Revision RevolutionRevision Revolution

This booklet suggests ways to This booklet suggests ways to help your brain remember help your brain remember things……..things……..

It still needs your help to make it It still needs your help to make it happen before exams!happen before exams!

Don’t just learn - Don’t just learn - RECALLRECALL

After 10 minutesAfter 10 minutesAgain after 1 dayAgain after 1 dayAgain after 1 weekAgain after 1 weekAgain after 1 monthAgain after 1 monthAgain after 3monthsAgain after 3months

You can recall by reading, writing, drawing, You can recall by reading, writing, drawing, talking acting, thinking……ANYTHING about talking acting, thinking……ANYTHING about it!it!

The Ideal Study HourThe Ideal Study Hour

Looking and LearningLooking and Learning

DrawDraw a a mind mapmind map..

Make upMake up a diagram to show the main a diagram to show the main facts and ideas.facts and ideas.

Use a highlighterUse a highlighter to highlight the to highlight the keywords you need to learn. keywords you need to learn. Trace each Trace each wordword in the air. You could use different in the air. You could use different colour for different subjects.colour for different subjects.

Try toTry to create create a a guided visualisationguided visualisation for for other members of your group – try it out other members of your group – try it out on them. on them.

Hearing and LearningHearing and Learning

With a partner With a partner read the text clearly aloudread the text clearly aloud, paying close , paying close attention to the way it sounds. Now try reading it to attention to the way it sounds. Now try reading it to yourself yourself softlysoftly, (not silently in your head)., (not silently in your head).Make up questionsMake up questions to ask about the text and then to ask about the text and then question your revision ‘partner’ - This might be a question your revision ‘partner’ - This might be a friend, or family, perhaps even yourself especially of friend, or family, perhaps even yourself especially of you leave a gap before you leave a gap before saying out loudsaying out loud or writing your or writing your answers to the questions.answers to the questions.Make upMake up a role play where you act out events or a role play where you act out events or processes.processes.Decide on Decide on the key words and facts you need to learn. the key words and facts you need to learn. Experiment with different ways of saying the keywords Experiment with different ways of saying the keywords out loud. Maybe out loud. Maybe use different voices use different voices or emphasize or emphasize different parts of the word.different parts of the word.Make upMake up a mnemonic to remember important facts. a mnemonic to remember important facts. “Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain”: Red Orange “Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain”: Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet.Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet.

Doing and LearningDoing and Learning

GoGo for a walk or for a walk or move aroundmove around as you read through as you read through the text. the text. Write outWrite out the main points on index cards and then the main points on index cards and then arrangearrange the cards in order. the cards in order. Turn Turn them over then try them over then try and remember what each one says. Don’t expect to and remember what each one says. Don’t expect to get it right first time. It’s fine to check when you get it right first time. It’s fine to check when you can’t remember. can’t remember. Use ‘post-it’Use ‘post-it’ notes to write down the main points notes to write down the main points OR main questions. OR main questions. StickStick the ‘post-it’ notes around the ‘post-it’ notes around the wall or room. Use different colours and the wall or room. Use different colours and move move the notesthe notes around. around.ImagineImagine the main points fixed on parts of your body the main points fixed on parts of your body –big toe, knee, elbow, nose etc. –big toe, knee, elbow, nose etc. Move or touchMove or touch each each part as you remember the point.part as you remember the point.

……........RememberRemember!.......!.......

Reading is often the start, but when Reading is often the start, but when you read, you are taking information you read, you are taking information IN.IN.

You need to practise putting You need to practise putting information OUT like you do for an information OUT like you do for an exam.exam.

So So stopstop reading after 5minutes and reading after 5minutes and write write or or talktalk or or drawdraw to practise to practise putting the information OUT.putting the information OUT.

ExerciseExercise

What Helps What Helps YouYou To Study? To Study?

When is your Ideal Study When is your Ideal Study Period?Period?

MONMON TUESTUES WEDWED THURSTHURS FRIFRI4pm – 4pm – 5pm5pm

5pm – 5pm – 6pm6pm

6pm – 6pm – 7pm7pm

7pm – 7pm – 8pm8pm

8pm – 8pm – 9pm9pm

9pm – 9pm – 10pm10pm

SATSAT

SUNSUN

Where are you on the Where are you on the Revision Wheel?Revision Wheel?

I feel confident

in my revision program

me

I’ve tried revision

but it could be better

I want to revise for my exams this year

I’ll probably need to do some revision this year

I’ve never done

revision for exams and it’s always

been OK

I DON’T WANT

TO REVISE

Be Successful!Be Successful!

Recall your lessonsRecall your lessons

Try the Ideal Study Hour – it reduces Try the Ideal Study Hour – it reduces stress as well as helping your brain stress as well as helping your brain

Keep Healthy – eat well, sleep well, Keep Healthy – eat well, sleep well, reward yourselfreward yourself