Aguideofhandyhints,tipsandpracticalwaystoreviseName: Form:

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Beforeyoustartrevision• Putyourphoneonsilent,switchofforleavesomewhereelsethatyoucannoteasilyaccessit.

• Log-outortemporarilydisablesocialmedialikeFacebook,TwitterorInstagram.

• Alsoscienceprovesthatourbrainstendtoworkbetterifwe'realittletoocold,oronarigidchairsatatadesk.

• Sitatadeskortableifpossible,it’smoreformalandre-createstheenvironmentyou'llbetestedin.

Planning1. Drawupatimetableforyourrevisionandsticktoit(blanksprovided).2. Whatdoyouhopetocoverbytheendoftheweek?3. Bytheendoftheday?4. Whichsubjectsshouldyoubefocusingon?5. Workingfromarevisiontimetablehelpsyoutomakecleargoalsfor

eachrevisionsessionandallowsyoutocheckthemoffasyouprogress.6. Revisionplanscanreduceanxiety,reassuringyouthatyou'vetakenthe

necessarysteps.7. Alternativelyifthisisn'tyourstylewrite,upaticklist/to-dolistofall

thesubjectareasorunitsyouneedtocover.8. Youcandoaseparatecolour orpageforeachofyoursubjectsandsee

clearlyexactlywhatwhatyou'vecoveredorwhatneedsdoing.9. Thisallowsforchunkrevisionoravariationoftopicsinoneday.

RevisionTimetable

1. Planinwhatandwhenyouwillrevise.2. Setreasonablestudytargetsthatyouknowyoucanreach.3. Thiscanbesmallchunksoftimeorlargerblocksdependingon

whichyouprefer.4. Weallliketorevisesubjectswearegoodat,butprioritizesubjects

thatyouneedtofocuson.5. Alsorefertoyourexamtimetabletoseewhichexamsareupand

coming.6. DONOTPANIC- itisNEVERtoolate.You'vealreadystartedthe

journeyhere!

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Flash/Triggercards

1. Pickakeytopic.2. Cutoutcards.3. Writeakeytermon1sideofthe

card.4. Ontheothersidewritethe

definition5. Testyourself.Canyouremember

thedefinitionandviceverse,thekeyword.

QCards1. Pickaspecifictopic.2. Cutoutcards.3. Whatarethekeytermsorpiecesof

informationyouneedtoknow?4. Makeshortnotesand/or

diagrams/picturesonthattopic.

• E.g MathsWhatformulasmustyouknow

• Youcancreateyourownqcardsongetrevisingonline

KeyNotes(Minimizingkeytextintonoteform)

1. Whatisthekeyinformationorkeyterms/formula/quotes etcyouneedtoknow.2. Makeclearconcisenotes3. Minimizethetexttoasizethatyoucanreadallatthesametimeinoneglance

(font size8– 10)4. Lookatthisinformation regularlythroughout theday/timeofrevisingorstudying.5. Testyourself,whatcanyouremember,whatlinkscanyoumake.

ExampleBiology

Keynotes(onceminimizedfont9)

NervoussystemReceptorsspecialized.eyesearstonguenoseskinCellsnucleuscytoplasmcentralnervoussystem(CNS)brainspinalcordReceptorstimulationsignalneuronsbrainresponseNeurones electrical signals3typessensory spinalcordbrainrelay CNStoanotherpartMotor CNStoeffectors

Classmade/revision guide/online notes

Nervous systemReceptors aregroupsofspecialised cells.Receptorsareintheeyes,ears,tongue,noseandskin.Nervecellsarealsocalledneurones.Theyareadaptedtocarryelectricalimpulses fromoneplacetoanother:Centralnervous systemincudes thebrainandspinal cordReceptorscausestimulation andsignalneurons tothebrainwhichtriggeraresponse.Neurones send electricalsignalswhichthereare3typesThesensory thespinalcordtobrainTherelay centralnervous systemtoanotherpartofthebodyTheMotor centralnervous systemtoeffectors

