REVISIONREVISIONREMEMBER - REVISION REMEMBER - REVISION

CAN ONLY BE EFFECTIVE CAN ONLY BE EFFECTIVE IF IT IS BASED ON A IF IT IS BASED ON A

PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE AND

UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT MATERIAL.SUBJECT MATERIAL.

““The Start” The Start” GO THROUGH EACH GO THROUGH EACH

SYLLABUSSYLLABUS DIVIDE A PAGE INTO 3 COLUMNSDIVIDE A PAGE INTO 3 COLUMNS I KNOW THIS Column 1I KNOW THIS Column 1 MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN Col MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN Col

22 HELP! HOPE THIS DOES NOT CROP HELP! HOPE THIS DOES NOT CROP

UP IN THE EXAM Col 3UP IN THE EXAM Col 3 Idea of Revision is to:Idea of Revision is to: MOVE TOPICS FROM 2 & 3 TO Col 1…MOVE TOPICS FROM 2 & 3 TO Col 1…

I KNOW I KNOW

Reproduction topicsReproduction topicsMale Reproductive Organs structure & FunctionMale Reproductive Organs structure & FunctionFemale Rep Structure and FunctionFemale Rep Structure and FunctionOvulationOvulationMenstrual cycleMenstrual cycleFertilisationFertilisationInheritanceInheritanceChromosomeChromosomeMitosisMitosisHomozygousHomozygousHeterozygousHeterozygousDominant & recessiveDominant & recessiveVariation continuousVariation continuousMutation Down”s syndromeMutation Down”s syndromeRadiation effectsRadiation effectsArtificial Selection Artificial Selection Gene, Allele, haploidGene, Allele, haploidMonohybrid crossesMonohybrid crossesBlood groupsBlood groupsDiscontinuous variationDiscontinuous variationNatural selectionNatural selectionDiploidDiploidMeiosisMeiosisGenetic Engineering – Insulin & BacteriaGenetic Engineering – Insulin & Bacteria

3 ColumnsStuff I know Not sure HELP!!!!!!!

Male Reproductive Organs structure & FunctionFemale Rep Structure and FunctionOvulationMenstrual cycleFerstilisationReproduction - everythingInheritanceChromosomeMitosisHomozygousHeterozygousDominant & recessiveVariation continuousMutation Down’s syndromeRadiation effectsArtificial Selection

Gene, Allele, haploidMonohybrid crossesBlood groupsDiscontinuous variationNatural selection

DiploidMeiosisGenetic Engineering – Insulin & Bacteria

Why is this important?

• Shows you what you do know….confidence• Shows you which topics need brushing up,

notes, back to text book etc• Shows which topics you may need further

teaching• Focuses YOUR revision• No point going over stuff you already know.

Those in Column 2 and 3 will turn up in the exam. LEARN THEM.

REVISION PLAN• How many days have you available? • Not wise to plan to revise for more than 30-40 mins at a time without

a short break • build in some time in which you put revision aside all together• Allocate more days to the subjects in which you are less confident. • You should be doing about 4-5 hours a day initially• Recording your notes on to a tape may be helpful• Relaxation is as important as work and some form of physical

exercise is beneficial. • During your revision read your notes out loud, you are then using

all your senses, sight, sound, hearing( taping is then easy ) and

writing. • Never believe how much your friends

say they are doing.

How much on each subject?• Revision Planner In rank order these are my subjects ranging from those I know and

work best in and those I work worst in. • 1.• 2.• 3. • 4.• 5.• 6.• 7.• 8.• 9.• 10.• 11.

How to work it outHow to work it out Lets say you counted 60 days between now and the examLets say you counted 60 days between now and the exam You are doing 10 subjects = 6 days per subjectYou are doing 10 subjects = 6 days per subject But, Physics was bottom of your list so this requires more But, Physics was bottom of your list so this requires more

days than English, top of your list. Work out proportionally…days than English, top of your list. Work out proportionally…Physics 10 days; Geog 8 days; Hist 8 days; French 6 days Physics 10 days; Geog 8 days; Hist 8 days; French 6 days etc until all your 60 days have been allocatedetc until all your 60 days have been allocated

Each “day” is in reality 4-5 hours of revision only but broken Each “day” is in reality 4-5 hours of revision only but broken into 2 x 2 hour slotsinto 2 x 2 hour slots

Each of your 2 hour (120 minutes) slots is further broken Each of your 2 hour (120 minutes) slots is further broken down to a maximum of 30 minutes so, 4 x 30 minutes with down to a maximum of 30 minutes so, 4 x 30 minutes with a 5-10 minute break in betweena 5-10 minute break in between

