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Memory and emotion are closely linked.

The amygdala and hippocampus can interact to modulate the encoding and storage of memories. What does this mean for the student? It means that if you are bored, take a break. The stronger your emotions are about what you are studying, the more likely you are to remember it. The easiest way to elicit emotion is to read with opinion. Have an opinion about everything you read or disagree with everything you read until you have rationalised it so your brain acts as a filter or a sentinel. That way you learn the facts together with the rationale for learning those facts and you are not just rote learning..

The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve charts memory retention over time. There is an initial steep decline followed by a more gradual decline of the residual information over time. The forgetting curve shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it.The curve is similar to an exponential decay curve with a half life of less than 1 hour.

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The overlying concern when writing for science should be to write with clarity and to be factually accurate. A long clever, complex sentence is counterproductive. Short, atomic sentences are preferable because they are active and they are clear. An atomic sentence has two parts:

The Subject What you want to talk about. This could be simple e.g. A Salt. When you are sure about what it is you want to write about, write it down.
The predicate. This should be true, accurate and based on a learned principle and not your opinion unless you are asked for your suggestion. Try and stick as closely as possible to the formal definition, so your answers are definitions in context. The first thing is to identify what type of object you are talking about. In this case a salt is a compound. Then state the information you want to convey. So for example:
A salt is a compound that is formed when the hydrogen ion in an acid is replaced by a metal ion or ammonium ion.

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Learn PYTHON, HTML, Javascript, C/C++ from our Tutors. Interested in creating your own interactive web pages or interested in becoming a proficient programmer for your GCSE and Alevel Computer Studies? Contact our Tutors.

Learning Skills

It is important to be reflective if you are going to develop into an effective learner. Always review your session at the end to make sure you have clearly identified what you have learned and how. Always review what worked well and what didn't work and try to figure out the reason why.

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Missed Classes

You may have missed some classes and have fallen behind. We always cover each course thoroughly and cover topics in a sensible order so we leave no gaps. There are on-going summer and easter revision sessions for GCSE and A level Maths and Science. Students are given workbooks to complete while they are being taught. Emphasis is on reasoning, comprehension and written communication skills since no matter how well the student knows the subject if they cannot understand the question asked or adequately communicate the answer they will not do as well as they should.

If a student is completely lost, we give them the context with which to grasp the whole subject. The school system means that students are delivered the courses as separate units of knowledge and some students find it hard to integrate this so the subject as a whole makes sense. The first time some students integrate their knowledge and link one part of the subject to another is often during and exam when it is too late. Students are encouraged to link their knowledge across topics as they learn so that the exam questions do not come as such a shock.

For students who need the A* grades we focus on the elusive 10 - 30% and teach the student how to narrow the gap. The "suggest why ..." questions require inductive reasoning and often this and incomplete answers or not linking the answer back to the question is why even the most able students lose marks. Every student needs a strategy and organisation of both time and knowledge is the key. We do not encourage our students to approach their studies without first planning how they are going to achieve the A* grade.

Which of these apply to you?

We have been turning out top students for almost 20 years.

We provide highly specialised and consistent tuition in science and maths all year round and run revision courses at Windsor Tutorial College. Students enjoy the benefit of years of experience and an extremely strong track record of getting high grades. Our biggest advantage is the size of our classes. Our groups are very small and personal so we can focus on each student and keep their interest and motivation going, but at the same time having the benefits of group tuition. We do not put on large revision classes. We need to get to know each student and delve into the issues they are having with their work and put it right. This isn't something that can be done in a large group. Having closely taught hundreds of students we can anticipate where students will meet difficulties before it happens and we are ready with strategies to overcome each problem.

Contact us if you would like to register for either the easter or summer revision courses or if you are learning the subject for the first time. Because we have such small groups we can be flexible and accommodating. Preferably pick up the phone. We now provide one-to-one online courses. It is always useful to speak to someone in person so we know what your particular circumstance is. We have limited capacity and keep our groups small so we can monitor the progress of each student and so student feel free to express themselves and ask questions. Some of our past students studied for a year but just never grasped the topic. Others just needed the high predictions and grades for engineering, medicine, dentistry and other science degrees. We have strategies for dyslexia, dyspraxia and students who find it difficult to organise their knowledge even though they are highly intelligent

We strongly believe that everyone is capable of gaining high grades. Hard work alone is not the answer. The way a topic is presented to the student determines their engagement, their grasp of the topic and ultimately their satisfaction. This being the case, there is no substitute for experience. An experienced tutor can make light work of a complex topic in an hour whilst an inexperienced one might take a week and leave the student confused because they have taken the wrong approach. Once this confusion has set in it is difficult to unravel the "spaghetti". So we make sure you leave each lesson understanding everything you have been studying and place a huge emphasis on problem-solving and analytical skills.

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Software that aids studying is always very useful especially if it is underpinned by cognitive science and current pedagogical best practices. Schooglecakes.com is a collection of useful tools to help with GCSE maths and science.

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braincake.school

Scientists carried out a study of very able students. These students were able to read a text and retain a lot of the information. Scientists looked at the strategies they used to do this and this was called Strategic Reading. Braincake is an interactive textbook online that allows you to highlight text and answer different types of questions based on a small chunk of content. It makes use of the strategic reading techniques.