Transcript Parent information forum 2013 - Emerald Secondary College Library

Helping
your child
SUCCEED
Top 4 influences on student learning
Worked examples
 Reducing class sizes by 5 students
 Feedback to students on their work
 Computer assisted instruction
 Study skills
 Social skills programs
 The negative impact of
emotional/behavioural disturbance
 Parental involvement (learning)
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The measured effect
Feedback to students on their work
Study skills
Worked examples
Parental involvement (learning)
0.75+
0.63
0.57
0.49
Social skills programs
Computer assisted instruction
Reduce class sizes
Matching learning styles
0.39
0.37
0.21
0.16
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Emerald Secondary College
 To
find website
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Google: Emerald Secondary
College
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www.emeraldsc.vic.edu.au/
Study skills
Research tools:
Note taking templates
Bibliography guidelines
Pathfinders
Can be found on the
LIBRARY WEBSITE
How do we learn?
We learn
 10%
of what we read
 20% of what we hear
 30% of what we do
 50% of what we both see and hear
 70% of what we discuss with others
 80% of what we experience personally
 95% of what we teach others
William Glasser
We all learn in our own
unique ways
.
What are the different
types?
Auditory
Tactile
Visual
Kinaesthetic
What is your preferred style?
Auditory
Learn best by:
 Talking things through
 Verbal lectures
 Discussions
 Listening to what others have to say
What is your preferred style?
Visual
Learn best by
 Creating colourful visuals, and
diagrams
 Create mind maps to record
information
 Cartoons, story boards
What is your preferred style?
Tactile
Learn best by:
 Puzzle cards and memory cards
 Making models
 Jigsaws
What is your preferred style?
Kinesthetic
Learn best by:
 Role plays
 Simulations
 Write out practice examples
How do I learn? – take the quiz
Multiple intelligences
 How
we take in and process
information
 Solve
problems
 Create
Multiple intelligences
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Kinaesthetic - Body Smart

You may be body smart. You will enjoy
sports and are good at swimming, athletics,
gymnastics and other sports. This is
sometimes called being Kinaesthetic smart
Multiple intelligences
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Linguistic - Word Smart
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You may be word smart. You will enjoy
reading, writing and talking about things.
This is sometimes called being Linguistic
smart.
Multiple intelligences
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Logical - Number Smart

You may be number smart. You will be
good at mathematics and other number
activities; you are also good at solving
problems. This is sometimes called being
Logical
Multiple intelligences
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Interpersonal - People Smart
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You may be people smart. You will like to
mix with other people and you will belong
to lots of clubs. You like team games and
are good at sharing. This is sometimes
called being Interpersonal smart.
Multiple intelligences

Intrapersonal - Myself Smart

You may be myself smart. You will know
about yourself and your strengths and
weaknesses. You will probably keep a
diary. This is sometimes called being
Intrapersonal smart.
Multiple intelligences
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Visual/Spatial - Picture Smart

You may be picture smart. You will be
good at art and also good at other activities
where you look at pictures like map
reading, finding your way out of mazes and
graphs. This is sometimes called being
Visual/Spatial smart.
Multiple intelligences
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Musical - Music Smart
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You may be music smart. You will enjoy
music and can recognise sounds, and
timbre, or the quality of a tone. This is
sometimes called being Musical smart.
Multiple intelligences
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Naturalistic - Nature Smart

You may be nature smart. You will like the
world of plants and animals and enjoy
learning about them. This is sometimes
called being Naturalistic smart.
What are my intelligences?
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Intellectual property. What is it?
 Property
of the mind or intellect
An invention
Trade mark
Musical composition
Original design
Application of a good idea
Plagiarism. What is it?
 Definition:
The word plagiarism
comes from the Latin “plagiarius”
meaning “kidnapper”
 Stealing someone’s ideas and
presenting them as your own.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism, even when it happens by
accident, is still plagiarism, and the
consequences are serious….
Like speeding….
….you will get
caught!
Plagiarism
Reasons for plagiarising:

run out of time…

am confused about the
task, essay, or assignment

used‘copy and paste’ method,
forgot to go back and edit
Plagiarism
 Running
out of time - you will be
tempted to plagiarize simply
because you have run out of time.
 Budget
enough time for the
required work. Use a study
timetable/planner.
Plagiarism
 Confusion.
If you are confused or
frustrated by the assignment, you
will be tempted to plagiarize just to
get it over with.
 See
your teacher to clarify the task
Plagiarism
 NEVER
copy and paste directly
into project.
 Use a table type notetaking sheet.
Questions/Topics
Source information
My interpretation
How can we avoid plagiarism?
 Develop
effective research skills
 Find a note taking system that suits
you
 Keep notes together with work
 Record all sources of information
in your bibliography
Research skills
How to find information
Using: GOOGLE
 Use
KEY WORDS
Do not ask questions
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Eg When was Australia discovered?
How to find information
 Limit
the number of hits:
Using “phrase searches”
Use site:gov
Use site:edu
Use Control F to find text on a
page (command F on a Mac)
Emerald Secondary College
Library resources
Note taking systems
 Use
note taking sheets
See
 Use
ESC Library blog
Microsoft Windows notepad
 Mind
maps
Note taking sheet for online resources
TOPIC: (add topic name and save in your folder)
Questions/
Topic headings
Original information - cut and paste
(add details of website used)
My own words
(use dot points)
Creating a bibliography
Emerald Public
Library resources
Create your own Mind
Map to help you plan an
th
18 birthday party
How to do a mind map
Bibliography
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Gardner, D (2004) ‘Plagiarism and how to avoid it’. (Internet)
http://ec.hku/plagiarism/introduction.htm accessed 15 June 2004.
Plagiarism for teachers (2004), (CD ROM), Syba Signs, Rozelle,
NSW.
Wilson, D (2000), “Plagiarism”, (Internet)
http://plc.vic.edu.au/Libraryplagiarism/plag.htm accessed 15 June
2004.
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