how i do better in my GCSE?

Question

iam 15 year old and i have started doing my GCSE but i do well in my coursework it just when i get to test i just forget everything i learn. i revise before the day and do work in class but it just on the day i can't do it what can i do?

Answer 1

sounds stupid but make loads of revision cards make them look groovy and just put key points on each card have a differnt colour for each subject ... never revise more than two hours every night and have a few time outs during your revision. grab a snack or flick through a magazine!! good luck with your GCSEs!!!!

Answer 2

You need to learn exam techniques - ask your teachers.

One gem from one of my teachers - I did O Levels - all exam no course work - was to hope the paper is a difficult one. This is because most people spend 10 minuites panicing if they can't answer the first one or two questions. If you don't panic then that;s like getting 10 mins extra time.

Look through the paper and answer the questions you know - there have to be some, then move onto the ones you are less sure about.

When you are revising get some old exam papers or exam questions and try to answer them without looking at your notes / text book. Then look at what you missed.

Don't do long revision sessions do 10 mins a day english, maths and one other subject (on top of your homework)

Finally stop panicing - not every one comes out with a string of A grades and take it from an old woman (well 40 year old) in a few years your grades and number of GCSE's will be irrelevant.

The good news is that you are good at course work - which is what you need for university study and what you need for real life.

Answer 3

Im 16 now and only did my GCSEs around five months ago so i know exactly what you are going through.... i had exactly the sam problem but i ended up with 16 A-C grade GCSEs

i found the best way to learn is with a friend... me and my friend revised for most of the week leading upto the exams... we did this by asking a teacher if we could borrow a white board and we each wrote down what we knew in the form of a brainstorm... then we pretty much acted as a teacher would and talked one another through what we worte down

but if thats not for you i would suggest making either one or two brainstorms or a few bullet points every other night about a subject your having trouble with then refer back to your text book

dont revise too hard.. only do it every other night and only for 20 mins at a time (after 20 mins take a 5 min break and get a drink/ go to the loo etc)... the boring science behind this is that the average attention span of a teenager is only around 15-20 mins so this way you will absorb the infomation better

i really hope you do well in your exams and by the sound of it you have brilliant potential

Answer 4

I feel for you man, really i do. I am now 18 nearly 19 and i went to college after high school and did a 2 year course now i am working full-time. But my gcse grades were not all that. I got two c's for english and 1 A for Design&Tech, Textiles. I got the rest d's. Oh and E for french. But if you get your English and at least one A or B or some more C's in Maths and something else, then dont worry. You will still be able to get far, later in life, gcse's dont really matter, and only college check them and you will defo get into college with c's for english and a good grade in something else. I did, and i went to a real good college. I was surprised they took me but they gave me a chance cause my A in textiles showed that i am willing and prepared to work hard. Plus i had the two c's for english. Forget remembering all of them, it wont happen, my advise is to concentrate on 3 or 4 subjects not all of them.

Goodluck and remember, you dont have to do the best, just try your hardest and revise at school times so you know you do it,as at home i never used to do it or i used to get distracted. so i never botherd, but if i did, i might of done slightly better. so make sure you revise a little and dont stress ya self out. STay away from weed and alcohoal. it dont help. and make sure you get 8 hours sleep and eat and drink REAL orange juice just before you do your exams, it gives the BEST energy you can get from food. Trust me.

goodluck . x

Answer 5

One way to remember is to go over the work repeatedly. (sounds boring but it works for me). As you go through your work make sure you make some notes at the end to see if you remembered your work or not. There are a number of GCSE revision books you could use, i think the best ones are CGP books. Here's their website www.cgpbooks.co.uk.

Also work hard for GCSE's. There are requirement's if you want to enter college or University. Most expect to see good Maths and English grades.

One more thing, if you have any past papers (maybe you can ask your teacher), then do those or set yourself questions on the work.

Answer 6

Revision cards are a good idea, but don't let colouring them in distract you!

Once you have all the points you need to memorise written down, just keep on reading and rereading them. Don't attempt to learn it off like a parrot, but after a week of reading all the relevant points for one subject, (do it on the train/bus, in TV ad breaks, waiting for class to start) you should give yourself a relevant essay title where you can demonstrate everything you know about the topic. You will be surprised at how much will have gone into your head, just from reading and understanding and not having put any pressure on yourself to remember every last detail. The more you do this, the more you will subconciously commit to memory.

Good Luck!!

Answer 7

I sympathise. It's hard to give much help, because different people learn in different ways - there have been some good suggestions, though, from other answerers.

Ask your teachers to help you with exam techniques, because at the end of the day that will help enormously. I can't be more specific unless I know which subjects you're talking about - I'm a History teacher, so I could talk about History ... but not about any other subject.

Answer 8

I agree with lil miss dizzle im in year 13 now ande thats what I did I came out with 12 GCSE'S 5 at A* and the rest As and Bs

Answer 9

Write on the palm of your hand. I used to write the first letter of things to help me remember. The teachers won't see anything.

Answer 10

dont try to revise so hard