Revision

[Shar]

'Dumping' - picking a certain topic then write everything you know about it in one colour. Then get a book out and write everything else that you didn't know.

That sounds really useful, I think I'm going to try it

I have a revision timetable and a routine. I try and get up around 9 and get ready to revise by 10. I usually spend around 8 hours a day revising, have a break for 15 minutes every 2 hours. I focus on one subject and go through all the topics.
Flash Cards
Mind maps
Exam questions
Philip Allan Updates revision books - these are really helpful if you're doing A levels
I've already re-written all the notes I've made in class so I also go through them and highlight them.

[kuzkasate]

My English teacher gave me this tip and he said it helped him get through his GCSE's, A-levels & university. Basically, make yourself a timetable. Divide them into 20 minute blocks and make them suite around you, dont go changing your ways for it, so for example if you know your gonna sit down to watch a bit of Eastenders at 8pm on Monday, do not revise then. You should divide each block into 20 minutes and in that 20 minutes, you study a certain thing, so you cant just say 'well im gonna study Maths at 7.20pm-7.40pm' you have to be more specific, like what exactly in Maths? Equations? Cumulative Frequency? Trigonometry?

At the end of each 20 minutes block, take 5-10 minutes rest. If you know you'll go on facebook or habboxforum, write a little note saying 'check facebook + hxf.' Great thing about this is you know when exactly you will be revising, what exactly you will be revising, how long for etc. It really does help and you actually go away remembering things instead of coming back and being like, oh what did I do before?

[,elaboratedolls]

I don't revise at all. I believe that it's what you have actually learnt not copied out of a book the night before.
I suck at Maths though, does anyone have tips for revising for Maths?

[Chippiewill]

I suck at Maths though, does anyone have tips for revising for Maths?

There's only one way (That helps) to revise maths:

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Practise

[Shar]

There's only one way (That helps) to revise maths:

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Practise

This ^^
Go through as many practice papers as you can and when you come across something you can't do look in your text book.

[AgnesIO]

There's only one way (That helps) to revise maths:

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Or: Practice

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I don't revise at all. I believe that it's what you have actually learnt not copied out of a book the night before.
I suck at Maths though, does anyone have tips for revising for Maths?

You clearly don't understand the idea of revision if you think it involves simply copying things out of a book.

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Or: Practice

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You clearly don't understand the idea of revision if you think it involves simply copying things out of a book.

All the revising we do at school is copying out of a textbook

[luce]

today is really not going to well, same as the last few days either. Exams aren't close enough for me to be motivated but they're not far away enough for it not to matter so annoying.

[myke]

I use a lot of mind mapping techniques, it's fun to do and easier to remember for me.: ) I find it difficult to concentrate when I'm revising though

[luce]

mind maps are ok i've used them a bit but this holiday i've taken to typing out my notes it make them easier to go back over and adjust