Video – Pick me / hard practice /
musician…
Learning process video – maze thing /card trick
practice
What we see is the
tip of the iceberg =
HIGH QUALITY
PERFORMANCE
• Iceberg practice
What we DON’T see
= HIDDEN HOURS OF
PRACTICE &
EXCELLENCE IN
LEARNING
Chasing Excellence – Attack the Day!
‘We are what we repeatedly
do, excellence, therefore is not
a single act, but a HABIT’
What is learning?
The long-term retention of knowledge and skills
Why is this important?
• Retrieve the right knowledge at the right time in
an exam from TWO YEARS WORTH OF STUDY
(Y10 and Y11 combined)
• New GCSEs (current Y7-10): More % on exams at
the end of Y11 – less coursework
When does learning happen?
Poor indicators of learning (long-term retention):
• Copying work out in silence
• Highlighting work
• Covering every topic in your lessons
Good indicators of learning:
• We remember what we THINK HARD about – grappling,
struggling and trying to make sense of information
If nothing has changed in your long-term memory, nothing
has been learned
How do you make learning
PERMANENT: TIP 1 – SPACING EFFECT
Re-visit material at LEAST 3 TIMES over a period of time =
SPACING EFFECT:
Inspector Calls
REVISION = RED
April/May 2016
Inspector Calls
lessons = Yellow
September 2015
English GCSE
EXAM = GREEN
June 2016
Lots of FORGETTING!!
LESS LIKELY to remember Inspector Calls for examination / end
of year tests = LOWER GRADE
SPACING EFFECT
Re-visit material at LEAST 3 TIMES over a period of time = SPACING
EFFECT:
Inspector Calls
lessons =
YELLOW
Inspector Calls
REVISION =
RED
Inspector Calls
GCSE EXAM =
GREEN
AT LEAST 3 TIMES
September 2015
June 2016
SPACED OUT REVISION = LESS FORGETTING & MORE KNOWLEDGE IN LONG-TERM
MEMORY
A LOT MORE LIKELY to remember Inspector Calls for examination /
end of year tests = in LONG-TERM MEMORY = GREAT RESULT
How do you make learning
PERMANENT: TIP 2
Which set of practice questions below will increase your
learning (long-term retention of knowledge) the most?
PE: Practice Questions 1
PE: Practice Questions 2
Q1. Muscles
Q1. Muscles
Q2. Muscles
Q2. Heart
Q3. Muscles
Q3. Performance enhancing drugs
Q4. Muscles
Q4. Media in sport
TIP: How are exams structured?
In exams you need to retrieve different sets of knowledge from
different topics for every single exam question
This can be called MIXED PRACTICE
Tip 3: TESTING - show of hands – which sequence of lessons will
allow you to learn more?
1.
2.
3.
Study, Study, Study, Test
Study, Study, Test, Study
Study, Test, Test, Test
Results of research:
• Answer = Study, Test, Test, Test
• Studying material once and testing 3 times leads to about 80%
improved retention than studying three times and testing once –
do this OVER TIME (SPACING EFFECT) – it makes you THINK HARD
• Tests can be using a variety of methods:
Multiple choice, short written answers, asking friends/parents to ask
you questions, responding verbally
Mr B’s & Ms G’s Learning Challenge
1. Each form will generate 5 ideas/skills for us
learn over this academic year (eg: musical
instrument, physical challenge, reading etc.. BE
CREATIVE!!)
2. Mr B and Ms G will narrow this down to TWO
lists of 3 (3 for me, 3 for Ms G)
3. Harefield will then vote!
4. We will share our progress over the course of
the year as well as at the end…did we get
better? Did we practice enough?
Brilliant Basics
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Attendance
Punctuality – late is late!!!
Manners – be kind, be helpful
Hair – No braids
Nails
Shoes – New Policy
Tie
Jackets – according to policy
Hoodies – None
Mobiles
Prepared for learning – equipment (not just 1 PEN!),
classwork, homework, PRACTICE!
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