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Aguideofhandyhints,tipsandpracticalwaystoreviseName: Form:
GetRevising
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Beforeyoustartrevision• Putyourphoneonsilent,switchofforleavesomewhereelsethatyoucannoteasilyaccessit.
• Log-outortemporarilydisablesocialmedialikeFacebook,TwitterorInstagram.
• Alsoscienceprovesthatourbrainstendtoworkbetterifwe'realittletoocold,oronarigidchairsatatadesk.
• Sitatadeskortableifpossible,it’smoreformalandre-createstheenvironmentyou'llbetestedin.
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Planning1. Drawupatimetableforyourrevisionandsticktoit(blanksprovided).2. Whatdoyouhopetocoverbytheendoftheweek?3. Bytheendoftheday?4. Whichsubjectsshouldyoubefocusingon?5. Workingfromarevisiontimetablehelpsyoutomakecleargoalsfor
eachrevisionsessionandallowsyoutocheckthemoffasyouprogress.6. Revisionplanscanreduceanxiety,reassuringyouthatyou'vetakenthe
necessarysteps.7. Alternativelyifthisisn'tyourstylewrite,upaticklist/to-dolistofall
thesubjectareasorunitsyouneedtocover.8. Youcandoaseparatecolour orpageforeachofyoursubjectsandsee
clearlyexactlywhatwhatyou'vecoveredorwhatneedsdoing.9. Thisallowsforchunkrevisionoravariationoftopicsinoneday.
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RevisionTimetable
1. Planinwhatandwhenyouwillrevise.2. Setreasonablestudytargetsthatyouknowyoucanreach.3. Thiscanbesmallchunksoftimeorlargerblocksdependingon
whichyouprefer.4. Weallliketorevisesubjectswearegoodat,butprioritizesubjects
thatyouneedtofocuson.5. Alsorefertoyourexamtimetabletoseewhichexamsareupand
coming.6. DONOTPANIC- itisNEVERtoolate.You'vealreadystartedthe
journeyhere!
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RevisionTimetableWeekbeginning:
Time Time Time Time Time Time
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RevisionTimetableWeekbeginning:
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RevisionTimetableWeekbeginning:
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RevisionTimetableWeekbeginning:
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RevisionTimetableWeekbeginning:
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RevisionTimetableWeekbeginning:
Time Time Time Time Time Time
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Flash/Triggercards
1. Pickakeytopic.2. Cutoutcards.3. Writeakeytermon1sideofthe
card.4. Ontheothersidewritethe
definition5. Testyourself.Canyouremember
thedefinitionandviceverse,thekeyword.
QCards1. Pickaspecifictopic.2. Cutoutcards.3. Whatarethekeytermsorpiecesof
informationyouneedtoknow?4. Makeshortnotesand/or
diagrams/picturesonthattopic.
• E.g MathsWhatformulasmustyouknow
• Youcancreateyourownqcardsongetrevisingonline
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KeyNotes(Minimizingkeytextintonoteform)
1. Whatisthekeyinformationorkeyterms/formula/quotes etcyouneedtoknow.2. Makeclearconcisenotes3. Minimizethetexttoasizethatyoucanreadallatthesametimeinoneglance
(font size8– 10)4. Lookatthisinformation regularlythroughout theday/timeofrevisingorstudying.5. Testyourself,whatcanyouremember,whatlinkscanyoumake.
