Y11 Revision Assembly

What is retrieval practice?

• The act of recalling learned information from memory (with support from a teacher or your friend)

• The act of recalling learned information from memory (with no or little support)

• The act of recalling information from the previous lesson

• The act of recalling learned information using your notes

The Spacing Effect is where a student...

• successfully recalls a piece of knowledge from several days, weeks or months ago

• helps another student to recall what they learned

• writes down all they can remember about a topic

The Spacing Effect happens when a student......

• Revises the same topic for many days in a row and becomes highly confident

• Takes a break between study session of the same topic, and challenges themselves to recall what they learned later

• Regularly switches between studying two different topics

What were some recommended "Do's" from the Y10 Midcourse Assembly?

• Highlight and re-read your notes

• Test yourself

• Use coloured pens to show levels of understanding

• Cram the night before

• Keep distractions to a minimum, wait for your break

What revision technique(s) have you put into practice since the Y10 Midcourse Revision assembly?