Revision Tips Revision Tips Tuesday 1Tuesday 1stst May 2012 May 2012

TheThe Top TipsTop Tips for for managing revisionmanaging revision1.1. Start early!Start early!2.2. Be organised.Be organised.3.3. Know the Know the

requirements.requirements.4.4. Try various Try various

methods.methods.

Starting early:Starting early:YourYour experience of experience of

revising revising is asis as important important as youras your

experience of sitting experience of sitting the exam the exam andand the the

result result itselfitself..

Being organised:Being organised:

•KeepKeep subject folders subject folders

•Index Index andand review work review work

•BeBe logical logical andand creative creative

Knowing the Knowing the requirements:requirements:

•Sounds simple, but…….Sounds simple, but…….

•You have to You have to understand understand howhow you can you can obtainobtain all the all the

marksmarks for the exam to for the exam to know what to aim forknow what to aim for..

Trying various revision Trying various revision methods.methods.

•Make yourMake your revision revision ACTIVE ACTIVE notnot PASSIVE! PASSIVE!•Revise Revise using yourusing your

preferred learning stylespreferred learning styles•Find outFind out what works what works for for

youyou BEFORE the exams BEFORE the exams

Revision methods to Revision methods to suit your preferred suit your preferred

learning style:learning style:Visual methods:Visual methods:

Auditory methods:Auditory methods:

Kinesthetic methods:Kinesthetic methods:

Visual learners.Visual learners.Read your notes and make Read your notes and make picturespictures and and

diagramsdiagrams summarising them. summarising them.Colour-codeColour-code your work. Use your work. Use highlighter highlighter

penspens for key facts. for key facts.Watch the Watch the DVDs, TVDVDs, TV programmes and programmes and

playsplays pertinent to your studies. pertinent to your studies.Use a Use a revision accordionrevision accordion for key words. for key words.Take digital pictures of your notes.Take digital pictures of your notes.Use Use mind maps.mind maps.Use Use thinking maps.thinking maps.

Mind maps.Mind maps.©©

Thinking Thinking maps.maps.©©

Auditory learners:Auditory learners:

ReadRead your notes your notes aloudaloud to yourself. to yourself.Remember facts by setting them to well-known Remember facts by setting them to well-known

tunes.tunes. ExplainExplain your learning to your parents. your learning to your parents. RecordRecord your notes and your notes and listen to themlisten to them as often as often

as possible. as possible. Use Use mnemonicsmnemonics to help you remember key to help you remember key

information:information:Use your Use your mobile phone / i-pod / digital cameramobile phone / i-pod / digital camera

to record slogans, raps, mnemonics.to record slogans, raps, mnemonics.Learn key information to a Learn key information to a beat.beat. Use a Use a ball ball toto

bouncebounce // pencilpencil toto tap tap etc.etc.

Kinesthetic Kinesthetic learners:learners:

You don’t need to move your whole body! You don’t need to move your whole body! Walk aroundWalk around when studying your notes. when studying your notes.

UnderlineUnderline or or highlighthighlight key facts in your key facts in your notes.notes.

Follow the wordsFollow the words with your with your fingersfingers when when reading. reading.

The The mind mapmind map technique can help you technique can help you too! too!

Touch and Touch and handle relevant materialhandle relevant material while while revising. revising.

Make text Make text jigsaws.jigsaws.Make a Make a dance or sketchdance or sketch about your about your

learning. learning.

Final advice:Final advice:

Keep all those Keep all those artefactsartefacts from your from your revision: revision:

Recognise other Recognise other memory triggersmemory triggers you may have and use them. you may have and use them.

Visualise.Visualise.Plan. Plan. Reward. Reward. Re-visit.Re-visit.

What can you as What can you as parents do to support parents do to support

your child?your child?• SupportingSupporting their their

revision gives you an revision gives you an opportunity to opportunity to become become involvedinvolved in your child’s in your child’s studies in a practical studies in a practical

way.way.

You can play a vital You can play a vital role !role !

•Help your child Help your child structure their timestructure their time..

•Provide a Provide a “positive “positive learning learning

environmentenvironment.”.”

Helping your child Helping your child structure their time.structure their time.

•A major problem for many young A major problem for many young people is people is

time management.time management.

•By helping your child “time By helping your child “time manage” revision, you can manage” revision, you can

prevent them having to resort to a prevent them having to resort to a last minute rush. last minute rush.

Providing a positive Providing a positive learning environment.learning environment.• Encourage and support the Encourage and support the right right balancebalance between studying, family and between studying, family and

social activities.social activities.• ExerciseExercise and and dietdiet are also relevant to are also relevant to

effective learningeffective learning. . • Help your child’s Help your child’s organisationorganisation by by

providing providing a place to studya place to study which is which is free from distractionsfree from distractions and where all and where all the the necessary equipmentnecessary equipment is easily at is easily at

hand. hand.

Checklist for Checklist for successsuccess

– Show an Show an interestinterest in your child’s in your child’s revision and don’t be “fobbed off.”revision and don’t be “fobbed off.”

– DiscussDiscuss both the both the progressprogress of the of the work and its work and its contentcontent..

– TalkTalk through the revision as this will through the revision as this will help your child articulate their help your child articulate their thoughts and thoughts and reinforce their reinforce their learninglearning..

– Set short term Set short term targetstargets which are which are rewardedrewarded when they are achieved. when they are achieved.