Revision
You told me to revise sir , what does that mean?
1. Start revising early —
i.e. months, not days before the exam.
2. Plan your revision using a timetable
Planning out your revision means you can spend more time revising and less time worrying you've forgotten something.
3. Make sure you know which topics you need to revise for each subject.
Use your exam board specifications as a revision list. Focus on your specific targets, dont just read.
4. Don't spend ages making your notes look pretty. Clean is vital, pretty is a nice to have
This is just wasting time. For diagrams, include all the details you need to learn, but don't try to produce a work of art.
5. Set up a nice, tidy study space
You'll need somewhere with good lighting, your pens close by, your phone out of sight and your TV unplugged. Try not to revise on your bed, or you'll be dreaming of pink igloos and elephants before you know it.
6. Vary your revision with different activities
Try a variety of different revision techniques — answering practice questions, writing down notes from memory, and using Revision Guides, Flash Cards, Exam Practice Workbooks etc. Variety is essential to stop you getting bored and stale.
7. Stick revision notes all around your house
So in the exam you think, "Aha, registers of the CPU, they were on the fridge..."
8. Do lots of practice papers and questions
You'll find it far easier to answer questions in the exam if you've tried similar ones at home beforehand. The papers are all posted on the relevant Google Classroom if there is something that is missing, PLEASE ask me
9. Set aside time to do fun things — don't turn into a revision zombie
Don't totally stop yourself from having fun. This'll help you stay motivated, relax, and allow you to keep up with your favourite hobbies. Build in rewards for your revision eg: your favourite snack or using social media. But having said that
10. Keep your phone and other distractions away.
Phones are great, but they're a one-stop shop for procrastination. Heed our warnings and stick it in a drawer while you're revising.
11. Sleep and eat properly.
Sleep is more important than you'd imagine — it helps your brain store all the juicy information you've learned throughout the day. Drinking plenty of water and eating healthy foods will also boost your concentration throughout the day.
12. On exam day, make sure you arrive in plenty of time
Nothing adds extra pressure to exam day like the fear of being late. Just make sure you set off at a little earlier than usual. While you wait, if people around you seem stressed about the exam, try to relax and not let their worries affect you. You've prepared well, well done.
Sources
https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/info/exams-or-demon-fighting/essential-revision-tips
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zw8qpbk
What is Mind Mapping?
Mind mapping is a highly effective way of getting information in and out of your brain. Mind mapping is a creative and logical means of note-taking and note-making that literally "maps out" your ideas.
All Mind Maps have some things in common. They have a natural organizational structure that radiates from the center and use lines, symbols, words, color and images according to simple, brain-friendly concepts. Mind mapping converts a long list of monotonous information into a colorful, memorable and highly organized diagram that works in line with your brain's natural way of doing things.
One simple way to understand a Mind Map is by comparing it to a map of a city. The city center represents the main idea; the main roads leading from the center represent the key thoughts in your thinking process; the secondary roads or branches represent your secondary thoughts, and so on. Special images or shapes can represent landmarks of interest or particularly relevant ideas.
The great thing about mind mapping is that you can put your ideas down in any order, as soon as they pop into your head. You are not constrained by thinking in order. Simply, throw out any and all ideas, then worry about reorganizing them later.
There are many great mind mapping software programs out there to help you organize your thoughts and then automatically export them to an easy-to-read, ordered list.
While it is absolutely possible to mind map the old-fashioned way with a pen and paper, why not take advantage of the technology age and save yourself some much needed time?
Do I need a Computer?
Absolutely not, do it on A3 paper, I will supply the A3 if it helps.
But I want to do it on Computer?
Take your pick.