[jakesymington]

So I have invested over 60 pounds on study books which I find overly useful but I would like to know how you guys study/studied best, aswell as study tips. I do study quite a bit but struggle sometimes to retain the information I have read in a book. I want to do my best and to retain all the necessary information for the exams. How would I do this? What's the best way? What advice would you give?

Thank you.

[L'Evil Fish]

(Original post by jakesymington)
So I have invested over 60 pounds on study books which I find overly useful but I would like to know how you guys study/studied best, aswell as study tips. I do study quite a bit but struggle sometimes to retain the information I have read in a book. I want to do my best and to retain all the necessary information for the exams. How would I do this? What's the best way? What advice would you give?

Thank you.

Which subjects

Science: understand concepts and then it won't be memory, you'll know how it works so can answer questions on it also have each topic segregated in your mind.

Maths: understand concepts, and learn how to apply them... Practise papers...

I can also help with... Whatever is in ny profile

[tx639]

I found writing and highlighting key ideas useful as well as creating posters to pin up on my walls.
Condensing info into short bullet points is helpful to test yourself on a topic when revising to see how much you can remember.
Hope this helps a bit.

[x-Sophie-x]

I used revision cards during my GCSE's, and made the info on each of them colourful, but that's just because I'm a visual learner.
I made mind-maps for each science topic; again colourful so it stuck in my memory.
And the CGP revision guides worked best for me; however I found the summary questions at the end of each topic were a waste of topic.
Good luck with it (:

[taamuuu]

dont be afraid to write on your textbooks - if your not gonna return them to the supplier. Highlight, totally go for it. And make seperate revision notes too using your textbook. Remember reading doesnt do anything! Record yourself reading notes and play it back to yourself on the bus, before bed.. Make revision posters, put them up on the wall. And another tip, write everything you need to know on post its. When you've learnt it, take down the post it! & get every syllabus for every exam you do! good luck with everything - and feel free to message me for anything! xxx

[l_wood]

(Original post by x-Sophie-x)
I used revision cards during my GCSE's, and made the info on each of them colourful, but that's just because I'm a visual learner.
I made mind-maps for each science topic; again colourful so it stuck in my memory.
And the CGP revision guides worked best for me; however I found the summary questions at the end of each topic were a waste of topic.
Good luck with it (:

I'd definitely agree with this, I'm a visual learner and adapted my revision techniques around my learning style. Just make sure that you know what type of learner you are (visual, audio, kinaesthetic) and then use revision techniques that work well for that type of learning. I always find that revising a topic for about 20 minutes, and then doing a past paper helps, as it identifies your weaknesses and then you can focus on those. Good luck with your exams.

[L'Evil Fish]

(Original post by taamuuu)
dont be afraid to write on your textbooks - if your not gonna return them to the supplier. Highlight, totally go for it. And make seperate revision notes too using your textbook. Remember reading doesnt do anything! Record yourself reading notes and play it back to yourself on the bus, before bed.. Make revision posters, put them up on the wall. And another tip, write everything you need to know on post its. When you've learnt it, take down the post it! & get every syllabus for every exam you do! good luck with everything - and feel free to message me for anything! xxx

Lol, I could never write on my books OCD much...

[jakesymington]

(Original post by shadab786ahmed)
Which subjects

Science: understand concepts and then it won't be memory, you'll know how it works so can answer questions on it also have each topic segregated in your mind.

Maths: understand concepts, and learn how to apply them... Practise papers...

I can also help with... Whatever is in ny profile

I'm doing french, geography, science (core+additional), english lang+lit and maths.

[L'Evil Fish]

(Original post by jakesymington)
I'm doing french, geography, science (core+additional), english lang+lit and maths.

I do all those
Geography, case studies get highest marks, so remember the topic and two case studies, an MEDC and an LEDC and this contrast with explanation will get you top marks

French, remember all the grammatical structures and the different forms, just extend your vocab!

As for lit I can't say as I did language this year and I'll start lit next year. As for language it's more a natural talent, you dont really learn it I can always help, I'm set for an A* and I have a sample for A* pieces (my own)

[jakesymington]

(Original post by shadab786ahmed)
I do all those
Geography, case studies get highest marks, so remember the topic and two case studies, an MEDC and an LEDC and this contrast with explanation will get you top marks

French, remember all the grammatical structures and the different forms, just extend your vocab!

As for lit I can't say as I did language this year and I'll start lit next year. As for language it's more a natural talent, you dont really learn it I can always help, I'm set for an A* and I have a sample for A* pieces (my own)

I am targeted a's in most my subjects and I would love to excel mself even further and get a few A*'s.

Geography - I have done the DME exam and I think I have done quite well on it but i'll have to wait and see.

French - I did a foundation exam for starter and then will do higher next year.

Science - I am quite good at science, just need to learn to retain most of the information.

english lit and lang - I don't really know how to study for these :s

[L'Evil Fish]

(Original post by jakesymington)
I am targeted a's in most my subjects and I would love to excel mself even further and get a few A*'s.

Geography - I have done the DME exam and I think I have done quite well on it but i'll have to wait and see.

French - I did a foundation exam for starter and then will do higher next year.

Science - I am quite good at science, just need to learn to retain most of the information.

english lit and lang - I don't really know how to study for these :s

Your aim is now A*s in all of these

Geography: we'll wait and see then

French: do you know how to form the conditional tense, and you can always add a subjunctive for big marks!

Science: to retain information, take a page, cut it down to key sentences, then to key points then key words

Literature: can't advise, but learn key quotes and themes and character relations...

Language: you can revise as such, learn persuasive techniques and terms and extend your vocab

[jakesymington]

(Original post by shadab786ahmed)
Your aim is now A*s in all of these

Geography: we'll wait and see then

French: do you know how to form the conditional tense, and you can always add a subjunctive for big marks!

Science: to retain information, take a page, cut it down to key sentences, then to key points then key words

Literature: can't advise, but learn key quotes and themes and character relations...

Language: you can revise as such, learn persuasive techniques and terms and extend your vocab

Thank you for the advice. Whenever I need help, I am going to come and ask you. Science, I think, is the hardest to get things into my mind. Maths is quite easy to me. All I need to do for maths is buy a better book to study from as my current one is kind of rubbish

[L'Evil Fish]

(Original post by jakesymington)
Thank you for the advice. Whenever I need help, I am going to come and ask you. Science, I think, is the hardest to get things into my mind. Maths is quite easy to me. All I need to do for maths is buy a better book to study from as my current one is kind of rubbish

PM me now so I'm always there
You don't need a book, visit this website:
www.examsolutions.com

Google it if it takes you somewhere else

Also, I can help with maths my best subject by far!

[jakesymington]

(Original post by shadab786ahmed)
PM me now so I'm always there
You don't need a book, visit this website:
www.examsolutions.com

Google it if it takes you somewhere else

Also, I can help with maths my best subject by far!

What's the site for?

[L'Evil Fish]

(Original post by jakesymington)
What's the site for?

Maths so you don't need a better book

[Vorsah]

(Original post by jakesymington)
So I have invested over 60 pounds on study books which I find overly useful but I would like to know how you guys study/studied best, aswell as study tips. I do study quite a bit but struggle sometimes to retain the information I have read in a book. I want to do my best and to retain all the necessary information for the exams. How would I do this? What's the best way? What advice would you give?

Thank you.

I just read the revision guide a couple of times, then remembered it like a book.
Try it, it might work for you.