How to Revise 2- practical suggestions

We are learning to:Revise Actively

Is amazing Is like a muscle – it can be made to work

more efficiently!

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Revision techniques will vary depending on what you want to be able to do

Recall information/ key facts statistics - KU Follow particular procedures for applying

your knowledge - Skills

Skills or Knowledge and Understanding

Sort our your notes Organise them in sections Use colour Use folders and dividers Try to use logic, themes or topics to

organise your notes Check for gaps at this stage Follow advice Ask your teacher

Knowledge and Understanding

Beware!

Procrastination is the thief of time!

So is “highlighting!”

You have to learn the stuff not just

organise it!

Using highlighters is fun but seldom

productive!It is not an active revision strategy

Good for condensing a large amount of information into smaller more memorable “chunks” Start with an A4 page of notes and condense into

4 post it notes Then condense these into 2 post in notes Then condense these into 1post it note Use different colours for different topics

By processing the information in this way you will be helping it to stay in your long term memory.

Post it notes

These can be displayed in your room on a door or wall space.

Post it notes 2:

Works in a similar way to using post – it notes. You are processing information which helps recall.

Several useful websites: https://www.examtime.com

Create mind maps

Very helpful when you have to remember lists of things or processes. For example:

The Planets (without poor Pluto) are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us

Noodles.

Use mnemonics

Get together with a small group of people who are keen to do well in a subject

Each choose a topic or part of a topic you are least confident in

Teach that topic to the rest of the group Get feedback on how you did and what you

could do to improve

This will not work if you end up socialising!

Revise as a group

Tape your notes and play them back to your self

Randomly stop the tape and see if you can remember what comes next

Tape a series of questions with space for answers and test your ability to recall the key facts

Tape your notes

No use revising if you don’t stop to check what you know

You must also be able to show your understanding of the topic

BBC Bitesize – has revision notes and exercises to complete

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/

Check your progress

Answer questions:

1. You need to be sure your notes are organised

2. Revise a topic or sub topic 3. Get a friend or family member to ask you

questions – give them a list to choose from

4. If you can explain something to them in a way they can understand then you will understand it yourself

5. Don’t be too impatient with them

Some people find if the walk about as they are trying to recall information it helps the process

Visualising is a good way to recall information

Use physical movement

There is no substitute for practice Most subjects have a process you can follow For example in Modern Studies and History

– read the sources, check what the question is asking you to do – THEN DO IT!

Use the number of marks as a guide on how much to write.

The following link can be used to access past papers: http://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm

Skills – applying your knowledge and understanding

BODMAS Use the school’s Edublog

http://bodmaths.edublogs.org/

Mathematical processes

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