One of the easiest things to do at GCSE is to let your revision slide, and it's all left to a last-minute panic. This is a mistake many have made in the past, and could cost you in the exam.
Take some time to think about how you are going to revise. Even if the exams are a long way off, make yourself a study plan so that while others are sweating during exam season, you are calm and prepared.
Here is some simple advice for how to create your own study plan...
Take some time to think about how you are going to revise. Even if the exams are a long way off, make yourself a study plan so that while others are sweating during exam season, you are calm and prepared.
Here is some simple advice for how to create your own study plan...
- A study plan has to be realistic - you're not going to be revising or studying in every free moment from now until the exams. An unrealistic plan may look good on paper, but it's not going to happen in practice, so it's a waste of time even making a plan that you're simply not going to stick to. You need time to eat, sleep, relax and - important! - exercise.
- A study plan should also be varied. Does your revision simply consist of reading through the book or looking at a computer screen? If so, you're going to get bored - fast. Use different methods and techniques to vary things up. If your revision is boring, it won't stick - if you vary it and keep it interesting, you're much more likely to remember it.
- A study plan must be active. Don't just read the textbook, take notes on it! Write revision cards, make mind maps, take tests, make funny pictures, write poems or raps, revise with friends
- A study plan must be exam-specific. You've got to know the exam paper inside out. What does the paper look like? What are the examiners looking for? What does each question want me to do? Without looking at the topics covered or going through the past papers, you won't be prepared.
Make your life easy and make your study plan today!