Transcript STUDY SKILLS FOR S4 PRELIMS

STUDY SKILLS
FOR
NATIONAL 5
EXAMS
Look at the twenty items on the slide.
Look at the twenty items on the slide.
AIMS
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Why should I study at all?
Where should I study?
How should I study?
When should I study?
Should I do it on my own?
How do I know I’m learning?
5-6pm 6-7pm
7-8pm
8-9pm
9-10pm 10-11pm
9-11am 11am- 1-3pm
1pm
3-5pm
5-7pm
7-9pm
Sun
Sat
Fri
Thurs Wed Tues Mon
4-5pm
9-11pm
WHERE DO WE START?
• Make up a study plan for every week.
• Revising regularly and in small doses is a much
better approach
• Be realistic about how much you will do.
• Make sure you have a decent balance between
revising, homework and your usual activities
• Divide your study sessions up. Include breaks
• If you miss a planned session, you should make
up for it later.
ARE YOU WELL PREPARED TO REVISE?
• Have you already eaten and drunk something?
• What are good things to eat/drink to stimulate
the brain?
• Do you have brain food and water close by?
• Make sure you balance your studying with
physical exercise
• Do you have a table and chair to work at?
• Do you get peace and quiet to work?
• Does music help to study? What kind of music?
• Are you sitting in a well-lit place, so you don’t
strain your eyes?
ARE YOU WELL PREPARED TO REVISE?
• Make sure you’ve rewards planned to get you
through the studying.
• Is there someone nearby who you can talk to
if you have a problem?
• Decide on the times of day when you learn
best. Don’t leave it until you’re exhausted.
• Make sure others know you’re revising and
need peace and time to do it.
REVISION
• Always try and carry something to revise e.g. If your
waiting for the bus or at the doctor’s. Cue cards can
be useful here too.
• Always spend 10 minutes looking over work you’ve
covered during that day. You will remember it far
more easily.
• Don’t just do the easy questions. Try the hard ones
and see your teacher if you can’t do them.
• Often it’s easy to get the first few marks in a
question, so you need to revise the hard stuff to get
full marks.
How do we remember things?
• By making connections with other things: try
making a mindmap to link things together and
have a picture/diagram for revision
• By making things more interesting: e.g. Use
highlighter pens to pick out important details
and make them stand out.
• Post-it notes with key facts plastered over
walls means you can’t escape from facts.
How do we remember things?
• By making connections with other things: try
making a mindmap to link things together and
have a picture/diagram for revision
• By making things more interesting: e.g. Use
highlighter pens to pick out important details
and make them stand out.
• Post-it notes with key facts plastered over
walls means you can’t escape from facts.
How do we remember things?
• Flash cards can be useful. Write questions,
equations, etc on one side with answers on
the back.
• By working with other people, whether
friends or family. A ‘study buddy’ can help to
share good practice, by tackling the same
answer as you and then comparing and
sharing good practice.
How do we remember things?
• Mnemonics mean you can remember key
words from the first initials of words e.g. In
History ‘The 4Ws’: Who, When, Why What?
• Use Word Association and rhymes to
remember phrases/ideas
e.g. How many days are in September?
What are the colours of the rainbow?
How do we practise for exams?
• By being clear about what the exam consists
of and ...
• By being clear about how much of your
coursework contributes to the exam
REVISION BOOKLETS, APPS & PAST
PAPERS
• Some subjects have booklets with examples
and practice questions so you can look at
good practice and then tackle exercises on
your own. Your teacher will then mark the
work you do.
• Download apps on your Smartphone to
practise while you’re waiting.
REVISION
• When doing practice questions make sure you
have a checklist of things you need to include
• Pay attention to the amount of marks given to
the question.
• Vary the support you use:
- Sometimes use your notes to write answers
- Sometimes do under exam conditions and
give yourself time limits.
Practice Papers and Study Guides
Websites and Apps
REVISION SESSIONS
• Lunchtime and after-school supported study
can help you discuss problem areas with
teachers and pick up any exam techniques
including on-line activities such as GLOW, BBC,
public resources.
WORKSHOPS
6.55-7.05
R15: Biology
R40: Physics
R30: Music
R1: Modern Studies
R6: Modern Languages
R5: Accounts
7.40-7.50
Main Hall: English and Maths
7.50-8.00
Main Hall: Q&A on NQs
7.10-7.20
R17: Chemistry
R15: Biology
R2: Art
R1: History
R5: Business
ICT 1: Computing
7.25-7.35
R17: Chemistry
R40: Physics
R1: History/
Modern Studies
R5: Administration
R6: Modern
Languages
Mathematics - National 5
Study Skills
www.mathsrevision.com
New Qualifications
How will they be
assessed?
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assignment
case study
practical activity
performance
portfolio
project
question paper/test
Nationals 3, 4 and 5
• National 5
 unit assessment
 external examinations
 course assessment
• National 3 / 4 – no examination
 unit assessments
 added value unit
N5 courses – no
examination
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Administration
Physical Education
Practical Metalwork
Practical Woodworking
New exam arrangements
• Senior phase prelim diet
• National 5 prelims
• S4 begins Monday 20th January
• No study leave
Preparing for the exam
Students have been issued with:
• A Prelim Exam Schedule
Preparing for the exam
and…
• Pre-Exam Checklist
How you can help
• Students must report to school as
normal
• Registered in period 1 class
• Wear school uniform
• No phones or portable devices
How you can help
• Students should bring their own
equipment
• May bring water to drink
• Stay in the exam hall until the end of
the exam
If delayed or unwell
• Phone the school and ask for Mr
McLean or Mrs Harris
• Get in as fast as you can if delayed
Prelim results
• estimate of performance
• tracking and monitoring
• to support exceptional circumstances
or marking review if required
Nationals in a Nutshell
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Forum for Scotland
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• Produced by Education Scotland
Any questions?