ExampleBiology
Keynotes(onceminimizedfont9)
NervoussystemReceptorsspecialized.eyesearstonguenoseskinCellsnucleuscytoplasmcentralnervoussystem(CNS)brainspinalcordReceptorstimulationsignalneuronsbrainresponseNeurones electrical signals3typessensory spinalcordbrainrelay CNStoanotherpartMotor CNStoeffectors
Classmade/revision guide/online notes
Nervous systemReceptors aregroupsofspecialised cells.Receptorsareintheeyes,ears,tongue,noseandskin.Nervecellsarealsocalledneurones.Theyareadaptedtocarryelectricalimpulses fromoneplacetoanother:Centralnervous systemincudes thebrainandspinal cordReceptorscausestimulation andsignalneurons tothebrainwhichtriggeraresponse.Neurones send electricalsignalswhichthereare3typesThesensory thespinalcordtobrainTherelay centralnervous systemtoanotherpartofthebodyTheMotor centralnervous systemtoeffectors
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Highlighting1. Byhighlighting keypoints inthematerial,youwillhavevisualcluesguiding your
revisioncomeexamtime.2. Highlight keyterms,quotes, charactersetc onnotesyouhavemade3. Whenpracticingexamquestions, highlight thecommandandkeywords.E.g explain,evaluate,discuss4.Beprecisewhenchoosing whattohighlight orelseyouwillendupwithapagefilledwithhighlighter .5.Youcancolourcodeinformation relatingtosubjectortopics
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Mindmap1. Pickatopicandplaceinastartingbubble inthemiddle2. Startwritingdownwhatyouknowaboutthistopic3. Canyoumakelinksbetweentopics4. Usedtextandimagestorecordyourthoughts5. Gobacktoyourmindmapthedayafterandseewhatyoucanrememberandifthereis
anythingnewyoucanadd
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PicturesandDiagrams1. Drawandtestyourself labelingdiagramsorkeyprocesses2. Trydrawanimagefrommemoryandlabelit3. Checkyourworkcomparedtoyournotes/book4. Addmissingparts5. Arrangingyournotesinapictorialfashionhelpsyourbraintoremember
information linkedtoimages.
E.GBiologyPartsofanervecell
E.GGeographyDrawingouttheprocessofcreatinganoxbowlake
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Keywordlists1. Youcanmakekeywordlistsand
definition foranysubject2. Lookoveryournotes,usetextbooks,
onlineandidentify thekeytermsforspecifictopics(highlighting maybeuseful)
3. Onceidentifiedyoucanwritethedefinitions onthelist
E.GEnglishLiteratureKeyTerms
1. Simile - thecomparisonofonethingwithanotherthingofadifferentkind
2. Metaphor3. Alliteration4. Rhetoricalquestion5. Rhyme
Mnemonics1. Mnemonicsareasetofwordslinked
toakeytopic.
E.GRemembering thesolarsystem.Myveryeasymethodjustspeedsupnamingplanets
• Mercury• Venus• Earth• Mars• Jupiter• Saturn• Uranus• Neptune• Pluto
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Memory/MindPalace1.Visualizeabuildingorroad.Populateyourmentalimagewithdetails,suchaswhatyousee ineach roomorwhat’soneither sideoftheroad.
2.Mentallyconnectanimageofeachofthefeaturesyousee– suchasachair inyourimaginedhouse,oratreebythesideofyourimagined road– withamanageablechunkofinformation(suchasachemicalformula).Thinkaboutthetwotogetherindepthandmakesureyou’vereally learned theinformationanditsassociatedimage.
3.Torecall theinformationintheexam,simplyretraceyourstepsthroughthebuildingordowntheroadandpickouttheobjectsyou’veassociatedwiththeinformation.
4.Whenyouwanttoaddadditionalinformationtoyourmemorybank,youcansimplyaddanotherroomtoyourimaginarybuildingortakeaturnoffyourimaginaryroadthatwillhousethisnewinformation
Forexample, ifyouneedtomemorizeacomplicatedchemical formula,youcouldnamethemoleculeswithhumannamesbeginningwiththesameletter (Carol=Chlorine, forexample)andmakeupalittle storyinwhichtheactionsofthecharactersmirrorthoseofthemolecules intheformula.
YoutubeHowtoImproveYourMemorywiththeMemoryPalaceTechniquehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIg73ppoVZwMindPalaceTechniqueFromSherlockHolmes - MemoryTraining:BuildaMemoryPalacehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vlpQHJ09do
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MemoryPalace1. Createavisualstoryinyourmindtolinkandrememberkey
facts,quotes, themes,charactersetc.
