Galore Park Catalogue 2018

Study Sk i lls

13+ Common Entrance Rev i s ion and PRACT ICE RESOURCES

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Updated for the latest ISEB syllabuses, and fully reviewed and endorsed by ISEB-approved subject editors, our range of revision resources at 13+ will build confidence for Common Entrance and set your pupils up for success.

Study Skills: Building the study skills needed for 11+ and pre-tests

The Galore Park Learning Journey

Our 13+ revision resources are designed to support your pupils at every stage of the revision journey.

Developed exclusively for 11+, pre-test and independent school exam preparation, this new book will help you support your pupils in overcoming exam stress and reaching their full potential.

13+ Revision Guides

■ A holistic approach to study with the pupil’s emotional well-being as the main concern

Revisit content and check understanding with our comprehensive revision guides for 13+ Common Entrance.

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■ Help each pupil identify their own learning style and make study far more efficient

■ Information and advice for every subject tested at 11+ and pre-tests, including verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning

Free additional resources, including subject checklists, study planners, feedback forms and ready-made classroom activities saves you valuable time in lesson preparation.

13+ Exam Practice Questions

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Build exam-room confidence with a wealth of exam-style questions based on the ISEB 13+ Common Entrance exams.

How to improve your memory Thankfully, Ebbinghaus also concluded that there are things you can do tohelpyou remember. If you reallywant to ‘learn’ something

1A: Improving your memory

First learned

Revision sessions

This sectionwill: ✔ explainwhathappens to the information you are taught ✔ describewhat you cando to remember things for longer. Learning objectives

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and get it into your long-termmemoryyouneed to: ● start revising inmanageable chucks straight away ● continue revisingover aperiodof time ● testyourself in a repetitive andplannedway.

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Retention

This graph showswhathappens to the learning curvewhen you revise. Each time you reviseyour ability to remember goesback to 100per cent. It then falls away,but at a slower rate.Yourmemory of thatpieceof information gets stronger and a littlemore goes intoyour long-termmemory each time you revise.You alsoneed to review it less frequently as timepasses. So all isnot lost– you justneed an effective revision strategy.Youwill take thenext step towards achieving this in the following section. 0 0% 1 2 3 4 Days

Take control

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Would youfind ituseful to learn abouthow yourmemoryworks?

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Maybe– Iwillhave a go

Highlight those skillsyou feelyouhave learned. Anythingyouhaven’tyetmastered canbe included in ‘Your learning goals’at the endof the section.

10 19/05/17 6:27PM Sample What is memory? Thememoryprocess involves three things: 1 the skill to changewhatwe see,hearor touch intomemories 2 theproductionofmemorieswhichwe then store inourbrain for a time 3 recall fromourbrainwhenweneed touse the information. Sadly, it isnotquite as straightforward as it sounds.There is a lot that canhappen to yourbody and brain that can affecthowwell yourmemoryperforms. You forget! In the late1800sHermann Ebbinghaus, aGermanpsychologist,did some experimental researchonmemory.He found that thebrain forgot the largemajorityofwhat itwas taught veryquickly! How fast do you forget? The speed atwhich you forgetdependson: ● how complex the information is in thefirstplace ● whetheryouhavehad enough sleep ● whetheryou are stressed ● how the information ispresented. This lastpoint is important. Ifyou can revise in away that suits your brain, you aremore likely to get the information into your long-termmemory. ● Somepeople learnbestwhen they seediagrams,pictures and colour (visualpreference). ● Some retain informationbetter if theyhear it (auditorypreference). ● Others learn throughphysicalmovement (kinaestheticpreference). Youwill study this inmoredetail in4A.You can learn touse strategies that suityourbrain and thereforehelp you learnbetter. First learned Retention 0% 50% 100% 0 1 2 3 4 5 Days 9781510404458.indb 10

Your growth mindset

Youwill learnwhat ‘growthmindset’means in section1D. In themeantime, justwork through the stagesbelow. Do you feel youhave improved yourunderstandingofhow yourmemoryworks andhow to improve it?

13+ Exam Practice Answers

I’ve got it!

Not yet– it’s a challenge Iwillworkon

Transfer this to yourprogress record at the startof thebook.

Now setYOURown learning goals. Your learning goals

Perfect exam technique with detailed answers to all questions featured in the corresponding Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions books.

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Study Skills, Building the Study Skills for 11+ & Pre-tests – 1A: Improving your memory

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