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When starting their revision, students have good intentions of improving their understanding of a topic. However, many students might be hindering their knowledge, rather than extending. Here are some common mistakes to look out for:
When starting their revision, students have good intentions of improving their understanding of a topic. However, many students might be hindering their knowledge, rather than extending. Here are some common mistakes to look out for:
Re-reading your notes
Re-reading your notes
Although re-reading class notes or relevant work is a popular revision strategy, it wastes valuable time and doesn't really help students in the long run. It doesn't help your understanding of what you are reading. Also, any improvements you notice are probably not long-term. In order for re-reading to work, it needs to work alongside other useful revision strategies.
Although re-reading class notes or relevant work is a popular revision strategy, it wastes valuable time and doesn't really help students in the long run. It doesn't help your understanding of what you are reading. Also, any improvements you notice are probably not long-term. In order for re-reading to work, it needs to work alongside other useful revision strategies.
Highlighting important information
Highlighting important information
It's common to find huge chunks of highlighted text in students' revision notes. However, highlighting isn't as useful as you think. Students tend to highlight too much text, overshadowing the vital information. As a result, it doesn't stand out and so is likely to be forgotten. Finally, identifying the key points of a topic is more difficult than one might think. It is a skill that must be taught and practised in order to be effective.
It's common to find huge chunks of highlighted text in students' revision notes. However, highlighting isn't as useful as you think. Students tend to highlight too much text, overshadowing the vital information. As a result, it doesn't stand out and so is likely to be forgotten. Finally, identifying the key points of a topic is more difficult than one might think. It is a skill that must be taught and practised in order to be effective.
Cramming
Cramming
Many students are guilty of delaying their revision until right before the big exam. As a result, they tend to revise by going over all of their information in one long marathon session. This common fault is known as cramming and is a really ineffective way to study. Cramming is stressful and tends to be completed at the expense of sleep and relaxation time.
Many students are guilty of delaying their revision until right before the big exam. As a result, they tend to revise by going over all of their information in one long marathon session. This common fault is known as cramming and is a really ineffective way to study. Cramming is stressful and tends to be completed at the expense of sleep and relaxation time.
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