How to Revise

Learning Objective: To explore what makes quality revision and find

strategies that will work for you.

What is quality revision?

Good quality revision Bad quality revision

You will be given two post it notes, on one you need to write down something that leads to good quality revision. On the other you need

to write down something that leads to bad quality revision.

E.g. Finding a quiet place to work where you wont be

interrupted.

E.g. Cramming at the last minute.

What is quality revision?

Good quality revision Bad quality revision

• Simply reading the textbook or your notes.

• Overdoing your revision and not taking enough breaks.

• Leaving it to the last minute and panicking before the exam.

• Having distractions around you, e.g. TV, phone, internet.

• Creating a revision timetable and sticking to it.

• Short chunks of revision – spend between 20-30 minutes revising and have

a short break of about 5 minutes or so.• Doing past papers.

• Using a variety of revision strategies that work for you, e.g. Mind maps, getting

someone to test you, teaching someone else.

• Keep revisiting what you have revised and testing yourself after you have revised

a topic.• Treat yourself after a good day of

revision.

Social Networking and Revision

Stand up if you have your

phone near you when revising.

Stand up if you use your phone

i.e. Text, snapchat when

revising.

Stand up if you use another devise e.g. Laptop, tablet for social networking

when revising.

Social Networking and Revision

Would it bother you to turn your

phone/laptop/tablet off for the period of time when you are

revising?

Top Tips:

• Websites/apps such as getcoldturkey can block social networking sites, games etc for a period of time while you are revising.

• Revise at the same time as your friends and all agree not to snapchat etc for a period of time before you have a break.

Revision Tips

Websites such as The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times and The Independent have a lot of articles about

how to revise effectively.

You are going to take a look at 5 examples.

You will visit each article and spend a couple of minutes reading it through. You then need to write in your book

at least one tip from each article that you like.

Extension: What methods of revising do you now know?

Come up with a class list of all the different ways of revising that you know. How many can you

think of?1.2.3.4.

5.

What will you take away with you?

On your post it note, reflect on and write an answer to the following question:

‘What am I leaving with today that I didn’t have/know when I came in?’