Complete questions 1 to 3 of the quiz
(1) In your opinion is "Following a good revision program is far more beneficial than cramming before an exam"?
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(2) Complete these sentences by selecting from the following
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blocked learning (after teaching - practice questions concentrated shortly after teaching) spaced learning (after teaching - practice questions spread out over a long time period) pre assess (also known as formative assessment - finding out what the learners know before teaching) testing (also known as summative assessment - finding out what the learners know some time after teaching) blocked SOL (most topics taught, at most once a year) more spiralled SOL (most topics taught several times a year) |
(a) In an effective revision program
The student decides what they need to learn - this is is ........................................................
The student splits up what they will revise into smaller blocks and space these out over their revision program - this is ........................................................
The student reviews frequently what they have learned to ensure they have retained their learning - this is ........................................................
(b) Whereas with cramming
The student may or may not plan what they need to revise.
The student will revise each topic in one session - this is ........................................................
The student will review practice what they have learned on each topic, if at all, within a short period of time - this is
Select from blocked learning blocked teaching pre assess spaced learning spaced teaching
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(c) Thinking now of your department's scheme of learning - say for year 8 lower attaining students.
Each topic is taught typically for ......... hours, normally each topic is studied ........ time(s) per year - this is ........................................................
The students revisit each topic to practise more questions on the topic typically ....... time(s) per year - this isis ........................................................
The teacher ( may / must ) pre assess each topic and this is normally done ( lesson by lesson / unit by unit ).
(3) How many schools/colleges do have some knowledge of their SOL for maths? ...... (include as a student)
In how many of these was
(a) the spacing of teaching
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within the SOL markedly different from your current school? ......
(b) the spacing of the practice questions markedly different from
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your current school? ......
spaced learning
Hermann Ebbinghaus - in 1885 - systematically studied forgetting. He found as time goes by, memory fades unless ... we review.
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(1) You decide (2a) pre assess // more spiralled SOL // spaced learning (2b) blocked SOL // blocked learning (2c) You decide is your school's curriculum most like an effective revision program or cramming? (3) Feel free to tell us |