Highlighting1. Byhighlighting keypoints inthematerial,youwillhavevisualcluesguiding your

revisioncomeexamtime.2. Highlight keyterms,quotes, charactersetc onnotesyouhavemade3. Whenpracticingexamquestions, highlight thecommandandkeywords.E.g explain,evaluate,discuss4.Beprecisewhenchoosing whattohighlight orelseyouwillendupwithapagefilledwithhighlighter .5.Youcancolourcodeinformation relatingtosubjectortopics

Mindmap1. Pickatopicandplaceinastartingbubble inthemiddle2. Startwritingdownwhatyouknowaboutthistopic3. Canyoumakelinksbetweentopics4. Usedtextandimagestorecordyourthoughts5. Gobacktoyourmindmapthedayafterandseewhatyoucanrememberandifthereis

anythingnewyoucanadd

PicturesandDiagrams1. Drawandtestyourself labelingdiagramsorkeyprocesses2. Trydrawanimagefrommemoryandlabelit3. Checkyourworkcomparedtoyournotes/book4. Addmissingparts5. Arrangingyournotesinapictorialfashionhelpsyourbraintoremember

information linkedtoimages.

E.GBiologyPartsofanervecell

E.GGeographyDrawingouttheprocessofcreatinganoxbowlake

Keywordlists1. Youcanmakekeywordlistsand

definition foranysubject2. Lookoveryournotes,usetextbooks,

onlineandidentify thekeytermsforspecifictopics(highlighting maybeuseful)

3. Onceidentifiedyoucanwritethedefinitions onthelist

E.GEnglishLiteratureKeyTerms

1. Simile - thecomparisonofonethingwithanotherthingofadifferentkind

2. Metaphor3. Alliteration4. Rhetoricalquestion5. Rhyme

Mnemonics1. Mnemonicsareasetofwordslinked

toakeytopic.

E.GRemembering thesolarsystem.Myveryeasymethodjustspeedsupnamingplanets

• Mercury• Venus• Earth• Mars• Jupiter• Saturn• Uranus• Neptune• Pluto

Memory/MindPalace1.Visualizeabuildingorroad.Populateyourmentalimagewithdetails,suchaswhatyousee ineach roomorwhat’soneither sideoftheroad.

2.Mentallyconnectanimageofeachofthefeaturesyousee– suchasachair inyourimaginedhouse,oratreebythesideofyourimagined road– withamanageablechunkofinformation(suchasachemicalformula).Thinkaboutthetwotogetherindepthandmakesureyou’vereally learned theinformationanditsassociatedimage.

3.Torecall theinformationintheexam,simplyretraceyourstepsthroughthebuildingordowntheroadandpickouttheobjectsyou’veassociatedwiththeinformation.

4.Whenyouwanttoaddadditionalinformationtoyourmemorybank,youcansimplyaddanotherroomtoyourimaginarybuildingortakeaturnoffyourimaginaryroadthatwillhousethisnewinformation

Forexample, ifyouneedtomemorizeacomplicatedchemical formula,youcouldnamethemoleculeswithhumannamesbeginningwiththesameletter (Carol=Chlorine, forexample)andmakeupalittle storyinwhichtheactionsofthecharactersmirrorthoseofthemolecules intheformula.

YoutubeHowtoImproveYourMemorywiththeMemoryPalaceTechniquehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIg73ppoVZwMindPalaceTechniqueFromSherlockHolmes - MemoryTraining:BuildaMemoryPalacehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vlpQHJ09do

MemoryPalace1. Createavisualstoryinyourmindtolinkandrememberkey

facts,quotes, themes,charactersetc.

ExampleKeycharactersinBloodBrothers

• Mrs Johnstone• Mrs Lyons• Sammy• Mickey• Edward• Linda• Russell(WillyRussellauthor)VisualStory

• Johnsitsonastone(Mrs Johnstone)atthefrontdoor.Heopensthedoorandsatonthefloorisalion(Mrs Lyons).Thelionisholdingasamsung (Sammy).Heistakingthemickey(Mickey)outofaJackRussell(WillyRussell).Thedogwalkstoward2(Edward)inthehospitaltoseejudgeRinder (Linda).

• Usefulwebsitehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationadvice/9900341/Revision-techniques-how-to-build-a-memory-palace.html

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Rhymes1. Puttinginformationintoarhymeis

anotherwayofmakingiteasiertoremember.

2. Anexampleistherhymethathelpspeoplerememberhowmanydaysthereareineachmonth

E.G

30dayshathSeptember,April,June,andNovember.Alltheresthave31ExceptFebruarymydearson.Ithas28andthatisfineButinLeapYearithas29.

Mean,Median,ModeandRange Rhyme14052008HereisafunrhymetohelpyourememberthethreeM’sandthe R:Heydiddlediddle,themedian’sthemiddle,Youaddthendivideforthemean.Themodeistheonethatyouseethemost,Andtherangeisthedifferencebetween.

1. Puttingkey informationintoasongorsingingittomusiccreatesaaudioclueforyourbrain.

2. Whenyousingtheinformation(eveninyourhead),amemoryistriggertohelpyourremember.

3. Trysingingpartsoftheperiodictableormathematicalformulastoyourfavourite song

4. Therearemanysongsalreadycreatedonlineforyoutolookat

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgVQKCcfwnU– Periodictable

TheGCSEMathsRevisionSong(2015)

AllAbout ThatBase(NoAcid)(Chemistry)

Songs

Whatdoyouknow?Writeyourownexamquestions

1. Writeyourownexamquestionsbasedonknowledgeyouknow.

2. Howwouldyouaskortestsomebodytoseeiftheyknewtheinformation?

E.g.Geography– physicalearthquakes Possiblequestions:

• Whatisthecauseofearthquakes• Give1casestudyofanearthquake• Discusstheaftereffectsofanearthquake

3.Writeyourownmarkschemesforthequestions youhavemade.Howwouldyouanswerthequestion?Whatkeyinformationwouldyoubelookingfor?

Practicewhatyouhaverevised.

1. Spendinghoursreading,revisingandmakingnoteswillhelpyourememberthecontent,butyoumustputthisknowledgeintopractice.

2. Usepastpapersandexamplequestionstotestyourself.Eachexamboardhaspastpapersonline

WrittenExamPreparationWheninyourexam:

1. Readthequestiontwice2. Circle,underlineorhighlightkeywords3. Whatisthequestionasking?Whatisthecommandword?E.g.Evaluate,discuss4. PEEL onyourwork:Point,Evidence/Example,Explain,Linkbacktoquestion.5. Remembercasestudiesyouhavewatchedorlearntabout.Makeyourpoint

linkedtothequestion,giveevidence orandexample andexplain theexamplelinkedtothefirstpointmade.Finallylink backtothequestion.

6. Checkhowmanymarksthequestionisworth.Haveyoumadeasmanypoints7. DONOTleavequestionsblank.Giveeveryquestionago,evenifit’saguess8. Brieflyplanoutyouranswerbeforestartingtowriteyourfinalanswere.g quick

notesormindmap.9. Rereadyouranswer.10. Planyourtimeaccordingly.Donotrush.Spendmoretimeonlargemark

questions.11. Checkyourhandwriting.Iftheexaminercannotreadittheywillnotmarkit.12. Leaveenoughtimeforyoutogooveryourpapertocheckyouranswers

UsefulWebsitesandApps• UsefulWebsitesandApps

• Getrevising – onlinesitetomakearangeofyourownrevisionresources(requiressignup)

• Quizlet• Edmodo• Memrise• Bbc bitesize• Bbc mindset• Pastpapersandmarkschemes online.Examboards:AQA,

WJEC/Eduqas,OCR,Edexcel.• Iamlearning• Studentportal– year11revision.Resourcestosupportrevision.