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Published on May 15, 2010
How To Deal With Distractions While Revising
Published on April 18, 2010
Dealing With Distractions
• “I just start daydreaming”
Become an active learner. Always work with a pen and paper. Focus on a specific task, not a specified time for your study.
• “I can’t focus because I’m anxious about the exams”
Try to limit yourself to your immediate concerns, the things you have some control over (preparation for the upcoming revision test) rather than the things you cannot determine (like what questions the examiners will choose for this year’s English Lit paper.)
• “I often fall asleep when I’m supposed to be studying”
Try to get to bed on time over the coming weeks. A tired brain is very unproductive. Get some genuine rest at the weekend. Be sure to get regular exercise, even just a walk around the block at night to clear your head.
• “I’m constantly interrupted by other people”
Study in the location most likely to offer peace and quiet. Ask for consideration from family members over the final run up to exams. Never have a TV, phone, computer game, or music system within arm’s reach while you are trying to work. Make a rule of not taking phone calls within certain defined periods.
• “I keep thinking of other things while I’m studying”
Divide the study session into smaller, short-range goals which demand your full attention e.g. vocabulary or poetry test. Keep a ‘reminder pad’ beside you, a little notebook to jot down something that strikes you (someone to call, a job to do, etc.) and deal with it after the study period. Having made a note of it, you can more easily re-focus on your work.
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Revision For Success – The Essential Revision Guide
Published on March 16, 2010
Table of contents:
-Introduction
-Planning For Success
-Getting Started With Your Revision
-Determining Your Learning Style
-Memory Improvement Techniques
-Top Ten Revision Tips
-Revision Do’s And Don’ts
-Reviewing What You Have Learned
-Rehearsing For The Exam
-What To Watch Out For During The Exam
-Getting Rid Of Performance Pressure
-Conclusion
Top 10 Revision Tips
Published on March 12, 2010
Top Ten Revision Tips
1. Short bursts of revision (30-40 minutes) are most effective. Your concentration lapses after about an hour and you need to take a short break (5-10 minutes).
2. Find a quiet place to revise – your bedroom, school, the library – and refuse to be interrupted or distracted.
3. Make sure you don’t just revise the subjects and topics you like. Work on your weaker ones as well.
4. Make your own revision notes because you will remember what you have written down more easily. Stick key notes to cupboards or doors so you see them everyday.
5. Rewrite the key points of your revision notes; read them out loud to yourself. We remember more than twice as much of what we say aloud than of what we merely read.
6. Use different techniques. Make your own learning maps, use post-it notes to write key words on, create flash cards. Record your notes on tape and listen to them back on your Walkman. Ask friends and family to test you. Use highlighter pens to mark important points. Chant or make up a rap song.
7. Practise on past exam papers or revision tests available on the web Initially do one section at a time and progress to doing an entire paper against the clock.
8. You will need help at some stage, ask parents, older brothers and sisters, teachers or friends. If there is a teacher with whom you get on well at school ask for their e-mail address so you can clarify points you are unsure of whilst on study leave. Use websites specifically designed for revision.
9. Don’t get stressed out! Eat properly and get lots of sleep!
10. Believe in yourself and be positive. If you think you can succeed you will; if you convince yourself that you will fail, that’s what will probably happen.
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Published on March 8, 2010
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Easter Revision Plan
Published on March 7, 2010
Your revision time between now and June is the most important time of your education so far! Revising sensibly will ensure you achieve the best grades of which you are capable, and the grades that you deserve.
Revising with a negative or casual attitude will also ensure you achieve the grades you deserve.
Before the last day of term, ensure that you have all of the books, equipment and most of all, the information from your teachers that you need.
Over this Easter Holiday you should;-
Discuss your revision plans with your parents; encourage them to read these notes.
Begin to use the revision techniques described to help you achieve your full potential during your GCSE examinations. Read the notes given with this sheet to help you.
Draw up or review lists of the topics you are going to revise in each subject,
Read up each topic thoroughly and begin to, or continue to make and condense revision notes
Aim to work for a minimum of 4 hours a day.
For instance;-
An hour before lunch, two hours after and one hour in the evening.
or
Two hours before lunch and, two hours after.
It is not easy, but set yourself a sensible timescale and stick to it.
• Try to build lots of variety into your revision. Use words and pictures, mind mapping is especially good.
• Make sure you know how the bits of your revision fit together. Figure out the big picture and then break it down into smaller bite-sized pieces that you need to learn.
• Work from what you know, but also introduce new information regularly as this will stimulate your though process and prevent you from skimming over information.
• Be positive about your revision. Focus on what you have achieved as well as what you still have to do. Talk to other people to get feedback on what you’re doing. Try to find ways of getting yourself into a positive frame of mind. You can do it! Try relaxation techniques.
• Sleep and exercise are really important too – make sure you get enough of both.
• Eat sensibly, try to avoid lots of fatty foods and eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables. Drink plenty of water, and try to avoid tea, coffee and coke as they have a high caffeine content and will dehydrate you.
• Try to find patterns in what you are learning. Use memory tricks and make up stories to remember things.
• Use the mornings to work on things that are new or that you find hard to understand. Use that afternoon to go over things you’ve already learnt.
• Using music when you are reviewing something can help you concentrate however it can be a block when you are learning something new.
• Displays mind maps, diagrams, important facts etc around the walls above eye level.
• Make sure you understand why you need to learn something-what’s the reasoning behind it? Why is it important?
Making sure you have the correct microphone settings…
Published on March 6, 2010
Even if you use applications such as Skype you may be required to change your microphone settings.
Please make sure you read through this document and apply and necessary changes it will only take 2 minutes and it will make the lesson much more rewarding.
If you are operating on windows XP:
Correct audio settings – Windows XP
If you are operating on windows Vista:
Correct audio settings – Windows Vista
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