ExampleKeycharactersinBloodBrothers
• Mrs Johnstone• Mrs Lyons• Sammy• Mickey• Edward• Linda• Russell(WillyRussellauthor)VisualStory
• Johnsitsonastone(Mrs Johnstone)atthefrontdoor.Heopensthedoorandsatonthefloorisalion(Mrs Lyons).Thelionisholdingasamsung (Sammy).Heistakingthemickey(Mickey)outofaJackRussell(WillyRussell).Thedogwalkstoward2(Edward)inthehospitaltoseejudgeRinder (Linda).
• Usefulwebsitehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationadvice/9900341/Revision-techniques-how-to-build-a-memory-palace.html
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Rhymes1. Puttinginformationintoarhymeis
anotherwayofmakingiteasiertoremember.
2. Anexampleistherhymethathelpspeoplerememberhowmanydaysthereareineachmonth
E.G
30dayshathSeptember,April,June,andNovember.Alltheresthave31ExceptFebruarymydearson.Ithas28andthatisfineButinLeapYearithas29.
Mean,Median,ModeandRange Rhyme14052008HereisafunrhymetohelpyourememberthethreeM’sandthe R:Heydiddlediddle,themedian’sthemiddle,Youaddthendivideforthemean.Themodeistheonethatyouseethemost,Andtherangeisthedifferencebetween.
1. Puttingkey informationintoasongorsingingittomusiccreatesaaudioclueforyourbrain.
2. Whenyousingtheinformation(eveninyourhead),amemoryistriggertohelpyourremember.
3. Trysingingpartsoftheperiodictableormathematicalformulastoyourfavourite song
4. Therearemanysongsalreadycreatedonlineforyoutolookat
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVQKCcfwnU– Periodictable
TheGCSEMathsRevisionSong(2015)
AllAbout ThatBase(NoAcid)(Chemistry)
Songs
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Whatdoyouknow?Writeyourownexamquestions
1. Writeyourownexamquestionsbasedonknowledgeyouknow.
2. Howwouldyouaskortestsomebodytoseeiftheyknewtheinformation?
E.g.Geography– physicalearthquakes Possiblequestions:
• Whatisthecauseofearthquakes• Give1casestudyofanearthquake• Discusstheaftereffectsofanearthquake
3.Writeyourownmarkschemesforthequestions youhavemade.Howwouldyouanswerthequestion?Whatkeyinformationwouldyoubelookingfor?
Practicewhatyouhaverevised.
1. Spendinghoursreading,revisingandmakingnoteswillhelpyourememberthecontent,butyoumustputthisknowledgeintopractice.
2. Usepastpapersandexamplequestionstotestyourself.Eachexamboardhaspastpapersonline
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WrittenExamPreparationWheninyourexam:
1. Readthequestiontwice2. Circle,underlineorhighlightkeywords3. Whatisthequestionasking?Whatisthecommandword?E.g.Evaluate,discuss4. PEEL onyourwork:Point,Evidence/Example,Explain,Linkbacktoquestion.5. Remembercasestudiesyouhavewatchedorlearntabout.Makeyourpoint
linkedtothequestion,giveevidence orandexample andexplain theexamplelinkedtothefirstpointmade.Finallylink backtothequestion.
6. Checkhowmanymarksthequestionisworth.Haveyoumadeasmanypoints7. DONOTleavequestionsblank.Giveeveryquestionago,evenifit’saguess8. Brieflyplanoutyouranswerbeforestartingtowriteyourfinalanswere.g quick
notesormindmap.9. Rereadyouranswer.10. Planyourtimeaccordingly.Donotrush.Spendmoretimeonlargemark
questions.11. Checkyourhandwriting.Iftheexaminercannotreadittheywillnotmarkit.12. Leaveenoughtimeforyoutogooveryourpapertocheckyouranswers
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UsefulWebsitesandApps• UsefulWebsitesandApps
• Getrevising – onlinesitetomakearangeofyourownrevisionresources(requiressignup)
• Quizlet• Edmodo• Memrise• Bbc bitesize• Bbc mindset• Pastpapersandmarkschemes online.Examboards:AQA,
WJEC/Eduqas,OCR,Edexcel.• Iamlearning• Studentportal– year11revision.Resourcestosupportrevision.