I would really like your opinion on my revision methods?

If you do, then you don't necessarily need to do all of this for every subject. Couldn't you just make sure you notes are organised, get your homework done, and then think about the most difficult parts of what you've done that day, and then do your lectures, or your powerpoints, or your mini textbook for those sections?

I'm just thinking that that means you have cut it down, and you're only cutting down stuff that is unnecessary.

I'm in year 10 and my last thread was about my 'mini-textbook' method etc. and I was asking for your opinions on whether it was too much. The majority of the responses suggested this so I tried out a new method this week:

- Do homework
- Record 'mini-lectures' (I am an auditory learner). Each 2 - 3 mins in length, for subjects attended to that day summarising key information in the lesson.
- For 2 subjects a day, make a PowerPoint slide on at least 5 points for each subject for every point on the specification.
- Free time.

All of this took me 3 hours, however I didn't mind it. I preferred it much more to my previous method, and I felt it was extremely effective. However I don't quite like how time-consuming it is, so I've decided to cut it down. I wanted your opinion on WHICH METHOD DO YOU FEEL WOULD BE BETTER? (excluding homework):

1) Recording the mini-lectures, listening over to them, then teaching an imaginary class the key points to check I understood it OR
2) Doing the PowerPoint slides for exam subjects

I combined all of these methods together because I didn't want to feel like I wasn't paying enough attention to my other subjects. For example, of I only focus on studying for my exam subjects I may fall behind in the ones I don't have exams in?

Before you suggest studying a month prior to the exams (they are in June btw, I have 6 exams in 4 subjects, two are re-sits) I learn best by long-term revision. Thanks in advance!

Didn't know people revised in GCSE.

It's the difference between getting an A* to an A

Not at GCSE. Maybe it depends on the person. Don't want to be boastful but I didn't do that much revision in year 11 and I hit a few A*. I literally read class notes or text books in the case of the sciences.

Actually, the only one I would recommend you revise the most thoroughly is maths. I think OP is well on there way to straight A* and if continues to do thorough revision straight A and A* at A level, because that's when there's no escaping.

That sounds like a good idea, but I also want to retain every bit of information, if I'm only recording harder concepts I may forget the easy ones. I've come up with one idea, how about instead of doing the power points, I do mini-lectures for subjects attended to that day AND mini-lectures for the exam subjects, and when listening back to them, I write down information I think is really important on an A4 sheet of paper, then add to it each day. Once the sheet fills up, I try to condense the information more and more. I am an auditory learner after all, what do you think?

I think its unlikely, if I'm honest. For example, for maths, you don't forget how to add up simple numbers once you've moved on to algebra do you?

It would probably be best to do different things for different subjects. Do a mixture of things for different topics - so if you're trying to explain something you did in Biology, then do your mini-lecture, but if you're trying to explain a Chemistry calculation, it would make more sense to do one of your little mini-textbooks. Does that make sense?

At the end of the day, you've got to do what works for you, and if its works for you to record everything then you do that, but I would suggest trying to tailor your learning to whatever you are trying to learn. Also, I would have thought that if you learn the harder concepts now, for some subjects, then when it comes to revising later one, you'll be able to learn(even if you have forgotten them) the easier parts later.

What subjects are you doing btw?

Great suggestions. Gave you rep I'm doing physics, biology, chemistry, maths, English, history, geography, Spanish and religious studies. My most difficult subjects are physics, maths and history (only exam technique).

This may be more time-consuming, but have you considered doing both? Like, incorporate the audio in PowerPoint slides? Or would this be tantamount to what you're trying to avoid?

i like the mini-lecture idea; if you're an auditory learner it makes sense. you've got to be commended for starting so early btw however, remember it's only GCSE at this stage, so don't work yourself too hard.

I think what your doing is great, such dedication in year 10 is great, be proud of yourself. I also think it's great your doing this, and you should carry on. On the basis of it being to much, I would say just make sure you let yourself off frequently when there's something else you want to do.

Sounds like a very good idea, what benefits do you think it would have?