Cognitive science is used to help students understand more, remember more, and feel more confident about their exams. Dale Banham is an experienced teacher with over 30 years of classroom experience and writes textbooks that are guaranteed to make learning more effective. The book is broken down into bullet points and boxes, with tasks structured around the steps to success. Cognitive science techniques such as interleaving, retrieval practice, and spaced practice support students with processing and remembering the course content. The book contains cartoon memory aids that visually summarise key knowledge, and research proves that we remember something better if it is presented through text and images. The exam skills required to answer each question type successfully are carefully explained, and practice questions, revision tips, and guidance based on the examiners' reports are also included. The five-term course plan is provided FREE online at hoddereducation.com/engaging, along with editable resources that support the tasks and guidance on using homework effectively.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2019
Publisher: Hodder Education

Cognitive Science for GCSE Students: Unlocking the Power of Learning

Exam board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: History First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018

Trust the power of cognitive science to help students understand more, remember more, and feel more confident about their exams.

Dale Banham is not your average teacher. With amazing knowledge of the best teaching methods and over 30 years of classroom experience, he writes textbooks that are guaranteed to make learning more effective.

Simplify each topic. The text is broken down into bullet points and boxes. Tasks are structured around the steps to success, teaching students how to research and record, summarize, reflect, apply, and review their learning.

Make learning stick. Cognitive science techniques such as interleaving, retrieval practice, and spaced practice support students with processing and remembering the course content.

Strengthen memory through dual coding. The book contains lots of cartoon memory aids that visually summarize key knowledge. Research proves that we remember something better if it is presented through text and images.

Improve exam results. The exam skills required to answer each question type successfully are carefully explained. Practice questions, revision tips, and guidance based on the examiners' reports are also included.

Cover the content in one term. A double-page spread for each lesson and a clear pathway through each unit focuses students on what they really need to know, leaving one final term for revision. The five-term course plan is provided FREE online at hoddereducation.com/engaging, along with editable resources that support the tasks in the textbooks and guidance on using homework effectively.

Weight: 292g
Dimension: 212 x 275 x 4 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781510458918