Part 2 | Revision Techniques

Hello lovelies! 

Last week I brought you a post focusing on revision essentials, and you can find that post HERE. 

Following on from that post, I am bringing to you a Revision Techniques post, with different techniques which you can use during your revision to ensure that those important facts stay in your head! Like I stated in my previous post, these techniques work for me, and even though they may not work for you, it is always worth a try!

Say goodbye

Unplug your phone, log out of twitter/facebook delete the app. Applications (unless they're educational) and social networking does not help with revision. You will not be able to concentrate on the subjects and topics that you are supposed to be learning, and they will become a huge distraction when you are struggling with answering questions. Whenever I am on a break, I do check up on social networking and text messages etc. but not during revision. I like to be in the zone  and manage to get some extra learning done for my exams. 

Eat healthily/do some exercise

Eating fast foods and snacks which do not benefit the body in anyway will not only make you feel worse about yourself during the revision period, but it will also take your mind off what you are supposed to be thinking about. It is likely that you will look forward to your next break, and this will distract your learning pattern. Healthy eating will help to preserve your memory, and it will ensure that you feel better about yourself overall. Fish and seafood are good foods to eat during revision as they help to aid with memory, and make your brain work faster. 

Exercise such as meditation and yoga will help to settle the brain and the body, making sure that you feel more relaxed in yourself. This will help with you keeping a clear mind during revising, so that you do not get 'stressed out' as much as you used to!

Question yourself

Either ask someone else, or ask yourself questions on the topic you have been revising. This will help to make your memory stronger with the facts that you have been learning about, and it will also help you to recite knowledge that you will need to know in the exam. This can be done on any topic that you are revising, and it seriously has worked wonders for me in the past. It can be done anywhere, with anyone and at any time!

Make sure to have scheduled breaks

Scheduled breaks fit in with having a revision timetable. Having scheduled breaks will make sure that you get snacks and fluids when you need to, so that you don't forget about eating/drinking throughout the day. This is important because you will need snacks and fluids to help with the revision process, and keeping up the memory. 

Have the resources that you need

Having the resources that you need with you is also important. This is because you can't afford to be running out of resources during revision, because you need most of your time to ask yourself questions or to recite something that you don't know too well. Having the resources near you will also mean you don't have to interrupt revising, to go and find some paper or a working pen when they work out. They can be bought pretty cheaply too!

So there are some revision techniques that I have used in the past, and that I will also be using in this years exam season. I hope that they work for you if you try them!

What exam techniques have you been using?

Part 1 | Revision Essentials

Hello everyone.

Today I bring you a different sort of post. Seeing as though exam seasons is closely approaching, I thought that I would put together a Revision Essentials guide for you all. I will be doing numerous revision style posts for you to read, so that you can share my tips! Also, right about now is the time to start revising, I know I have!

Please not however, these essentials work for me which is why I would like to share them with you all. If they do not work for you, then I deeply apologise. 

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Post-it notes

I find that post-it notes are a literal God send. These little beauties can be placed anywhere, seen anywhere and can be taken anywhere. Anything can be written on them which makes life a lot easier! Post-it notes also come in a variety of colours which makes revising different different topics easier, as you can distinguish the different topics from one another without becoming confused. 

Coloured pens

I bet that I am not the only one who likes to make my revision notes look pretty and jazzy am I? With coloured pens, I find that you can use a different colour for each topic, each question and answer, each scholar, quote and the list goes on! I have recently purchased 3 packs of the same coloured pens because I go through them so quickly. 

Notebooks

Notebooks allow you to write a lot of one subject altogether, without lots of different pieces of paper becoming lost and mixed together. I use a different notebooks for each subject, because I know that if I combined them then I would never remember what I was supposed to, or I would get different quotes mixed up. Maybe try getting notebooks which are in different colours, so that you can distinguish them from one another, allowing your revision to become a lot easier. 

Posters with spider-diagrams

I enjoy using the odd spider-diagram every once in a while. I find that you can summarise a topic all in one without going through books after books trying to put something together. Putting them on a poster helps you to see them more clearly, and you can also place these around your bedroom so that you can see them more clearly too. As you will be looking at them everyday, you will eventually take in all of the facts that you need to know, and ace your exams. Spider diagrams are also useful for planning essays. They allow you to put everything together for which you need to include, so that you do not forget anything. 

Revision Cards

Buying a set of revision cards for each topic is honestly not a bad idea. You are able to put a summary of each topic that you need on the cards, so that you can use them for quizzes etc. These can also be decorated so that they stand out from all of your other revision techniques. 

A revision timetable

I think that this is very important. You need to know when your allocated revision sessions need to take place, and it also allows you to share the amount of revision time with all of your different subjects. This means you also get some time for yourself, so that you can do the things that you enjoy. This will also boost your memory.

A clock

Linking in with the revision timetable, using a clock means that you are able to allocate the times you should be revising, and when you should take a break. 

So guys, there are my revision essentials. I hope that you find them useful because I do!

What are your revision essentials?