1. Revision techniques student version 2013Presentation Transcript
1. Revision techniquesSome ideas to help you revise in thelead up to
GCSE and A-Level exams Mr D Drake 2013 Advanced Skills Teacher
– Abbeyfield School http://humanitiesastwiltshire.blogspot.com
2. Video your learningMake a video tosummarise points andrecord the
learningUse the RSA animatestyle and a whiteboardor large sheet
ofpaper:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZvpF6gaGH4
3. Reduce, reduce, reduce• Make notes from original notes• Make
notes from notes etc• Each time, make notes on smaller piece of
paper• Emphasis on the process of summarising the information, rather
than the notes themselves• Reduce to main points Not enough to make
notes and leave (repeat, repeat, repeat) - making notes does not mean
copying out the book• Reduce topic to a tweet!
4. Use your own environmentWrite important words,diagrams and
phrases on sticky notes or A4 sheets that can be stuck where you see
them every day. On your walls or doors... anywhere will do.
5. Mind Mapping• This is a powerful technique that allows you to make
the best use of your brain power.• The Mind Mapping technique
harnesses the full range of your cortical skills, making you more
productive and creative.Resources:How to make a mind
maphttp://www.mind-mapping.co.uk/make-mind-map.htmVideo
tutorial:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLWV0XN7K1g
6. Pub quiz• Create questions for friends• Create teams of 2• Have a
round per free lesson/after school and record scores on a leader
board• Successive rounds lead to a grand final between highest
scoring teams
7. Mnemonics• Use mnemonics to help remember certain patterns or
sequences.• A mnemonic is a way of helping you remember

2. information using abbreviations, words or phrases.• For example, to
remember the colours of the rainbow, you could use the mnemonic:
Richard of York Gave Battle In Vain, using the first letters of each word
to remember the colours Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and
Violet.
8. Learning journeyPick a journey or story thatyou know well – route
toschool?Associate an image withplaces along the route inorder to
remember keyinformation as a story
9. Picture itRevisionthroughimagesWorking with apartner. One ofyou
draws a keyword, whilst theotheroneguesses(Pictionary)
10. Key terms – against the clockAssociate terms, images and
definitions – create a cribsheet to use in future (your own sorting
exercise)Repeating the process importantDo on computer, so you can
reset each timeRepeat and aim to get faster each time
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12. Revision techniquesSome ideas to help you revise in thelead up to
GCSE and A-Level exams Mr D Drake 2013 Advanced Skills Teacher
– Abbeyfield School http://humanitiesastwiltshire.blogspot.com