active recall is scientifically proven to be one of the best revision techniques, and is when you force the information out of your brain to strengthen the neurological pathways, which is beneficial when you sit your exam and need to recall information
some methods of active recall:
- blurting (where you write down all the info on a piece of paper and then go over what you missed)
- spaced repetition (learning the same topic over and over, lengthening the period of time gradually, like learn the topic on the 1st, 2nd, 6th, 12th, 25th... so your brain gets stronger if that makes sense)
- look cover write check
- past papers/ exam questions (one of my personal favourites and one of the most efficient but don't forget to look at the markscheme afterwards as that is key to knowing how to structure long exam questions)
- looking back on and testing yourself from flashcards