Raising Achievement Parents Evening

The time is now and the place is here…Run DMC, 2001

…. Advice from the Experts ….

• Step 1: Know your syllabus

• Step 2: Make a note-making planner (A4 folder with dividers) syllabus checklist

• Reduce long notes into effective notes

• Mind mapping (use colour, pictures, visualise)

• Step 3: Regular reviews

• Practice Past Papers – model perfect answers

• Practice Questions – timed & marked

• Regular reviews – REALLY KNOW IT!

…. Advice from the Experts ….

Step 1: Know your syllabus

Get from your Teachers

Or Download syllabus from exam board websitesAQAEdexcelOCR

…. Advice from the Experts ….

Step 2: Make a note-making planner (A4 folder with dividers) create a syllabus checklist• Reduce long notes into

effective notes (by about 80%)

• Use Cornell notes• Mind mapping (use

colour, pictures, visualise)• Regular reviews

Cornell Note Taking Technique

1: Revision Notes Area: Record notes from your text book, exercise book, video clip etc. Keep as short but as meaningfully as possible.2: Key Question Column: As you're taking notes, keep question column empty. Soon after completing the revision notes think of questions that the revision notes are the answers for.3: Summaries: Sum up each page of your notes in a sentence or two or by recording a summary of key terms.

Subject: Topic:Key Questions Revision Notes

1: Read text and write “shorthand notes” of key points

4: Cover the “notes” and use the questions to test yourself.

3: Now write a summary of 5-10 key terms

2: For each “note” think of a question that could be asked

• Cornell Note Taking Template

• Available from our website in the Exams – Revision page

Main Headings

Sub Headings

Bullet Points

Trigger Words

Step 3: Regular Reviews

• End of lesson review• Pre lesson review• Monthly review

• Will make recall easy• Reinforces knowledge &

understanding• Gives confidence

…. Advice from the Experts ….

Revision is vital for success

ACTIVE Planned Revision is best

1. Decide what you are going to revise. BE SPECIFIC2. KEY IDEAS; Use your notes to write down the key ideas you need to know and identify the things you don’t quite get – YET!3. Set yourself some QUESTIONS to answer about the things you don’t quite get – YET! (Possibly taken from a past paper)4. ACTIVELY REVISE the KEY IDEAS5. TAKE A BREAK – get some fresh air…. MOVE!6. TEST YOURSELF with the questions you set (3 above)7. Mark yourself - HONESTLY8. Make a note of the things you need to COME BACK to9. Congratulate yourself on having learned/ understood something10. TAKE A BREAK

‘Productive Chunks’20-25 mins ‘chunks’ are ideal with a short 5 min break in between

Know what you know, concentrate on what you’re not so confident about

DIAGNOSIS – THERAPY – TESTING

Do maths regularly (use your covey chart to guide)

Active Revision Techniques (lists, mind-maps, flash cards, practise timed questions/mark schemes, reduce your notes, internet websites, PEE practice, develop case studies, mnemonics, flow charts, links, post-its, practice drawing diagrams, work with a friend – test each other, mix it up..) WHATEVER WORKS!

Motivate yourself with rewards & incentives

Revision Techniques

How else will you know if you know it?

Flash cards, test yourself

Practice past papers – Get inside the examiners head