So, if you had said 10 days for Physics that equals = 40 So, if you had said 10 days for Physics that equals = 40 hours which equals 80 revision slots on your plannerhours which equals 80 revision slots on your planner

Day 9.00-11.00 11.30-1.30 2.00 – 4.00 6.30 – 8.30

1 subject topic

2 subject topic

3 subject topic

4 subject topic

5 subject topic

6 subject topic

7 subject topic

8 subject topic

9 subject topic

10 subject topic

11 subject topic

12 subject topic

Which Subjects?Which Subjects?

Revise Revise DISSIMILAR subjects back-DISSIMILAR subjects back-to-backto-back. You use different parts of . You use different parts of the brain. Mix up the HUMANITIES the brain. Mix up the HUMANITIES and (SOCIAL) SCIENCES, the more and (SOCIAL) SCIENCES, the more factually based topics/subjects with factually based topics/subjects with the more conceptual.the more conceptual.

So one 30 min slot Physics, the next So one 30 min slot Physics, the next Literature, the third Chem, the 4Literature, the third Chem, the 4thth FrenchFrench

SHORT TERM MEMORYSHORT TERM MEMORY

• GFC

• FLR

• BDS

• PIH

• YZX

• HVP

• GLJ

MUSICMUSIC

JPCJPC HRCHRC BPRBPR JAVJAV MSEMSE QOTQOT MHGMHG

THE BRAINTHE BRAIN

ABCABC DADDAD TOPTOP ARTART SITSIT DOGDOG SEASEA

MIND MAPS – SPIDER MIND MAPS – SPIDER DIAGRAMSDIAGRAMS

create a set of notes which you can create a set of notes which you can review quickly many timesreview quickly many times

Helps retain a vivid mental image Helps retain a vivid mental image basic definitions, formulae, laws, or basic definitions, formulae, laws, or

key words or phrases which spark off key words or phrases which spark off a whole collection of other sentences a whole collection of other sentences etc. etc.

Specific to youSpecific to you

3 ColumnsStuff I know Not sure HELP!!!!!!!

Male Reproductive Organs structure & FunctionFemale Rep Structure and FunctionOvulationMenstrual cycleFertilisationReproduction - everythingInheritanceChromosomeMitosisHomozygousHeterozygousDominant & recessiveVariation continuousMutation Down’s syndromeRadiation effectsArtificial Selection

Gene, Allele, haploidMonohybrid crossesBlood groupsDiscontinuous variationNatural selection

DiploidMeiosisGenetic Engineering – Insulin & Bacteria

Heterozygous Dominant Recessive

Homozygous

ALLELE

Chromosomes

GENE

Two opposite alleles one characteristic

discontinuous continuous

VARIATION

Blood GroupsA, B, AB, O

MALE

Gametes haploid

MEIOSISMITOSIS

OVULATION

FEMALE

Fertilization

Same characteristicsTwo genes

Embryo Foetus Birth

divides same number of Chromosomes Diploid

REPRODUCTION

Testes – sperm - epididymis

Vas deferens

Seminal vesicle

urethra

uterus

fallopian tubes

ovary – ovum – haploid cell

oestrogen

menstruation - cycle

either / orfemale / male

inheritance

gametes

male female

X Y X X

F1 X

X

X YXYXYXX

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genotype:phenotype:

XXF

XX XY XYF M M

50:50

Photosynthesis - construct a Photosynthesis - construct a spiderspider

Leaf structure + Function of partsLeaf structure + Function of partsFactors affecting – CO2, light, chlorophyll, water, tempFactors affecting – CO2, light, chlorophyll, water, tempStoma & Guard CellsStoma & Guard CellsVascular bundles Xylem & Phloem – function ofVascular bundles Xylem & Phloem – function ofTranspirationTranspirationTranslocationTranslocationFactors affecting transpirationFactors affecting transpirationWord EquationWord EquationChemical equationChemical equationProducts ofProducts ofRespirationRespirationDiffusionDiffusionOsmosisOsmosisTesting a leaf forTesting a leaf forImportance of Importance of Plants mineral requirements Plants mineral requirements Active transportActive transport

Revising your diagramsRevising your diagrams

look at the diagram again, turn it over and try look at the diagram again, turn it over and try to to write down as much as you can from write down as much as you can from memory. memory. Go back and check what you have Go back and check what you have written and written and compare any differencescompare any differences with with the original diagram.the original diagram.

