Revision..

[Immenseman]

Hey, with my GCSE's coming up this summer I need to start revising as soon and as much as possible to get the grades that I want. I could probably scrape all C's if I wanted to without revising but I want to do better.

The thing is I just can not sit down and revise, I know revising isn't meant to be fun but I can't sit down and do it no matter how hard I try.

Also, if anyone done a language at GCSE what did you find was the best way to help prepare you for the oral examination.

I will give all useful answers +rep, thanks! :D

[PaulMacC]

Byte Size on BBC, Watch educational videos.
Record yourself doing your language oral outloud and watch it over and over again.

[benjamin]

for my oral i just keep repeating the questions and stuff

but make a revision timetable, and find a way which helps you and you find fun (okay, well not fun, but can keep you entertained for more than 30 seconds), i do mind maps.

[Adam$]

I'm terrible at revision, I kept saying "I'll do it later" and did all my revision like the week before my GCSE's. I ended up getting 2A's, 2B's, 3C's and a few more.

[Sharpsterz]

although im only in year 9

my science teacher tells me to revise in short 20 minute periods because thats when the brain picks up the things you are revising

[Angel-Light]

Different methods suit different people

People who are more creative may prepare a "picture" method to learning such as mind maps or drawing a picture related to the subject.

People who think more logical tend to like to read their notes over and over again, write them out (which is what I do) or just say things over and over.

The best advice I can give is try out different methods and find one which you find more comfortable.

The timetable thing didn't work for me as it came to a time where I would study French and I actually felt like studying Drama, so heyho. Give yourself a treat after you done a lot of studying and if you feel like you have achieved a lot.

Also the number 1 tip of all: DO NOT GET STRESSED OVER IT!!!! Also try not to leave all studying to the night before xx

[BobX]

Just do it you lazy bum!





and for languages just like talk more in german around the house, i do.. it kinda freaks people out when i start talking german in school.

[Toughened]

Stick Sticky Notes around the places you go most in your house with little facts on or questions.

When you get to know the fact or able to answer the question take it away and then eventually you should be able to take them all away.

Even if you don't do it around the house but just in your bedroom can work as well. Like if you have a TV/Computer in your bedroom stick one of the hard questions/fact on the TV/Computer and every time you go to switch the TV/Computer on, you will see that fact or question and it will help you remember. Once it's stuck in your head you can get rid of it.

That's what I'm going to be doing next year anyway as it an unusual way and not boring and you're not taking in too much at once.

Good luck revising and with your exams anyway!

[BobX]

oh and i tried doing sticky notes, they fall off, so just use like posters from p.e [if your healthy and do p.e] and stick those on your wardrobe and either do like all the skeleton bone things or say which piece of clothing will go where on your body.

[i know im cool right.. this why it take me so long to get dressed]

but yeah other then that sticky notes don't really help that much.


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[Immenseman]

I have awarded all replies with +rep, thanks a lot. I'm going to try writing a time-table and then for the lessons I find it hard to revise for I plan to draw some mind-maps to revise from. :)

I'm healthy and don't do PE as although it's easy and i'm alright at it, it doesn't interest me. Mandatory PE is fine for me.

[Inseriousity.]

lmao, I'm the same. I hate revising. It just causes stress and everything you try to take in just goes back out.

For language speaking though, I do the same as someone else suggested. Going round the house and just trying to remember what you say. Although I was planning to record myself, put it on my Ipod and try and learn it that way... need to do that! :P

Erm... I've been told to:

Write revision timetables and stick to them, leaving breaks in between
Do it in 20 minute spells as anything over you won't remember!

[BobX]

you lie... go eat another big mac ¬.¬ .. ;)

and if not p.e then science sometimes has worksheets i guess but i found p.e more helpful for colour coding bones etc :)

[leah]

Jake Babes,
Languages, I re rote what i had to learn,
also for the role plays, we got given this sheet thing and we had to write down possible responses.
Im revising I do 20 min blocks each, I just read the revision guide tbh ;)
then have a break, watch Tv, go on comp, then another 20 mins after, Its hard for your brain to take in stuff when you revise continuously. [:

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