Revision tips

Hi I'm in yr 10 with a few tests coming up what's the best ways to revise, best revision sources to make, methods or techniques and ways to stay motivated?

Reply 1

Mr_Pizza

Don't focus on motivation. Focus on discipline. Discipline gets you on better principles in the long-term journey.
Since this is GCSE's stage, I'd say study over the topics of the test, then test yourself. SELF-ASSESS the mistakes (look over them thoroughly and make sure to fully revise over them, this is the most important part.) Then study over the topic again. Test and self-assess again. Then turn it into flashcards (or see if someone else has already done them). This helped for me for most of my tests when I did them.
Also, organise your time efficiently. Make sure you know what subject you're gonna do this week and the week after. Could be 2 subjects a day, maybe 3 (don't try 4 and further, that's overworking).

Reply 2

Anonymous #1

Original post by Mr_Pizza

OK thanks for the advice I really appreciate it

Reply 3

BCU Student Rep

Official Rep

Original post by Anonymous

Hi I'm in yr 10 with a few tests coming up what's the best ways to revise, best revision sources to make, methods or techniques and ways to stay motivated?

Hi Anon,

A revision technique I highly recommend to everyone experiencing difficulty to revise is to use the Pomodoro technique. It's a revision technique that integrates short breaks in between your revision sessions and trains your brain to refocus. Revising for hours upon hours can lead to burnout and oftentimes you don't quite remember the content you were revising. I found that the Pomodoro technique lessened my feelings of burnout.

Trying your best to stay consistent is the most important thing, and eventually revision will feel less like a chore and more routine-like.

Hope this helps,
Danish
BCU Student Rep

Reply 4

Mr_Pizza

Original post by BCU Student Rep

Hi Anon,
A revision technique I highly recommend to everyone experiencing difficulty to revise is to use the Pomodoro technique. It's a revision technique that integrates short breaks in between your revision sessions and trains your brain to refocus. Revising for hours upon hours can lead to burnout and oftentimes you don't quite remember the content you were revising. I found that the Pomodoro technique lessened my feelings of burnout.
Trying your best to stay consistent is the most important thing, and eventually revision will feel less like a chore and more routine-like.
Hope this helps,
Danish
BCU Student Rep

Personally, the pomodoro technique seems a bit too much for me. It feels so unecessary, and actually puts me off 90% of the time. But just because it doesn't help for me, doesn't mean vice versa.

What I do like to do, is put on either chill,smooth music/speedrun,upbeat music and get focused on the grind. I just get into the workflow, and just like in games, I fly through 4 hours, absolutely cracking through all the homework and staying on top of extra work. This just helps me have a long rest afterwards, no awkward small time breaks (though a good 20 second stretch or looking outside the window is beneficial every 20 minutes). This way just helps SOOOOO much and I'd recommend it too :smile:

Reply 5

Studious Minds

Original post by Anonymous

Hi I'm in yr 10 with a few tests coming up what's the best ways to revise, best revision sources to make, methods or techniques and ways to stay motivated?

Hiya, I could recommend you follow my instragram: studious.minds

I’m a fully qualified science teacher and from January I’ll be hosting group sessions for GCSE Science. Whether or not you decide to sign up, I will still be posting free resources on my instagram, this will include study tips, revision techniques and other free resources!!

Reply 6

CoalL

In my opinion it really depends on what type of learner you are. You can try to experiment with different methods to see what is best for you, i personally find flashcards and mindmaps not so useful. But definitely start with understanding your concepts, then try to memorise them, then application which is questions, often you do see a pattern in markschemes.