Henry Ford1864-1947

I have enough time to make a real difference

I CAN do it

I WILL do it

THERE IS NO SUCH THING

AS A BAD MEMORY

How often should I revise?

10mins 1day 1 week 3 weeks

Time

Recall

100%

75%

50%

25% no review

Review times are crucial

10 mins

1 day

1 week

3 weeks

Review times are:

10 minutes1 day

1 week

3 weeks

The most important points about revision are that it must:

•OCCUR OFTEN

•BE REPEATED AT THE RIGHT INTERVALS

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There is no such thing as a bad memory

HOW should you revise?

1.Have a definite finishing time e.g. “I will finish after 2 hrs”

2.Have PLANNED breaks, after every 25 mins or so

3.Make these breaks short!

Actually DO something ACTIVELY

During revision……….

do

hear

read

say

see

We remember20 % of what we read

30 % of what we hear40 % of what we see50 % of what we say60 % of what we do AND

90 % of what we read, see, hear, say & do

Research by Tim Brighouse has found ….

Keeping up to date, and spending time each day NOW, is the difference between……………

being offered your career choice or settling for what you can get.

70% OF WHAT WE LEARN TODAY IS GONE WITHIN 24 HOURS UNLESS…………….

you INTEND to remember it and REVIEW it

There is no such thing as a bad memory

1. Optimists cope better in life than pessimists

2. We learn 3 times faster when we

a) understand HOW we learn best

b) positively believe we CAN SUCCEED

and

Try different methods for revising things, to find out which works best for you

ANDdon’t forget……”we remember 95% of what we teach others!!”

When you say to yourself “I’m no good at French”

you subconsciously indicate it to everyone, and don’t try

Then when you fail, both you and others say “Oh well. I’m not surprised. Told you so!”

Remember Henry Ford? “Whether you believe you can, or whether you believe you can’t, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT”

There is no such thing as a bad memory

•Say things out loud to help you REMEMBER•Record things electronically, and play it back when you are at home, in the car etc.

•Don’t avoid the hard stuff; it won’t go away!

•Don’t kid yourself that you know something. REALLY knowing it means you can recall it anytime

GOLDEN RULES during revision

•Don’t study with music on- you need QUIET in order to CONCENTRATE

•REAL revision MAKES YOUR BRAIN HURT

Go over your work again and again and again

until you can recall it without even thinking

IF YOU CANNOT RECALL THE IMPORTANT POINTS YOU HAVE NOT

LEARNED THE MATERIAL

The most important points about revision are that it must:

•OCCUR OFTEN

•BE REPEATED AT THE RIGHT INTERVALS

THERE IS NO SUCH THING

AS A BAD MEMORY

I have enough time to make a real difference

I CAN do it

I WILL do it