Spaced revision is better than mass saturation!
• Paint it, let it dry, then paint it again
Revision – active learning
•Quality not quantity
•Don’t kid yourself that you’re revising when you’re not!
•Find yourself a comfortable distraction free environment
•How do you learn best?
•What part of the day do you work the most effectively? Maximise this time.
•Turn off your mobile / email / MSN / Facebook!
•Give yourself breaks and treats regularly
•40mins max at one time
Revision – active learning
•Be active with your revision
•You need to ‘notice’ to learn
•Engage with what you are studying
•Understand not memorise
Revision – active learning suggestions
• Study buddies
•Test yourself
•Use mnemonics
•Look at your lecturer’s feedback on your assignments – what are your weak areas?
•Use mock exams / past papers to focus
•Use flashcards
learning note taking
•Use colour, highlighter pens
•Condense your notes to the minimum amount required
•Summarise key points using your own words
•Recite / summarise your notes aloud
•Mind maps
Mindmapping
Online study aids
•Use online revision organisers (apps available)
•http://www.studystack.com/
•http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-6557 76
Exam Techniques
•Time management
•Approaching the essay question
•Common reasons for low marks in written exam
•Approaching multiple choice questions
•Dealing with stress
Exam techniques -
Time management
•Look over all of the questions first
•Work out a time schedule and write the time you should finish each section
•Keep your eye on the time closely
•Do the easy questions first to maximise your marks + make you feel less anxious
•If you run out of time use point form
Getting marks
•Look at the marking scheme of each section.
•Present your answer as explicitly as possible – think from your lecturer’s point of view + make it easy for them to give you marks and tick boxes / criteria