4. Time goes at varying speeds With deadlines to meet time can weigh very heavily on your mind If you’re bored it really drags Focus and Time speeds up
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10. Memory check Your brain has about 100 billion active neurons or nerve-cells. Each one grows branches like a tree, to store information: up to 20,000 branch like dendrites with each cell. Each connects to other cells by sending electrical-chemical messages along a long axon.
18. Different parts of the brain Language Logic Numbers Sequence Words Order Rhyme Rhythm and music Pictures Patterns Creativity Imagination The corpus callosum links both sides Are responsible for different functions Part used for words in list is restricted to seven discrete pieces of information ( ± two) The visual part has no such restriction
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46. Preferred Learning Styles Some students are very visual: They have to see everything. Others don’t want to see something written down: they are the more auditory types. Others are kinaesthetic: they have to stand and move.
47. V isual A uditory K inaesthetic Learn best by seeing pictures, diagrams Learn best by hearing and speaking Learn best by doing, moving, experiencing
59. The one rule of A-mapping? The information should be placed ON the lines of the A-map, ( so your mind can find the information more easily)
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69. Time management – long term How many hours to go How many hours for each subject How many hours for each subject per week Try to keep to these weekly targets
71. review for review for review for review for 10 minutes later 1 day later 1 week later 1 month later 2-5 minutes 2-5 minutes 10 minutes 5 minutes Time management Remember to include time for review
73. R emember and understand things by finding the keywords/storyline first. E nter the information into your brain using your imagination in a logical way . V isualise as much as possible. I ncorporate a continuous review of your notes into your schedule. E asy does it – relaxed concentration is the key to excellence! W ork in short bursts: 30-45 minutes then 5 minutes stretch break for greater levels of understanding and memorising.
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