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Is my revision/memorisation technique good??

hi guys
i hope you are doing well

I’m currently in yr13, and I do aqa a-level business, edexcel a-level history, and aqa a-level sociology.

I’ve got most of my resources, for each of my subjects, ready.
However, when it comes to actually memorising these resources (notes etc.), I’ve struggled a lot with finding a memorisation technique that works well for me.
but for some time, I’ve been using the following technique:

1) read through some notes/a part of my model essays (i have written some model essays for revision since my subjects require a lot of essay writing).
2) after reading once, i summarise the content into bullet points.
3) then I spend some time trying to memorise the bullet points.
4) after that, i cover the content and write down everything that I remember.
5) finally if there’s anything that I’ve missed out, i add it in.

so this technique is similar to blurting, just with a few extra steps.

do you guys think that this is a good technique for essay based subjects?
please share the techniques that you guys use for memorisation, especially if you think that they may be more effective.
also, for the third step, how do you guys go about actually memorising something?

Thank you so much for your time :smile:)
Original post by ronweasley127
hi guys
i hope you are doing well
I’m currently in yr13, and I do aqa a-level business, edexcel a-level history, and aqa a-level sociology.
I’ve got most of my resources, for each of my subjects, ready.
However, when it comes to actually memorising these resources (notes etc.), I’ve struggled a lot with finding a memorisation technique that works well for me.
but for some time, I’ve been using the following technique:
1) read through some notes/a part of my model essays (i have written some model essays for revision since my subjects require a lot of essay writing).
2) after reading once, i summarise the content into bullet points.
3) then I spend some time trying to memorise the bullet points.
4) after that, i cover the content and write down everything that I remember.
5) finally if there’s anything that I’ve missed out, i add it in.
so this technique is similar to blurting, just with a few extra steps.
do you guys think that this is a good technique for essay based subjects?
please share the techniques that you guys use for memorisation, especially if you think that they may be more effective.
also, for the third step, how do you guys go about actually memorising something?
Thank you so much for your time :smile:)


I would say your techniques are quite good especially with studying subjects that are content heavy.
What I do is:
Make condensed flashcards of a topic and memorise it
Blurt the content from memory onto a plain piece of paper in the form of a mindmap, after go over your notes to see if you have missed anything out and add it in a different colour one. Put the missing information onto a flash card and go over it till you remember it thoroughly and once you’ve memorised a topic review it every 2-3 days so it stays in your long time memory
Lastly apply your knowledge through an essay question etc
(Hope this helps)
Original post by Anonymous #1
I would say your techniques are quite good especially with studying subjects that are content heavy.
What I do is:
Make condensed flashcards of a topic and memorise it
Blurt the content from memory onto a plain piece of paper in the form of a mindmap, after go over your notes to see if you have missed anything out and add it in a different colour one. Put the missing information onto a flash card and go over it till you remember it thoroughly and once you’ve memorised a topic review it every 2-3 days so it stays in your long time memory
Lastly apply your knowledge through an essay question etc
(Hope this helps)

thank you so much for your response, ur revision technique sounds rly effecive
the thing you said about reviewing every 2-3 days sounds rly important i will try to start doing that :smile:

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