Interleaving with a focus on Homework Janet Chapman
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Interleaving with a focus on Homework Janet Chapman The Oakwood Academy
What is Interleaving? • A method used to revisit learning and improve memory recall. • “Mixing it up boosts learning” compared to more traditional methods of block learning (Pan, 2015). • Learning is spread over time rather than concentrating on narrow topics one after the other. Blocking vs Interleaving
How does Interleaving work? • There a few theories about the cognition behind interleaving. • A couple of ideas according to Pan (2015): Interleaving, “improves the brains ability to tell apart, or discriminate between concepts. The brain continuously focuses on searching for different solutions…which better enables you to execute the correct response” “Interleaving strengthens memory association. The brain is continuously engaged at retrieving different responses and bringing them into short-term memory. Repeating that process can reinforce neural connections between different tasks and correct responses, which enhances learning!
How to plan and deliever using Interleaving • Embed as little or as much as you like. • Tailor the interleaving to your students. • Mix topics up entirely (which can prove highly effective) • Interleaved homework tasks that complement current learning and develop deeper understanding of prior topics.
Example: Interleaving Maths Homework To begin ……
Example: Interleaving Maths Homework Next create the homework ……
Example: Interleaving Maths Homework Next mark and Qby. Q ……
Example: Interleaving Maths Homework Finally “REACT” to the topics which have been identified as area of weaknesses ……
Example: Interleaving Maths Starters Pupils are also exposed to interleaving each lesson through the starters …
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