1. Who did….?
Cramming?
Re-reading?
Spaced practice?

2. The Route of Year 10 – a learning journey [atelic]
Revision for Mocks – trialling the route
Jun – Y10 Mock Exams
2nd May Y10 Parents Evening
Report 3: 12th July 2019
Report 2
Report 1

3. The 5-fold path to GCSE Nirvana
Be here: Good attendance is the first step towards GCSE results that will open doors for you.
Be involved: See yourself as someone you are responsible for helping.
Get prepared: Research shows that children who get into a routine with homework and revision are significantly more successful at GCSEs.
Retrieval practice: . In the GCSE years, you need to be in a regular state of low-key revision, preparing revision materials, testing yourself, practicing questions etc.
Balance : Copious amounts of work, without a sharp focus or a clear outcome in mind, is a waste of time. Do you respond to feedback from teachers? Are you just doing things that are easy? Do you allow your self to struggle? Do you learn from mistakes?

4. Spaced practice
 Set aside a bit of time every day, just for studying, even if your exams are months away. This may seem strange at first, if you are used to cramming right before an exam; but it’s just a new habit that you will get used to if you persevere.

5. 1. The When: Spaced Practice - Creating A Schedule – in form
Week
Day
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9:00-10:00
10:30-11:30
12:00-13:00
14:00-15:00
15:30-16:30
A paper Exercise or THE APP

6. Professor John Dunlosky
2. BEST REVISION METHODS
Professor John Dunlosky

7. High
1. Retrieval practice – checking you know your stuff
Testing yourself / calling to mind / writing down answers / concrete examples.
So: using cue cards / writing out plans / doing practice questions
2. Spaced practice
Doing this to a schedule – often across time
Moderate
3 &4. Elaboration: explaining why
5. Interleaved practice – switching between ideas / subjects
Lower
6. Summarising notes
7. Highlighting notes / revision guides
8. Keyword mnemonics
9. Imagery for text
10. Rereading

8. Practice bringing information to mind
Retrieval Practice
Practice bringing information to mind
Practice questions by:
Plan out answers
Write out answers
Self-testing

9. Cue Cards?
Great.
But use to self test – with concrete examples; then use to plan and answer practice questions.

10. Highlighting/underlining
They are only the beginning of the learning journey, you need to do something a bit more, something to engage more actively, regularly and over time.
That’s what the evidence shows...!

11. Rereading Restudying text again after an initial reading
Re-reading flatters memory - is only the beginning of the learning journey, you need to do something a bit more, something to engage more actively, regularly and over time. That’s what the evidence shows...!

12. 3. The Holy Trinity of Distractions…

13. STUDY TIPS – Quite useful
Tips on managing yourself to the exams – managing anxiety etc

14. Needing some Mindfulness advice?
Georgie Murdoch
I can provide confidential advice and support on things like…
At MAP we will never judge you or tell you what to do.
We can help you to make your own decisions
You can contact me by…
- Dropping in to the 6th Form office (Room 2) during first break on Friday’s
- Sending an to
- Dropping into the MAP Life Zone in M23 on Friday lunchtimes
- Posting a message into a MAP post box (in student reception and the 6th Form area)
Managing exam mindset
Managing exam stress – with proven methods
Preparing for the exam season in do-able steps

15. We pray to You at this time – We ask You for Your gifts of
Lord God
We pray to You at this time –
We ask You for Your gifts of
peace, and calm as we prepare for our Year 10 exams.
Help us
to do what we can,
to enjoy our achievements,
and to best use our talents,
now,
and in our futures.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen

16. Appendix

17. Spaced practice – why not space out your revision over time?
Why? Well because research shows that cramming is less effective for anyone’s learning.

18. – space your study out over time
Spaced practice
– space your study out over time

20. Practice bringing information to mind
Retrieval practice –
Practice bringing information to mind