Repeat until you can reproduce it accurately.Repeat until you can reproduce it accurately. Keep written notes brief and Keep written notes brief and

comprehensivenesscomprehensiveness confine all of the revision notes on one confine all of the revision notes on one

topic to one page or less of A4 paper.topic to one page or less of A4 paper.

Image mapsImage maps

UsingUsing differentdifferent colourscolours forfor different topics different topics; or ; or writing the notes so that they writing the notes so that they create a create a distinctive patterndistinctive pattern on the page is one way of on the page is one way of creating a creating a vivid mental imagevivid mental image of your notes. of your notes.

this will help you to this will help you to recall information by recall information by focusing on the imagefocusing on the image of the way it was of the way it was written down.written down.

read through your revision diagrams read through your revision diagrams quickly just before you go to bed each quickly just before you go to bed each night.night. Your subconscious mind will work on Your subconscious mind will work on

them overnight.them overnight.

When to do Past papers?When to do Past papers?

• Some students make the mistake of looking at questions before they have mastered the content. This can be depressing

• Select difficult questions to practice, they will crop up in the exam

Self testing is the third phase of Self testing is the third phase of revisionrevision

• Pick a question from an old exam – and this is where having made a considered choice about which topics to revise is essential – and write an answer to it under "exam conditions" – ie. taking the length of time you would be given to do the question in the exam.

Past Exam PapersPast Exam Papers

• Then go back over your revision notes/diagrams on that topic and see what

you left out • After half an hour or more break, pick

another question on the same topic and write an answer to it. Go through the same review process again. Repeat the whole process once or twice more.

AdvantagesAdvantages

• The advantages of doing this will soon become apparent.

• You will identify weaknesses in your knowledge and or understanding.

• You will see how some components of an answer to a question on a particular topic will re-appear over and over again no matter how the question is worded; and you will have written those bits down often enough that you will not have to spend time in the exam trying to work

out how to phrase that part of your answer

Last minute revision?

• You must not exhaust yourself so much that you do not do justice to yourself in the examination. If you must do some revision the day before, and it might take your mind off the examination, spend your time recalling the important facts and improving your confidence. At this stage do not try to find things you cannot do.

THE EXAM ITSELF

• Make sure you have all of the materials you need

for the exam • Turn up on time

• READ THE EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY. This may be the most important thing you do. Note how many questions you have to answer and whether there are any limitations on your choice.

• read through the complete exam before you

start to answer any questions

Exam Questions

Consider carefully what you have been told about the format of the examination

Work out how long you are likely to have to write an answer to any one question

The longer the time you can write on any one question, the more detailed your revision on that topic needs to be

Work it out

Exam consists of section A and Section B. Total time 1.5 hours.

Section A is 15 short answer questions worth 2 marks each

Section B has three longer questions worth 20 marks each

How would you divide your time?

Answer

Take 5 minutes off 90 minutes for reading through the exam. You now have 85 minutes

Section A has a total of 30 marks whereas section B has a total of 60.

Section A allocate 20 minutes in total. You now have 65 minutes left

Section B take 5 minutes to read and decide which question to start answering. You now have 60 minutes.

Allocate 15-17 minutes to each question. After this time stop and move on to the next question.

You will then have a total of 15-9 minutes left at the end to re-read and add answers

Stop when time is up

Do not on any account over-run your time

allocation for each question. It is much better to leave a question unfinished and to start on the next one.

The first few marks on a question are always easier to pick up than the last few. In other words, it is easier to get 10 marks at the start of the next question than to increase your marks from 12 to 17 on the previous question.

THE EXAM ITSELF

Write the answer to the question you feel most confident about first. Getting started and into the swing of writing will steady your nerves. As the answer reels out it will boost your confidence in tackling other questions.

Make sure you tackle the number of questions you are instructed to. Even a poor answer is likely to net a few points; and that may make all the difference to your result.

If, despite this advice, you run out of time you will just have to give an answer in note/bullet form and hope for the best

DON'T PANIC ! Although everyone around you appears to be writing furiously, a much better approach is to keep calm and plan carefully before writing a word of your answer.

THE QUESTION ITSELF

Make a sketch plan of your answer to a question before you start writing. If you have done a number of test problems in revision you should need do no more than sketch a few phrases and words

ANSWER THE QUESTION WHICH IS ASKED. Many students fail because they write perfectly good answers but do not answer the question the examiner has posed.

