Mastering Your Memory: The Power of Interleaving Revision

• English
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Mastering Your Memory: The Power of Interleaving Revision

Learning Objective

Understand the concept of interleaving revision and how it enhances memory retention.

What do you already know about memory retention and revision techniques?

What is Interleaving Revision?

Interleaving involves mixing up different topics or problem types during study sessions instead of focusing on one topic at a time.

Benefits of Interleaving

Enhances long-term retention, improves retrieval of information, and promotes deeper learning.

How to Implement Interleaving

Mix up study materials, practice problems, and review different subjects in a single study session.

Comparison with Blocked Practice

Contrast interleaving with traditional blocked practice, where one topic is studied exclusively before moving on to the next.

Memory Retention Strategies

Highlight other memory retention strategies like spaced repetition and retrieval practice to complement interleaving.

Interactive Activity: Case Studies

Present case studies demonstrating the effectiveness of interleaving in real academic scenarios.

Conclusion and Application

Summarize the benefits of interleaving revision and encourage students to integrate this technique into their study routines.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.