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has anyone got tips of the best was to revise???so far this semester i have had a few exams, they went ok, done well in the coursework.i have loads of exams soon and just cant seem to revise!!cant take it in!!!!im gonna start banging my head against the wall!!!! :banghead:
other than re-writing the notes and reading them over and over, what else can u do?!!!
cheers for the help!!! :thumb:
other than re-writing the notes and reading them over and over, what else can u do?!!!
cheers for the help!!! :thumb:
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:chin: Maybe give that a go?
That's what works for me, but then I'm only doing AS levels, I dunno if it works for all exams.
write them out over and over condensing them more each time, until you are eventually left with like one side of A4 full of words that will trigger the detail in your head. then memorise them!
as does reading your notes out loud to yourself over & over & over again...
and making notes of they key formulae you need to remember.
Postcards of the five most important facts in any subject area do wonders.
I do geograhpy (an arts course) which is mainly-essay based, and modules will give you choices from a load of questions on the paper. Here's what I do...
1. Isolate about half the main themes in each module that I find the most interesting and understand the most.
2. Look through specimen and past papers for questions on these themes, and see which direction they're going in. Also makes sure they they are regular themes in the papers.
3. Make concise notes on each theme from a wide range of material (based on referecnes from reading lists). Not specifically to the questions already seen, though. These notes for each module will total around 3,000-4,000 words, all points bulleted.
4. Make sure that the notes taken cover the questions and there is extra knowledge to 'pad out' answers if needed.
5. Print out the notes.
6. An couple of hours before the exam, go through all the points and physically underline the key bits, making sure there are no distractions so you can take as much in as possible.
7. 20mins before the exam, go through the underlined points and keep as many of the really main ones in your head as possible.
8. When the exam starts, immediately check the questions and write all the main points on the question paper that relate to your studied areas. Then hopefully everything else will just come to you when you're writing it.
This works very well for me, and makes sure my head isn't overloaded with stuff from loads of modules going into one exam. Though would be scuppered if I had two exams in one day
(3am and just finished my definitive notes for tomorrow!)