How to study for Computer Science GCSE

Hello All
Im in y10 studying cs .Im very passionate about the subject and I enjoy it.
However, I don’t understand how to effectively revise for it.
Thanks for all help

Hello All
Im in y10 studying cs .Im very passionate about the subject and I enjoy it.
However, I don’t understand how to effectively revise for it.
Thanks for all help

Hi, I got a grade 9 in OCR CS. Here is a list of the top Computer science resources I used
:1) THE SPECIFICATION: The specification lists out every topic that could come on the exam and the exact stuff you need to know about the topic. It has nothing more, nothing less. However, you have to make sure you are using the specification for the EXAM BOARD your school is using. If you don't know which one it is ask you teacher (Most schools do OCR but some also do AQA). I did OCR CS so I used the OCR specification: https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/558027-specification-gcse-computer-science-j277.pdf .
Once you have the specification you can use it to see what you need to learn and memorise. You can then use it to make revision notes then memorise them by reading through them constantly/memorising them.
2) CRAIG'N'DAVE (YOUTUBE CHANNEL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Up7DIPkTzo&list=PLCiOXwirraUAEhj4TUjMxYm4593B2dUPF&index=1 ):This is a REALLY GOOD channel that concisely explains all the THEORY you need to know and doesn't skip any parts of the specification. The link given is the OCR playlist, but if you do a different exam board they also have different playlists for different exam boards. Use this channel to UNDERSTAND the key concepts and then make revision notes following the specification.
3) MRBROWNCS ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbeq3HIxgcY&list=PL04uZ7242_M4TIOuFkX0SJAekelbblp5H ): This a PYTHON playlist which is very important for paper 2. You need to be good at programming as that is a big part of paper 2.
4) CSNEWBS (WEBSITE: https://www.csnewbs.com/ocr-gcse ): This is a website for OCR CS covering all the theory needed. You can use it to also aid you to make revision notes as it has solid points especialy when it comes the many adv/dis you need to memorise.
5) REVISION NOTES: The way to utilise these resources to get a grade is simple. Use the craig'n'dave channel to UNDERSTAND the concept. Then use the specification and make revision notes that DIRECTLY answer the specification point. Then all you need to do is memorise them. I used ANKI (a flashcard app) to memorise all the notes.
I hope this helps 🙂 .