oil Rig
Oxidation is a loss of electrons
Reduction is a gain of electrons
Stories and visuals
TreePavementMirrorSaturnElectrode
elearning
elearning
elearning
youtube.com/cherwellonline
Make the most of mocks
English
English
A STUDENT
Tim Holden – Mindfulness
Mindfulness
Please take a letter if interested
Return expressions of interest to box at back / Year 11 Office / tutors
Motivation
don’t eat the marshmallow
...until after your exams!
Mrs Tracey Parosh, Assistant Headteacher x311
Mr Bob Hield, Year Leader x229
Mrs Sherry Knight, Deputy Year Leader x229
Mrs Nicky Murray, Examinations officer x223
ContactsGeneral [email protected]
Mr Chris Price, Head of School [email protected]
Mr Tom Boulter, Deputy Headteacher [email protected]
Ms Barb Timms, Deputy Headteacher [email protected]