1. How to revise effectively
Malton Sixth Form September 2017 Mr Dent

2. Top Revision Tips Create a timetable Organise your study space
Understand your own learning style
Take regular breaks
Reward yourself
Think SMART
Repetition, repetition, repetition

3. Condensing Notes
Cornell Method – see template
1 Make notes in this column. Don’t try to capture everything and leave space so you can come back to it later
2 After you’ve summarised, write key words in this column. Try to formulate them into questions
3 Summarise your notes in this section within 24 hrs
Some of you may not have heard of this method but it is a really useful method.
Talk through the method.
When you are revising you should only have to use section 3 which will save you a lot of time.
TASK: You have two minutes to make as many notes as possible about the following text

4. Example Timetable Timetables should be SMART Specific Measurable
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Revise French
Revise History
Revise Maths
Timetables should be SMART
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time bound
Time
Monday
Done
09:00
Revise: Rise of the Suffragettes X
09:25
Check Facebook and text friends
09:30
09:55
Facebook & brew break
10:00
Mindmap: Rise of the Suffragettes
10:25
Online shop
10:30
Flashcards: Rise of the Suffragettes
10:55
Watch Jeremy Kyle
11:30
Revise: Mathematics Core 4
11:55
Etc…
Combine smart targets with the Pomodoro technique when you’re making your revision timetable.