Academia 1: How do I revise? (step-by-step)
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Today's post is how I revise as a step-by-step guide. I know many of you are in the process of doing GCSE/A-Level mocks and are starting to revise for summer exams. I hope this post gives you some revision method ideas. Everyone revises differently, so do not be disheartened if these methods do not work for you. I advise trying a range of revision methods to find what suits you!
1. Revision Cards
As you may have seen on my Studygram, I make revision cards for each subject. This is useful for my content-based subjects (economics and physics) to ensure I learn all of the content. I work best through repetition and revision cards allow this. I also use revision cards for maths and further maths to ensure I know the processes and formulas I need to learn.
2. 'Blurting'
From my revision cards, I make 'prompts'. These are words and phrases I can use to trigger certain content from a topic. Using these prompts and without any other materials, I make a mindmap containing everything I remember from a topic. I use my revision cards to include any missed content in another colour. This technique is really useful to identify your weaknesses. I recommend watching UnJaded Jade's video on this technique because she explains it really clearly and is a very motivating revision Youtuber in general.
3. Summary Questions
After revising content from my revision cards, I do summary questions. Often textbooks and revision guides have summary questions at the end of chapters or units. These are good at consolidating knowledge because they are very content-based. I usually do summary questions throughout the year to refresh myself on chapters I covered a while ago and before mini tests.
4. Past Paper Questions
I mainly do past paper questions before a mock or a big test. These are very important, particularly at GCSE and A-Level. By becoming familiar with markschemes, you begin to identify what the examiner wants to see in your answer because often there is a slight divergence between the content you learn in lesson and the markscheme answer to a question. Examboards often recycle and rephrase questions too, so the questions in your actual exam may be similar to past paper questions, which will ensure you pick up more marks and relaxes you slightly during your exam.
I hope this has given you an insight into my revision methods. Feel free to discuss your own revision methods in the comments and contact me if you have any questions.
Today's post is how I revise as a step-by-step guide. I know many of you are in the process of doing GCSE/A-Level mocks and are starting to revise for summer exams. I hope this post gives you some revision method ideas. Everyone revises differently, so do not be disheartened if these methods do not work for you. I advise trying a range of revision methods to find what suits you!
1. Revision Cards
As you may have seen on my Studygram, I make revision cards for each subject. This is useful for my content-based subjects (economics and physics) to ensure I learn all of the content. I work best through repetition and revision cards allow this. I also use revision cards for maths and further maths to ensure I know the processes and formulas I need to learn.
2. 'Blurting'
From my revision cards, I make 'prompts'. These are words and phrases I can use to trigger certain content from a topic. Using these prompts and without any other materials, I make a mindmap containing everything I remember from a topic. I use my revision cards to include any missed content in another colour. This technique is really useful to identify your weaknesses. I recommend watching UnJaded Jade's video on this technique because she explains it really clearly and is a very motivating revision Youtuber in general.
3. Summary Questions
After revising content from my revision cards, I do summary questions. Often textbooks and revision guides have summary questions at the end of chapters or units. These are good at consolidating knowledge because they are very content-based. I usually do summary questions throughout the year to refresh myself on chapters I covered a while ago and before mini tests.
4. Past Paper Questions
I mainly do past paper questions before a mock or a big test. These are very important, particularly at GCSE and A-Level. By becoming familiar with markschemes, you begin to identify what the examiner wants to see in your answer because often there is a slight divergence between the content you learn in lesson and the markscheme answer to a question. Examboards often recycle and rephrase questions too, so the questions in your actual exam may be similar to past paper questions, which will ensure you pick up more marks and relaxes you slightly during your exam.
I hope this has given you an insight into my revision methods. Feel free to discuss your own revision methods in the comments and contact me if you have any questions.
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