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guilt about not revising enough

toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 3,409 Boards Guru
in Work & Study
i did 30 minutes of revision yesterday and 45 minutes of revision today but i feel guilty because on the lead up to my mock exams i should be revising more. i know the quality of revision matters more than the quantity but all ive been doing is reading the textbook and writing down notes. im not doing any practice questions at the moment so i feel like a lot of this information isnt sticking to my head. im doing a level 3 foundation diploma btec in business so im only doing one subject in college. next year (if i pass) ill do the extended diploma. and ive tried doing flashcards in the past when revising for my gcses but i was unable to be consistent with it because im quite an unorganised person. im also unsure whether for a btec there are any practice or exam questions in the first place so if there are please tell me.

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  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 5,634 Part of The Furniture
    @toffuna101 I understand that revising and the quality of revising is important but your well-being is important too so please balance it. You're doing amazingly, best of luck with your exams and revising, we're all behind you.
  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 3,409 Boards Guru
    Redemption wrote: »
    @toffuna101 I understand that revising and the quality of revising is important but your well-being is important too so please balance it. You're doing amazingly, best of luck with your exams and revising, we're all behind you.

    ok ill try to. thank you.
  • AzzimanAzziman Discussion Boards Moderator Posts: 2,414 Boards Champion
    Hi @toffuna101, I can hear how you're feeling guilty about the revision you're currently doing. It's good to hear that you've tried different methods - people have differences in how they best learn and retain information, so trying out different ways is a good idea.

    You mention that you're not happy with the amount of time you're studying - why do you think that you're studying for this amount of time, and how much time per day do you think you should be doing? What do you think is the reason that you're doing that, at the moment?

    For practice/exam questions, speaking from my own experience in preparing for an exam that had no practice questions, coming up with your own questions is a helpful way to revise. For example, if there are models, definitions, a concept that has X number of key facts, these are simple areas where you can create questions and check your understanding. Alternatively, have you tried revising with a friend? If you can create questions for each other, that'll mean you're both creating them independently so it can be a good way to check each other's understanding and keep each other accountable. Would you consider trying any of these ideas? We're here to support you through this.
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  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 3,409 Boards Guru
    i dont know. i dont have real life friends. but i can try the other idea
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