Y12 Improving Holland Park Mr Rob Clarke Independent Learning Co-ordinator

Learn how your memory works… Learning Improving VAK …apply this to your revision

Did you know… Learning Improving V isual learners ~ 65% A uditory learners ~ 30% K inaesthetic learners ~ 5% What does this mean for memory learning?

Learning Improving Learning Styles… A generalisation of how most people best learn … 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 40% of what we see & hear 50% of what we write The more active & multi-sensory your learning is- the RICHER it will be. 60% of what is discussed 70% of what we experience 95% of what we teach

Memory… Learning Improving What is memory ? How can we improve it?

Learning Improving 3 types of memory…

Learning Improving Memory principles… 1.Beginnings & endings Personal connection to the event Connect new learning to old- through association Repetition is important to memory 7 +/-2 before chunking- 3, 5 and 7 are magic Multi-sensory way - all learning styles Movement, colour and learning are linked

Learning Improving The memory test… Part dogcattoadbanana

Learning Improving Invent a mnemonic to represent the following… Mnemonics … R O Y G B I V EGBDFEGBDF

Learning Improving B eginnings & endings P ersonal connection to the event C onnect new learning to old- through association R epetition is important to memory 7 +/-2 before chunking- 3, 5 and 7 are magic M ulti-sensory way - all learning styles M ovement, colour and learning are linked The Mnemonic test… Part 2