Basic principles you should use to plan your exam revision

1. Revision

2. When revising, it's
worth asking yourself
two questions:

3. 1. How can I improve my knowledge and
expertise for this topic?
Knowledge = Expertise =
Facts
Numbers
Dates
Theories
Formulae
Understanding concepts
Explaining concepts
Evaluating
Criticising
Comparing
Applying

4. 2. How can I improve my ability to
demonstrate my knowledge in the exam?
Time management
Planning your answers
Clear expression
Essay organisation
Writing under time pressure
Accurately answering the
question
Formulating an argument
Structuring essays and short answers
Applying formulae
Prioritising
Answering different types of exam
questions. E.g. multiple choice, gapfill,
short answer

5. You should aim to refine both your
subject knowledge and your exam
performance capabilities.
It is unproductive, for example, to
continually extend your subject
knowledge if you have difficulty applying
information to solving problems or
expressing your understanding in essay
form.

6. Therefore, in revision sessions you should:
1. Identify what you already know and understand about the topic, what
you need to know and how you can find out and/or remember additional
information.
2. Practise skills to help you demonstrate in the exam your understanding of
what you have learned. For example, that you can apply principles or
theories to new material and situations (e.g. by doing practice questions,
writing short answers or essays, timing yourself).