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- Revision means checking back through the work you have done over the year to make sure that you understand and remember things before taking an exam.
- You‘ve heard it all before, but revision efforts are important when preparing for exams and will make a difference to your final grade.
Revision tips
- When you‘re trying to revise you might wish that you didn‘t have to do it and that you could spend your time doing something more interesting. But there are things you can do to make revising that bit easier:
- Find a quiet place to work with no distractions.
- If you have the space keep all your books and information in one place so you can find them easily.
- There are mixed views on whether listening to music helps you concentrate. If it works for you, keep it low and in the background so you‘re not distracted or tempted to sing along.
- Try and plan things carefully to make sure that you don‘t leave things to the last minute .
- Draw up a revision timetable.
- Have a think about what‘s the best way of revising for you. Are you better revising by yourself or with a friend Do you prefer doing lots of short revision sessions or longer sessions?
- Break things up into chunks rather than trying to cram everything in the night before the exam
- Make sure that you take regular breaks.
- Give yourself little rewards - say revise for 2 hours then watch Eastenders before going back to it.
- Make rough notes and practice re-writing what you‘ve learnt in your own words. Focus on understanding things rather than trying to learn them parrot fashion.
- It‘s good to write yourself reminders, make notes and highlight important facts when you are revising.
- Try sticking your notes up somewhere you can see them. Good places are on the fridge, in your bedroom or even in the bathroom! The more you look at them, the more you should be able to remember the information.
- Summarise different subjects on to cards or an A4 sheet of paper.
- You could also try recording information and playing it back to yourself - good times are when you are in bed just before you go to sleep or while you are travelling.
