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MAXIMISING LEARNING: HOMEWORK: OPPORTUNITY OR PROBLEM?

MAXIMISING LEARNING: HOMEWORK: OPPORTUNITY OR PROBLEM?. PURPOSE. Preparation Reinforcement Practice Independent learning Resilience Enjoying learning. OBJECTIVES. To share SWCHS Homework research findings

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MAXIMISING LEARNING: HOMEWORK: OPPORTUNITY OR PROBLEM?

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  1. MAXIMISING LEARNING:HOMEWORK: OPPORTUNITY OR PROBLEM?

  2. PURPOSE Preparation Reinforcement Practice Independent learning Resilience Enjoying learning

  3. OBJECTIVES • To share SWCHS Homework research findings • To communicate the importance of both the external and internal environments for maximising learning • To disseminate best Homework practice • To introduce the ‘seven keys’ to memory and a number of different memory techniques

  4. HOMEWORK RESEARCH 60% of students do not have a special place, or time for Homework 40% of students miss a Homework deadline once a month Students spend an average of three and a half hours per week on Homework Students prefer more creative based Homework tasks

  5. HOMEWORK ENVIRONMENT

  6. HOMEWORK ENVIRONMENT

  7. SCENARIOS

  8. SOME DO’S AND DON’TS DO: Encourage Monitor Use the planner / liaise with staff Help establish routines Show that you are in control DON’T Be rigid – negotiate, present alternatives Interfere – work with and not against Allow homework to become a major cause of arguments Regard homework as a chore Allow your child to dictate on matters of homework and learning

  9. MEMORY

  10. Think of three adverts (from TV, magazine, radio etc.). What makes these three memorable for you?

  11. MEMORY The seven keys to memory: • Outstanding • Funny • Personal • Emotional • Linked with our senses • Connected to sex • The first and last thing we learn (for example, in a lesson or revision session)

  12. How do you remember things? Try to recall the answer to the following situations. After each one note down what you did to help you remember. • What is your best friend’s telephone number? • How do you use a pencil sharpener? • What was your first day at work like? • What did you wear yesterday? • How do you get to the nearest postbox?

  13. MEMORY TECHNIQUES • Mnemonics • Mind pegs • Reports, films and journeys • Use the body • Associations, patterns or rhythms

  14. ‘If a child does an hour of Homework each week day night, by the end of Year 11, he/she will have had an extra year of education’.

  15. FURTHER READING Learning to Learn Pocket book T. Barwood The Brain’s Behind It A. Smith The Learning Brain E. Jensen The Mind Map Book T. Buzan The Study Skills Handbook S. Cottrell Use Your Memory T. Buzan

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