Revision tips !!!!?

Question

I am taking my GCSE's in May and i find it hard to sit down and just revise. I seem to just find something else to do then the day ends and i have done nothing. I want to come out with all A*-C grades nothing lower. Thanks for your help :)

Answer 1

1. Get a copy of your syllabus. If your teachers have not given you one, find one online. Don't waste time learning stuff you don't need to know!

Put a line through sections of your syllabus you are happy with, and write additional notes in its margin. By the time of your exam, your syllabus should look knackered!

How you revise is most important. Some don'ts:

don't just read your syllabus, books or class notes
don't just work through questions
don't forget to take a break!

Revising will always get tedious. Remember:

Nothing easy is worthwhile.
Nothing worthwhile is easy.

So, fire yourself up and do:

use lots of ways to revise
plan your revision with a timetable
read, and write summaries of, your notes
draw diagrams
sketch mind maps (spider diagrams) of key issues
use mnemonics (rhymes of word lists) to prompt you
revise with a friend: ask and answer questions
work through past exam papers
answer guided questions in revision books

2. Try to find somewhere where you won't be disturbed. If you can work with music on, this can help you relax. It can also drown at noises around you.

Make sure you have an empty desk to work at, with everything you need at hand for the session ahead. Have plenty of scrap paper handy.

If you're using the web to revise, make sure you know what you want to improve on before you start.

3. You can never revise enough might be true, but don't sit for hours on end working at the same subject—your revision will be most effective in the first hour.

So make sure you:

plan revision slots of between 40-60 minutes
have something to look forward to, e.g. a TV show
tick off things that you have done, and note things you have to do

Once you know the date of your exam, aim to start revising at least a month before.

Answer 2

You have to learn to discipline yourself and quit procrastinating. You need to tell yourself that before you do anything else you are going to spend x many hours revising.
Whether it be one or two or more doesn't matter as long as you faithfully stick to your schedule until you are finished. It is the easiest thing in the world to put things off which is probably why you are in the predicament you are in now. In other words, be stern with yourself and don't put up with any I'll do it later excuses you try to make to yourself.

Answer 3

i also find it hard to revise, but since i adopted the MDOFP formular it became much more easier (Must Do or Failure Preceeds). Give it a trial.