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Using Notes or CGP for revision

I am doing my as levels atm, last year ingcse i found notes to be pretty useless, atm i havent done much wrk but i was wondering whether it was worth filing my notes etc,

do u just use cgp or letts to revise,-the books or board specific.

Reply 1

Silent Assassin

8

I still use CGP for biology and chemistry. It makes learning fun!!!

Reply 2

RJA

2

CGP

Don't go anywhere near CGP...it is such a rip off

Try the Oxford 'Through Diagrams' series for A-level, my Economics one is brilliant.

But still put alot of emphasis on lesson notes as well.

Reply 3

lizzyd

i hate CGP! i tend to use my own notes because i find that most revision guides can be too basic. i sometimes supplement my notes with something i find in a book/on the internet etc, but if i use notes from lessons then i know i have everything i need.

Reply 4

James

14

CGP was awesome for GCSEs, but fairly useless at A-level. This is simply because it lacks the depth you need for most subjects. It should not be your primary source for revision, but may still be helpful.

Reply 5

michaelbenson

12

Quite simply;

For GCSE: CGP = Success.
For AS-Level: CGP = Inadequate.

Reply 6

Spacecam

15

Even more simple:

MAKE YOUR OWN

That way you learn as you go along and you can make it as you like it

Reply 7

James

14

Spacecam

MAKE YOUR OWN

Can't argue with that. In fact, even if you do choose to use CGP, it's best to take notes from the book! That helps commit things to memory. At university we're advised to take notes in lectures even if we throw them away on the way out of the lecture theatre. It makes you think.

Flash cards were my favourite for most subjects. They make your brain work while you summarise important information, and are great for reading over on the morning of the exam.

Reply 8

Revd. Mike

17

Yep, making notes makes you process the information more deeply, and you retain it better. Make a point of enahncing your notes outside of lessons and filing them carefully. Revision guides are fine, but don't rely on them. CGP are a little inadequate for A level really, they're more like a superficial checklist of things you need to know.

Expensive too.

Reply 9

RJA

2

Expensive too.

Definitely. £9.99 for an AS revision guide, and then you spend that all over again for A2...think not!

Link: Oxford 'Through Diagrams' Series - recommended! One guide covers both years, in good detail...very useful :smile:

Reply 10

Berto90

11

I love CGP. If it wasn't for those colourful diagrams and ever-witty addendums, i would've got all U's at GCSE. God bless you CGP :love:

Reply 11

hellom

2

I'm finding the AS maths edexcel CGP revision guides really useful because unlike my textbook they explain everything really clearly.

Reply 12

Cataclysm

2

hellom

I'm finding the AS maths edexcel CGP revision guides really useful because unlike my textbook they explain everything really clearly.

I find the Heinemann Books for Edexcel to be adequate. They explain the stuff well. Meh, everyone to their own.

Reply 13

arpeggio

12

I still use my GCSE CGP French revision guide at AS... see, for some subjects CGP books are fine, but you need to remember that they don't tell you everything :p:

And I find it really off-putting that every other word is a different colour! For most things, textbooks and class notes are sufficient, but sometimes it's good to look things over from another perspective :smile:

Reply 14

RJA

2

hellom

I'm finding the AS maths edexcel CGP revision guides really useful because unlike my textbook they explain everything really clearly.

Hmmm, we get loaned the CGP Maths guides for free. But I don't use them.

Reply 15

*The One

1

I just got the CGP S1 book, it's such a rip-off, with a book that thin you won't go far, I'd rather make notes. Then again at GCSEs I made no notes and still did pretty well, I prefer to read a textbook.

Reply 16

tiger_woods

basically cgp arent good enough for bio and chem at a level. They lack sufficient detail. I would suggest using heinemann books (the little module specific ones)

Reply 17

*Sparkle*

17

For Biology I make my own notes from the textbook and classwork on the computer and have them organised by topic.

For Chemistry I make powerpoint presentations for each topic in the specification and i print them off and annotate, I also use my exercise book for revision, annotate it and what not.

For maths I just do exam practise, exam practise, exam practise.

Reply 18

tiger_woods

*Sparkle*

For Biology I make my own notes from the textbook and classwork on the computer and have them organised by topic.

For Chemistry I make powerpoint presentations for each topic in the specification and i print them off and annotate, I also use my exercise book for revision, annotate it and what not.

For maths I just do exam practise, exam practise, exam practise.

yer that sounds like a good method :smile:

Reply 19

James

14

*Sparkle*

For maths I just do exam practise, exam practise, exam practise.

And that is the ONLY decent way to revise maths. Totally agree.

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