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Effective Revision Strategies!

Effective Revision Strategies!. Common Problems. PROCRASTINATION/DISTRACTIONS! Disorganisation Inability to apply knowledge Poor time management Using only 1 revision strategy. Procrastination.

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Effective Revision Strategies!

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  1. Effective Revision Strategies!

  2. Common Problems • PROCRASTINATION/DISTRACTIONS! • Disorganisation • Inability to apply knowledge • Poor time management • Using only 1 revision strategy

  3. Procrastination • Before revising it is very beneficial to produce a revision timetable. Set a time limit for doing this. • While revising and when completing homework mobile phoneshould be avoided. It may be beneficial to agree a set length of time that you will take their devices for to help them concentrate. • When your concentration is interrupted your brain finds it very difficult to refocus effectively and will also find it difficult to store/retrieve the information you are working on.

  4. Disorganisation • Notes should be kept: NEAT, IN ORDER and UP TO DATE. • When it comes to revising, if students have not kept well written notes in classes, time is wasted trying to get copied up and organised as opposed to doing effective revision.

  5. Inability to Apply Information • Your child can think that they are in an extremely good position to sit the exams and then see a question that they have no idea how to answer! • The best way to develop this skill is by frequent testing. Past paper questions and end of topic tests in the textbook will give pupils an idea of the questions that may come up in the exam and how to answer them. Also locate and familiarise yourself/your child with mark schemes. In doing so you will have the ability to see where marks are gained and lost and you will have a better idea of the terminology they are expected to use.

  6. Poor Time Management • Notes should be read over at least once a week. • If pupils frequently revisit their notes then they will end up with high storage strength and high retrieval strength. • You will have MASTERED your work.

  7. Poor Time Management • Cramming may allow pupils to retrieve info in the short term but this is extremely detrimental to progression through school and university. • Also when cramming the brain finds it very difficult to retain all the information so it is nowhere near as good as learning to understand the information over time.

  8. Common Problems • PROCRASTINATION/DISTRACTIONS! • Disorganisation • Inability to apply knowledge • Poor time management • Using only 1 revision strategy

  9. Blooms Taxonomy

  10. Using only 1 Revision Strategy • Different revision strategies work better to remember/understand different things. • Do not constrict yourself to 1 strategy.

  11. Highlighting • Highlighting CAN be an effective revision strategy in terms of Key Words etc. • However…. It can also have a negative effect if overused. People focus on only highlighted areas and have difficulty linking whole concepts. • Moral of the story… Don’t highlight needlessly!!! Highlighting key words can be very useful.

  12. Reading Notes • Reading over notes time and time again can be very time consuming and is NOT overly useful. • Find active ways of revising; e.g. read over notes, put notes away and try to make a mind map from what has have read. Then check over to see what was missed. • This is more useful as it is a form of test. When merely reading the brain can become ‘distracted’ and the content may not even be stored in memory for a short time.

  13. Summarising • Summarising is more useful than just reading over notes. • By doing so information is being processed. • To effectively summarise information must be READ, UNDERSTOOD, DIGESTED, SUMMARISED.

  14. Flashcards/Mind maps • Flashcards etc. are very useful for learning recall facts and definitions. They can also be used to test peers when revising in pairs/small groups. • Mind maps are useful for visual learners and can be displayed on the wall as a constant reminder of topics. • HOWEVER… again the information should be digested and understood first as opposed to just copying.

  15. Recording Own Notes on Tape & Playing Back • This technique can be very effective and can be done whilst doing other things; e.g. while exercising, moving from place to place etc. • Tapes should not be listened to whilst sleeping as the brain needs time to wind down. • This should not be a main revision strategy as it is not active so is very easy to zone out.

  16. Regular Testing • Regular testing is the way ahead!!!! • Using a variety of the methods previously discussed to try to remember and understand the material. • Then test using exam style questions. Use the mark scheme to self mark and assess the areas you need more work on. If you do not understand why you didn’t get full marks your teacher will be more than happy to explain it to you!

  17. Happy Revision!!!

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