Revision and Study Skills.
The Norwich High School approach.
Introductory Talk
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A whole school approach
Revision Products
Opportunities for parents to practise
Rationale behind the study skills
programme
Variety of methods and revision
products
A whole school approach –
The Benefits
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Study skills is a tool to serve the whole curriculum
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A manageable number of skills is taught
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Students need a chance to practise
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Efficient revision = better results
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Parental expectations
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Reinforces ‘Learning to Learn’
What is taught?
SETTING GOALS
IMPROVING MEMORY
TIME MANAGEMENT
LEARNING STYLES
REVISION PRODUCTS
HANDLING STRESS
Revision Products
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Mind maps
File cards
Labelled diagrams
Card games
Timelines
Summary circles
Posters
Trident
Revision has four stages – 4Rs
READ
REDUCE
REMEMBER
REVIEW
Revision Mind Maps
Have
REMEMBER
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Central theme
Landscape paper
Keep it legible- CAPITALS may help
Colour
Pictures
Writing on the line
3-4 branches
READ
REDUCE
REMEMBER
REVIEW
Presentation
Posters
Summary Circles
REMEMBER
REMEMBER
Story Board
Examples:
Examples:
The Forgetting Curve
REVIEW
Trident Exercise
READ
Smoking
Smoking has been directly linked with cancers of the lung, mouth, throat, larynx,
oesophagus and bladder. In addition, smokers appear to have a higher risk of cancers of
the pancreas, kidney and stomach. Cigarette smoking is the most important self-inflicted
cause of illness and premature death in Western countries.
While most people are aware of the cancer risk from smoking, there are also many other
less well publicised smoking -related diseases. A smoker’s cough may progress to chronic
bronchitis and emphysema, causing breathlessness severe enough to stop someone
leading a normal lifestyle. Smokers also have a much greater chance of suffering from
angina, heart attacks or a stroke, or of needed an amputation because of blocked
circulation in one or more of their limbs.
It is generally never too late to benefit from giving up smoking. For example, the risk of
premature death from heart attack is almost halved within five years of quitting tobacco.
Nearly four out of every five smokers say that they would like to quit, however the fact that
only about one quarter of those who try, manage to give up demonstrates how powerfully
addictive the smoking habit is.
Trident : Smoking
REDUCE
Direct links - lung, mouth, throat
Cancer
Higher risk - pancreas, kidney,
stomach
Self inflicted illness & premature
death
Trident : Smoking
REDUCE
Bronchitis & emphysema
Other diseases
Angina, heart attack& stroke
Blocked circulation-amputation
Death risk halved in 5 yrs
Giving up
4/5 want to
Only ¼ do-addictive
Story It
REMEMBER
The elecromagnetic spectrum
I got up and turned on the radio, put
porridge in the microwave – infra ten
minutes, opened the curtains for some
visible light, put on sunglasses to
protect from UV rays, went to hospital
for an x-ray on my gammy leg.
Mnemonics
Non-fiction texts
A FOREST
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REMEMBER
Alliteration, Facts, Opinions, Rhetorical
questions, Emotive language, Statistics,
Tripling.
Characteristics of Living Things
MRS NERG
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Movement, Reproduction, Sense, Nutrition,
Excretion, Respiration, Growth
Mp3s and ipods
REVIEW
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Useful for language vocabulary and phrases
Rehearse first
Say the word to be learnt in English
Leave a gap then say it in French
Play back, listen to the English and say it in
French
Check against the original
Once words are learnt, pause and write the
word
Tablets and Apps
REVIEW
A vast array of apps and games is
available which can help pupils to:
• learn and understand technical
vocabulary and grammar
• tackle scientific and mathematical
concepts
• visualise and visit virtual galleries and
sites
Across Departments…
REVIEW
Revising Maths Topics:
Using plastic
folders to
label, wipe
and re-label
a diagram in
Biology:
Timelines in History:
Essay Plans
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Ideal for essay based subjects
Makes student organise information
into a clear argument before the
exam
Use past papers to work out most likely
questions
Learn plan and tweak it to match the
question
So remember - The 4Rs
READ
REDUCE
REMEMBER
REVIEW
Next Steps
• Revision Products will be used by all
departments across the Senior School to
help girls to prepare for module tests
and exams.
• Pupils are encouraged to share good
ideas and work out which products suit
their learning styles.
• Members of staff are available to
support the girls as they practise their
study skills.