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Using The Accelerated Learning Cycle As A Revision Tool

The document discusses using the Accelerated Learning Cycle as a revision tool for students. The Accelerated Learning Cycle has seven stages that are used to raise motivation and achievement through understanding how people learn. The stages include creating a supportive learning environment, connecting new learning to prior knowledge, understanding the big picture, describing learning outcomes, inputting new information, incorporating activities, demonstrating knowledge, and reviewing for recall and retention. This model can be adapted by students as a structured process for revising course material in order to better retain information in the long term through repeated exposure and practice.

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Using The Accelerated Learning Cycle As A Revision Tool

The document discusses using the Accelerated Learning Cycle as a revision tool for students. The Accelerated Learning Cycle has seven stages that are used to raise motivation and achievement through understanding how people learn. The stages include creating a supportive learning environment, connecting new learning to prior knowledge, understanding the big picture, describing learning outcomes, inputting new information, incorporating activities, demonstrating knowledge, and reviewing for recall and retention. This model can be adapted by students as a structured process for revising course material in order to better retain information in the long term through repeated exposure and practice.

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Using The Accelerated Learning Cycle as a revision tool

The Accelerated Learning cycle is a means that is used by teachers in


classrooms to raise motivation and achievement by providing lifelong
learning skills based on an understanding of how we learn rather than by
what we learn.
The Accelerated Learning cycle has seven stages. Each stage and its
place in the cycle is of equal importance. A further stage the supportive
learning environment is a constant, and operates like a guide-rail
keeping the Accelerated Learning Cycle running true.
This model is used by teachers to plan their lessons and learning
activities, but I have adapted it so that you can us this as a revision tool.

1. Create the Supportive


Learning Environment
2.Connect the learning
3.Big Picture First
8.Review for
recall and
retention

4.Describe the Outcomes


5.Input
7.Demonstrate

6.Activity

Figure 1 Smiths Accelerated Learning in the Classroom model


Stage 1 Create the supportive Learning Environment
High learning expectations is needed for any learning to take place
The learner must be free from anxiety and stress and be challenged
Whilst learning you should be in a resourceful physical state
You should be comfortable and ready to learn

Stage 2 Connect the Learning


This is the stage where the topic about to be completed is connected with
what you have done before and what is to come. It builds on what you
already know
How does this work follow what you have done before?
Review your previous work to this point
Think about what you already know and try to predict what you will
know by the end of the learning session
Stage 3 Big Picture
Describe the content of what it is you want to learn
In revision scan read what you want to learn so that you get a
global knowledge of the key ideas
Think up your own questions that you want to answer during this
session
Make links with the content try and reflect on what you have learnt
in the past and try to see how this fits in ask yourself questions like
have I come across a case study/example like this before?
Write down a list of anything you do not understand so that you can
look up the answers or ask a teacher at a later date
Stage 4 Describe the outcomes
You must think about what you want to have achieved by the end of the
session Eg Aim - to revise anticyclones and depressions
Chunk down the content into bite-sizes pieces
Use plans to develop your knowledge (eg revision timetables etc)
Think about your outcomes/aims use words like must, should, could

Stage 5 Input
Input the content that you need to learn
Go over what you want to learn. Try to be visual, Kinesthetic and
Auditory as you do this - take notes, talk to yourself, use your hands,
draw pictures or mind maps
This stage begins to download the information into your long term
memory
Reflect on what you are learning ask yourself questions about what
you are learning
Stage 6 Activity
Try to develop different learning styles. You will not always learn the
same way, in the same place so try something different once in a while.
Reflect on how you have learnt? What is the best way for you to
learn?
Talk to other people about what you have learnt and try to explain it to
them
Stage 7 Demonstrate
You must demonstrate your knowledge of the new subject
Develop you own memory map, poster, booklet of what you have
done
Try to answer questions especially past paper questions based on
what you have learnt
Reflect further on what and how much you have learnt
Give yourself feedback. How have you done? Are you happy with
what you have learnt?

Stage 8 Review for Recall and Retention


Review is vital to ensure that you remember what you have learnt for a
long time.
Use a variety of learning techniques
Start with a blank sheet and write down all the things that you can
remember about a topic (then compare it with the real thing)

The key factor in all revision is that go over and review your work on at
least 2 occasions. The golden rule for long term memory is to read, write
and learn!
T Manson
Feb 2002

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