How to help students to study and revise

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IGCSE and A Level Staff Training Mind Map on How to help students to study and revise, created by sue paterson on 17/10/2014.
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Mind Map by sue paterson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by sue paterson about 10 years ago
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How to help students to study and revise
  1. Regular quizzes
    1. More frequent tests
      1. Assessed pieces of classwork/homework/projects
        1. Set extended pieces of work
          1. Essays
            1. Extended questions
            2. Provide sources, resources/information, if appropriate
              1. Provide guidance re: research skills, structure, layout etc
                1. Eg: NO Wikipedia copy and paste
                  1. Must be own words or words they can explain to others
                    1. Display/poster
                      1. PowerPoint presentation
                        1. Video
                          1. Photo montage
                        2. Provide past paper questions on each topic
                          1. Helps students to understand how deep and broad their knowledge and understanding must be
                            1. Shows how topics will be tested
                              1. Style of questions
                            2. Provide relevant newspaper/internet articles
                              1. To broaden knowledge base
                                1. To provide concrete or real-life examples
                                2. Give outlines of Mind Maps for each topic/chapter
                                  1. Students can add to them during or after each lesson
                                    1. Provide excellent summary of topic
                                      1. Encourages students to engage with material
                                    2. Encourage students to study every day
                                      1. Stress that they MUST study/ engage with that day's material that day and regularly thereafter
                                        1. Demonstrate use of Mind Maps
                                          1. Made by hand
                                            1. Direct them to Exam Time platform
                                            2. Note-taking
                                              1. Provide help with note-taking
                                              2. Teach them to highlight effectively
                                            3. Use PowerPoint presentations
                                              1. Provide hand outs as summaries
                                                1. Stress key words or concepts
                                                  1. Highlight
                                                  2. Use diagrams, flow charts, maps etc
                                                    1. Annotate as you explain
                                                    2. Check understanding regularly
                                                      1. Effective questioning
                                                        1. Body language
                                                          1. Facial expressions
                                                          2. Advise re: time management
                                                            1. Study timetables
                                                              1. Revision timetables
                                                                1. Prioritisation
                                                                  1. Relaxation
                                                                  2. Give feedback
                                                                    1. Students must know how they are doing
                                                                      1. Verbal or written
                                                                        1. HOW TO IMPROVE
                                                                        2. Profiles should state attitude and progress, achievement and how to improve
                                                                        3. Use peer assessment
                                                                          1. Familiarise students with marking criteria
                                                                            1. Train them to assess eachothers' work
                                                                              1. This is will help them to assess the quality of their own work
                                                                          2. Teach how to structure essays, extended answers etc
                                                                            1. Provide lots of practice questions
                                                                              1. Provide exemplars
                                                                                1. Provide marks schemes
                                                                                2. Direct students to xtreme papers
                                                                                  1. to find past papers for your exam board and your subject
                                                                                  2. Direct students to s-cool and other on-line revision guides
                                                                                    1. provide good summaries
                                                                                      1. but often not exam board specific
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