Revision Zone
Ensuring Success in Year 11
Here is a breakdown of the key content for each subject, an understanding of how it is examined with links to support materials that will help you with your revision and preparation for the GCSE examinations, along with common mistakes to avoid.
Try to develop your own technique for revision. Different techniques work for different people and depending on the type of subject being revised, some techniques are more suitable than others.
REVISION TIPS
If you feel it will help you, set a revision timetable, revising certain subjects at certain times.
Make sure you have a break from revision - try to arrange things so that you have a "day off" revising. This will mean when you re-start your revision, you will be a little fresher.
Try to revise one section of notes, or one set of topics together.
If you have trouble with specific details of topics, at least try to understand the topic generally and try not to get too bogged down with details. If you just choose to "ignore" topics, you may be limiting your options too much when it comes to answering questions - try to gain a broad understanding, as this is often sufficient to answer most or part of a question. (Quite often, details are supplied anyway - you just have to tie them together.)
FLASHCARDS
Make your own revision cards - with one main topic per card. Information one side, questions on the other.
QUIZZING
Quiz yourself on every topic. Test before learning and test after. Complete as many past paper questions as possible
CHUNKING
Break down your notes into sections to make it easier to memorise. Mind maps, spider diagrams, flow charts
ROUTINE
Plan, schedule, routine. Aim to keep everyday similar. Make a revision timetable. Sleep, eat healthy.
SPACING
Space how you organise your time and review topics over a period of time
ELABORATION
Apply your knowledge (Further extension and Rich Task) to different types of questions. Ask yourself what, why, how?
Beating Exam Stress
Improve your Memory
Stop Cramming!