Exam Preparation: Effective revision strategies Materials developed by the Learner Development Unit at the University of Bradford Learner Development Unit www.brad.ac.uk/developme

What you will learn: Tips for improving your memory. That rote-learning is not always the best revision strategy. Multiple encoding is more important. Effective revision is about organisation and creativity.

Tips for improving your memory.

That rote-learning is not always the best revision strategy. Multiple encoding is more important.

Effective revision is about organisation and creativity.

The Plan… Attitude and approach Working with your memory Revision strategies Revision planning

Attitude and approach

Working with your memory

Revision strategies

Revision planning

1. Attitude and Approach Motivation – why am I doing it? Positive, positive, positive – the Triune Brain Sabotage Timeplanning

Motivation – why am I doing it?

Positive, positive, positive – the Triune Brain

Sabotage

Timeplanning

Activity: Common Mistakes Complete the audit.

Complete the audit.

2. Working with your memory Recency effect Primacy effect Sound Musical association Locus Real names Visual features Visual association Visual arrangement Semantic association Unusual effect Stories What helps you to remember?

Recency effect

Primacy effect

Sound

Musical association

Locus

Real names

Visual features

Visual association

Visual arrangement

Semantic association

Unusual effect

Stories

Activity: Memory Test Look at this list for 2 minutes then see how many you can remember… 2. Working with your memory

Four stages of the memory process Receiving Retaining Encoding Recalling 2. Working with your memory

Receiving

Retaining

Encoding

Recalling

3. Revision Strategies With your table create as long a list as possible of strategies you already use. You are working against the clock so hurry! Activity: What do you already do?

With your table create as long a list as possible of strategies you already use.

You are working against the clock so hurry!

Self-awareness Repetition (over-learning) Association Mnemonics Voiced notes Condensing Play 3. Revision Strategies

Self-awareness

Repetition (over-learning)

Association

Mnemonics

Voiced notes

Condensing

Play

Activity: The Advertiser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8CTscW3dpI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esyACShW2fI&feature=related Talk to the rest of your group to come up with as many memorable adverts as possible. What makes them stick in our mind? 3. Revision Strategies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8CTscW3dpI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esyACShW2fI&feature=related

Talk to the rest of your group to come up with as many memorable adverts as possible.

What makes them stick in our mind?

The importance of multiple encoding The environment Clothing Parts of the body Physical activity (motor memory) Auditory Visuality 3. Revision Strategies

The importance of multiple encoding

The environment

Clothing

Parts of the body

Physical activity (motor memory)

Auditory

Visuality

4. Revision planning Past papers Use of time Selection Organisation of sessions Organisation of notes

Past papers

Use of time

Selection

Organisation of sessions

Organisation of notes

Remember You can have success Have the right approach/attitude Take the right action Do what is best for you

You can have success

Have the right approach/attitude

Take the right action

Do what is best for you

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Check out our website for more learning materials: www.brad.ac.uk/developme

Come along to another workshop: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/lssworkshops/

Contact us for 1-2-1 advice and support: http://www.brad.ac.uk/lss/learnerdevelopment