Leave plenty of space between paragraphs and at the margins of the page so that if, as you review your answer, you find that you want to add something to it, you have space to do so in a way the examiner will be able to understand.

THE EXAM ITSELF

Take a thick black pen into the exam. If you need to delete a word or phrase or even several sentences which you have written down cross through it with the thick black pen.

Don’t bother with tippexing the material out. If the name of something, a topic eludes you, try and bring up an

image of the page of revision notes you made on this topic. Can you see the name on the page?

Don’t spend too long trying to remember. Leave a blank and go on. When it comes to you, go back and write it in.

ABOVE ALL – DO NOT PANIC. YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME. YOU ARE WELL PREPARED. THE EXAMINER IS NOT TRYING TO TRICK YOU. THERE IS NO REASON IN THE WORLD WHY YOU SHOULD NOT DO WELL ON THE EXAM.

Difficult Questions?Difficult Questions? E.g. Discus how psychometric testing E.g. Discus how psychometric testing and physiological measurements could and physiological measurements could be used to explain abnormal and anti be used to explain abnormal and anti

social behavioursocial behaviour

ASK QUESTIONS OF THE ASK QUESTIONS OF THE QUESTION!!!!!QUESTION!!!!!

1. what are psychometric tests1. what are psychometric tests2. give examples of psychometric tests2. give examples of psychometric tests3. how can they be used to explain behaviour 3. how can they be used to explain behaviour 4. what are physiological measurements 4. what are physiological measurements 5. give examples of physiological measurements5. give examples of physiological measurements6. how do they help explain behaviour. 6. how do they help explain behaviour. 7 Define abnormal and normal behaviour 7 Define abnormal and normal behaviour 8. What is anti social behaviou?8. What is anti social behaviou?9.Strengths and weakness of using the above measures to 9.Strengths and weakness of using the above measures to

explain behaviour.explain behaviour. Doing this will give you a structured answer. Rather Doing this will give you a structured answer. Rather

than answering the WHOLE question, you will be than answering the WHOLE question, you will be answering sub questions which once completed will answering sub questions which once completed will mean you have answered the WHOLE.mean you have answered the WHOLE.

Have another goHave another go

Businesses are affected more by Businesses are affected more by cash flow rather than assets in cash flow rather than assets in determining their budgets and short determining their budgets and short term projected expenditure term projected expenditure

Revision SummaryRevision Summary

Work out how many sessions (30 minutes) do you have Work out how many sessions (30 minutes) do you have available? available?

Work it out- per subject proportionally allocate. PLAN ITWork it out- per subject proportionally allocate. PLAN IT Each day has 2 slots of 2 hours. You should be doing about Each day has 2 slots of 2 hours. You should be doing about

4 hours a day4 hours a day. In some ways it does not matter if this is in . In some ways it does not matter if this is in the morning or evening, although research suggests that the morning or evening, although research suggests that you are you are more receptivemore receptive in the in the morningmorning than you are in than you are in the afternoon or evening.the afternoon or evening.

Recording your notesRecording your notes on to a tape may be helpful. You on to a tape may be helpful. You might be able to listen to these when travelling in a car, on might be able to listen to these when travelling in a car, on a train or just lying down relaxing. The fact that you have a train or just lying down relaxing. The fact that you have organised your notes on to a tape may in itself help you organised your notes on to a tape may in itself help you with your revision.with your revision.

Practice questions only when you have learned the Practice questions only when you have learned the materialmaterial

Be selective which questions to answerBe selective which questions to answer

Revision SummaryRevision Summary

During your revision During your revision read your notes out read your notes out loudloud, you are then using all your senses, , you are then using all your senses, sight, sound, hearing( taping is then easy ) sight, sound, hearing( taping is then easy ) and writing. and writing.

Having music on does not work!Having music on does not work! How How can it?. can it?.

Never believe how much your friends Never believe how much your friends say they are doingsay they are doing..

Pin your plan up where you can see it and Pin your plan up where you can see it and stick to it. stick to it.

Final Final When you enter the exam hall a little bit When you enter the exam hall a little bit

of anxiety is required to get you to of anxiety is required to get you to perform at your best.perform at your best.

If you are anxious because you are under If you are anxious because you are under prepared then PANIC.prepared then PANIC.

You have no excuses…you have been You have no excuses…you have been advised, guided, taught and now, it is up advised, guided, taught and now, it is up to you.to you.

Some people will deserve what they Some people will deserve what they get, others will get what they deserve. get, others will get what they deserve. Which one do you want to be?Which one do you want to be?