2. How can I revise effectively for my exams?
Study Skills
How can I revise effectively for my exams?

3. Why is revision so important?
One element of success in exams is being able to remember, recall and apply a large body of knowledge Research suggests that 80% of what you learn today will be forgotten within 24 hours, if you do not make a conscious effort to remember it Therefore, it is important to regularly review the knowledge that you are acquiring – this is how things move from short term to long term memory
Effective revision is an ongoing process, not a cramming session just before the exams!

4. Effective Revision – The Basics!
Identify time for revision and make effective use of this time.

5. Effective Revision – The Basics!
2. Plan breaks into your revision schedule

6. Effective Revision – The Basics!
3. If possible, prepare a ‘revision space’. Somewhere quiet where you will not be distracted and where everything you will need is to hand

7. Effective Revision – The Basics!
4. Look after yourself. Do not underestimate the importance of what you eat and how much sleep you get

8. Examples of effective revision strategies
Revision should be an active attempt to hook the facts into your memory Revision does not just mean repetition or reading through – you need to work on the material in different ways

9. Effective revision strategies – Decision Matrix

10. Effective revision strategies – Revision Clocks

11. Effective revision strategies – Knowledge Organisers

12. Effective revision strategies – Student into teacher
Try explaining a topic to someone who does not know anything about it. If you can do this, it proves you can understand and remember the key features of the topic

13. Effective revision strategies – Flash cards

14. Effective revision strategies – Practice questions and past papers