revision
- Created by: mobyward
- Created on: 10-05-16 14:43
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- REVISION
- how to get started
- what tools do I need?
- text book
- exercise book / notes
- revision guides - bought, made, or given by department
- pens, coloured pens, highlighters
- blank postcards
- blank templates for visual notes
- What to revise?
- work out which topics in each subject
- When to revise?
- Do a timetable
- Prioritise (use traffic lights)
- work out which topics in each subject
- best time of day for you to learn?
- Where to revise?
- Home / school / which room?
- music on / music off?
- Home / school / which room?
- How long for?
- No more than 45 mins, then have a break
- Structure your session: 30 mins in, 15 mins out
- No more than 45 mins, then have a break
- Testing myself
- REVISION
- how to get started
- what tools do I need?
- text book
- exercise book / notes
- revision guides - bought, made, or given by department
- pens, coloured pens, highlighters
- blank postcards
- blank templates for visual notes
- What to revise?
- When to revise?
- Do a timetable
- Prioritise (use traffic lights)
- best time of day for you to learn?
- Where to revise?
- music on / music off?
- music on / music off?
- How long for?
- Structure your session: 30 mins in, 15 mins out
- Testing myself
- use flashcards: with a friend or parent
- flashcards - good for vocab / definitions / key words.
- online quizzes e.g. quizlet, www.getrevising.com, vocabexpress etc
- use online revision tools e.g. quizlet, zondle, mymaths, vocabexpress
- look, cover,check
- use a blank template, with headings, fill in missing info
- move from revision card - 5 key words - 1 word and back up again
- chunking down (chapter - key notes - 5 key words - 1 word)
- use a highlighter: mark what you get wrong, start with that next time
- do practice questions; get them marked by teacher
- do plans for practice answers; use mark schemes to check
- use flashcards: with a friend or parent
- Testing myself
- Structure your session: 30 mins in, 15 mins out
- Incentives and rewards
- e.g. tv, use of phone/tablet, snack / treat, exercise, fresh air....
- Food, drink, sleep...
- get enough!!
- what tools do I need?
- memory aids
- mnemonics
- linking / grouping ideas
- colour-coding notes
- post-it notes around room
- image chains
- chunking down (chapter - key notes - 5 key words - 1 word)
- Re-visit/re-learn: several times over revision period, extend length of time between sessions...
- different subject, different room?
- in the exam
- HUG the question
- understand command words
- plan answers
- know the timing of the exam
- how to use extra time
- PEE technique to answer questions
- coping with stress / panic / anxiety
- what to do? Making revision resources
- use www.getrevising.com to find / create / test yourself on revision resources.
- flashcards - good for vocab / definitions / key words.
- mind maps / spider diagrams: to visually get a sense of a whole topic
- post-its around room: good for facts, vocab, dates etc
- graphic notes - see templates
- chart: advantages / disadvantages, pros / cons.
- revision cards / notes: chunk down info, use bullet points.
- auditory learners: listen to recordings, record revision on phone and play back.
- watch documentaries / youtube talks or demos.
- use online revision tools e.g. quizlet, zondle, mymaths, vocabexpress
- how to get started
- use flashcards: with a friend or parent
- online quizzes e.g. quizlet, www.getrevising.com, vocabexpress etc
- look, cover,check
- use a blank template, with headings, fill in missing info
- move from revision card - 5 key words - 1 word and back up again
- use a highlighter: mark what you get wrong, start with that next time
- do practice questions; get them marked by teacher
- do plans for practice answers; use mark schemes to check
- REVISION
- Incentives and rewards
- e.g. tv, use of phone/tablet, snack / treat, exercise, fresh air....
- Food, drink, sleep...
- get enough!!
- what tools do I need?
- memory aids
- mnemonics
- linking / grouping ideas
- colour-coding notes
- post-it notes around room
- image chains
- Re-visit/re-learn: several times over revision period, extend length of time between sessions...
- different subject, different room?
- in the exam
- HUG the question
- understand command words
- plan answers
- know the timing of the exam
- how to use extra time
- PEE technique to answer questions
- coping with stress / panic / anxiety
- what to do? Making revision resources
- use www.getrevising.com to find / create / test yourself on revision resources.
- mind maps / spider diagrams: to visually get a sense of a whole topic
- post-its around room: good for facts, vocab, dates etc
- graphic notes - see templates
- chart: advantages / disadvantages, pros / cons.
- revision cards / notes: chunk down info, use bullet points.
- auditory learners: listen to recordings, record revision on phone and play back.
- watch documentaries / youtube talks or demos.
- how to get started
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