growthmindset – Mary Meredith

Why students should map the GCSE poetry anthology, and how. Memory Strategy 5 in series.

Mind-mapping was popularised by Tony Buzan, a psychologist and brain scientist, as a technique that engages both sides of the brain to increase memory retention and productivity, (Buzan, 1976; Buzan, 1993). Naturally, it has its critics, especially since the demise of learning styles and the debunking of the idea that individuals rely on left or right hemisphere. However, thereContinue reading “Why students should map the GCSE poetry anthology, and how. Memory Strategy 5 in series.”

Promoting #growthmindset, strengthening memory and preparing for the GCSE anthology paper – Strategy 2

I wrote here about why I think that drawing on Booth’s evidence-based ‘Memory Magic’ strategies to teach GCSE anthology poetry is an important idea. Progress 8 means that students of all ability will be entered for English Literature. Further, they will sit a closed book exam. Recall is therefore going to be crucial and Booth’s interventionContinue reading “Promoting #growthmindset, strengthening memory and preparing for the GCSE anthology paper – Strategy 2”