Study and revision ideas!

Make an effective work area

Light

Air

Desk

Warmth

Comfortable work chair

Somewhere to keep your files/ books

Noticeboard

Organise yourself

• Colour code books/ files so that everything belonging to the same subject has the same colour attached to it.

• Use dividers to section files into topics/ units.

• Once you’ve finished studying a topic, take it home and file it away in a lever arch file.

Juggling everything…

Stay organisedAfter you’ve finished a piece of

homework:

1. Hole punch it.2. Put it into the correct subject folder.3. Put the folder into your bag.4. Tick off the work in your planner.

Deadlines

Write key deadlines on a calendar pinned above your desk at home.

…And add reminders for yourself e.g. One week until Maths coursework due in!

Learning & revising(some good ideas…)

How to do good note taking

SELECT(a) the most important ideas. (b) use correct information.REJECT (i.e. use fewer words)(a) cut repetition. (b) cut irrelevant ideas. (c) Use abbreviations to make things shorter(but be consistent

so that you can remember them!)MAKE YOUR OWN (There are no set rules! Do what works for

you) (a) Change the wording to wording you would use. (b) Experiment with layout e.g. Try putting information into

two columns; fold the paper so you can’t see one column and test yourself.

What type of learner are you? (Try things out and pick what works for you)

Visual = You spell words by seeing them in your head; remember events with still colour pictures that you see in your head; and when you concentrate, you’re distracted by

untidiness.Auditory = You spell words by sounding them out; remember events with the sounds of that

event; and when you concentrate, you can be distracted by noise. Kinaesthetic = You spell words by writing them down to be sure that they’re right; remember

events with pictures which have movement (a bit like a film playing in your head); and when you concentrate, you can be distracted by movement.

Visual ?Auditory ?

Kinaesthetic ?

Ideas…

Highlight key terms

Draw pictures/ symbols to represent key terms

Stick Post It notes around your room

Draw mind maps

Draw flow charts

Record yourself

Make topic cards

Record a topic title, then all the facts about that topic. Play the topic title, press stop. Say aloud everything you can remember. Press “play” and compare. How much did you remember?

Write the name of the topic on one side; write notes about it on the other side. Jumble the cards up (so it’s just like an exam with a random order of questions). Look at the title and say what you remember. Turn over and compare. How much did you remember?

Mnemonics = Rhymes or acronyms (where you use

the first letter of each word) to remember something.

e.g.• Spelling of Rhythm: Rhythm Helps Your Two Hips Move • Spelling Potassium: One tea, two sugars. (1 x letter T, 2 x letter S)• List of notes on the treble clef stave in Music E, G, B, D, F

Every Good Boy Deserves Fun• Order of the planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,

Uranus, Neptune, Pluto: My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine Planets.

Create your own!

Make chains

A chain is where you weave a list of words/ ideas into a story. It’s a really good way to remember a long list of words/ ideas or a list of words/ ideas that need to be remembered in a particular order.

So, if you needed to memorise- Tree- House- Guitar- Pencil- Telephoneyou could turn them into the chain…

There was once a tree. The tree fell onto a house.A man ran out of the house holding a

guitar. He tripped over a giant pencil.He pulled a ‘phone out of his pocket to

call for help.

Can you recite the list?

TreeHouseGuitarPencilTelephone

Do you know it? Have you remembered it?

Test yourselfTest a friend

Be tested by a friendBe tested by a family member

Learn a topic, then immediately test yourself by answering a real exam question on the topic!

Try…GCSE BitesizeSAM Learning

Revision guidesExam board websites

Your teachers

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The best method of revision

Learning well

(…and keeping your teachers onside)

Behave!Concentrate!Work hard!

Look after yourself!

Yes, you will be busy, but ensure that you:• Get a good night’s sleep.• Eat a proper breakfast and healthy food

throughout the day.• Drink plenty of water.• Exercise.• Have fun!• And ask for help if you need it!

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Have a good year! Good luck!