Revision Tips
Know the course requirements
- Make sure you know what to revise – ask your teacher for details.
- Make sure that you have the course notes for each unit.
- Divide the course into units and sections: then work through these ‘manageable chunks’ one at a time.
Organise yourself
- Produce an exam revision timetable, allowing revision time for other subjects as well. Spread your subjects over the week and only spend short periods of time on one subject at a time.
- Allow regular breaks while studying.
- Attend supported study classes offered in school – this allows you access to the full range of resources available in the classroom, including your teacher.
- Pace yourself during the exam period – you need to rest between exams. Don’t cram – ‘little and often’ is a much better approach to revision.
Revision methods
- Note cards – work through your ‘chunks’ of revision and make notes on small note cards to make it easier to learn key points.
- Mind mapping – create a mind map diagram where you identify all the key points and can visually see the links between key points.
- Work through past papers – one of the best ways to prepare for any exam is to look at what has been asked before, in what way and how often. You may see that the same types of questions appear regularly.
- Work with a friend – go over key points on note cards or mind maps, or work through past paper questions together.
- Do questions against the clock – so you know you can do them within the appropriate time.
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