Using Anki to revise for GCSE

Anki really helps!

It really does the work if you start using it a few months before your GCSEs. I really like it and in my opinion, it beats Quizlet. I have had experience with both and I can say, if you don't have a lot of time to make these 'flashcards' or time to revise then go for Quizlet, it is easier to set up and maintain. If you have time and are starting to do revision early (2/3+ months before GCSEs) then you should opt for Anki. But a thing to note- make your Anki cards concise and professional from the beginning because maintenance can sometimes get annoying with Anki.

Definitely recommend it for anyone; it depends on your preference as a whole though.

I started using Anki for my biology A Level exams and it was really helpful. It does help me learn new content and once you know the stuff, you can go and recall every topic once in a while

Been making my flashcards for a couple days now, got subdecks created for every seperate topic for each subject. Only concern at this point is time. Hoping to get them done before next weekend, that’s when we have Easter holidays which is when I’m hoping to capitalise on Anki!

I've gotten pretty familiar with Anki as a whole and if you need any help with it I am here to help you if I can. Additionally, I would recommend you add tags to every card you make as it will help in the long run; try to not make too many subdecks and instead, as I said before, try to use tags to your advantage instead.

What do tags do? And at the moment I’m just using subdecks to organise the cards, when reviewing I’ll be doing all of them at once

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What do tags do? And at the moment I’m just using subdecks to organise the cards, when reviewing I’ll be doing all of them at once

"Tags are labels that you can attach to your notes, to make organizing and finding notes easier." If you want more information about them you can go to: https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/manual.html

Here is an example where I have used tags (attached). This is based on the specification for AQA GCSE Chemistry. For example, this card's information would be found in 4.1.1.1 of the specification and so I have split it up into sections and further split it into C1.1 (corresponding to the textbook I use in my school). In case I ever need to revise that part of the specification or from the book, any cards with these tags will pop up when filtering. It acts as criteria by which you can filter cards when trying to custom study.

That explanation was a bit wordy and I typed it in a rush, but if you need more clarity, feel free to private message me/reply to this.

I think I've already kind of done that with my subdecks. If I want to revise 1 specific topic, I click on the subdeck named after that topic which only has cards for that topic. If I want to revise the whole subject, i just click on the name of the subject which will test me on every topic in that subject.

I'm a teacher and would like to use it with students. If I created a deck and shared it with them, and then added to that deck, would it automatically update for them?

"Tags are labels that you can attach to your notes, to make organizing and finding notes easier." If you want more information about them you can go to: https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/manual.html

Here is an example where I have used tags (attached). This is based on the specification for AQA GCSE Chemistry. For example, this card's information would be found in 4.1.1.1 of the specification and so I have split it up into sections and further split it into C1.1 (corresponding to the textbook I use in my school). In case I ever need to revise that part of the specification or from the book, any cards with these tags will pop up when filtering. It acts as criteria by which you can filter cards when trying to custom study.

That explanation was a bit wordy and I typed it in a rush, but if you need more clarity, feel free to private message me/reply

"Tags are labels that you can attach to your notes, to make organizing and finding notes easier." If you want more information about them you can go to: https://apps.ankiweb.net/docs/manual.html

Here is an example where I have used tags (attached). This is based on the specification for AQA GCSE Chemistry. For example, this card's information would be found in 4.1.1.1 of the specification and so I have split it up into sections and further split it into C1.1 (corresponding to the textbook I use in my school). In case I ever need to revise that part of the specification or from the book, any cards with these tags will pop up when filtering. It acts as criteria by which you can filter cards when trying to custom study.

That explanation was a bit wordy and I typed it in a rush, but if you need more clarity, feel free to private message me/reply to this.