I. Mind Mapping
III. Study Sessions
Revision is a time to look back at everything you've learned and try to organize and consolidate the information in meaningful way. We do this to be able to access the important information in special situations. The organization of information has to occur at various times throughout the two years, and it can't be left to the last minute. Times for revision activities generally are quite intensive around quizzes, tests or exams, but revision should be taking place in small amounts several times a week in all of your subjects.
One significant revision technique is Mind Mapping. This method of organization helps you to connect all of the bits of information you've learned together. It makes it easier to see how changing one quality might change another, and so forth. The visualizing of this organization in a Map literally helps you to see relationships, connections, and classes of information. Mind Maps can be done in many different ways, but a clear approach to Mind Mapping is given on the site.
Another technique is the use of Graphic Organizers. There are so many Graphic Organizers that can be used but there are a few specific ones recommended and explained on the site that relate well to the command terms. If you already know which command terms tend to be used on the assessments, you can plan how to respond to these questions or prompts by organizing your information using one of the Graphic Organizers. Between Venn Diagrams, Fishbone Diagrams and Box Charts, you should find that there are a few effective methods for organizing almost all information around a command term, and this makes writing so much easier once you have the pieces in place.
Finally, there are Study Sessions for revision practice. A Study Session can make use of simple Cornell notes, a Fishbone Diagram, a set of Flash Cards or anything else you need to review. Study Sessions should be short and powerful, should be cyclical by reviewing a topic again and again with some time in between to study other topics, and ideally should involve you or a partner testing your memory and skill at explaining.