History A Level
Reply 1
Start revision materials / revision in general early, you blink and suddenly there's a pile of content to look over. I also personally loved the timelines I created as it made checking my dates really easy
Some techniques
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Blurting
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Spaced Repetition
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Pomodoro Technique
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Revision cards sorted by topic covering key dates and statistics
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summarise a whole topic into a mind map - generally an A3 size paper works best
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plan random past questions both question and source - maybe have a teacher review them
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solidify your timings when writing
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try explaining a topic to another non-history person and quiz them to see gaps in your explanations to improve exam writing
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look for any online revision guide materials available (websites, videos, digital summaries etc.) and see if your school library has textbooks/ revision guides to hand for you to borrow
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study with others studying the same topics to quiz each other and have a combined set of knowledge if you ever get stuck or confused at any point
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it may also be good to ask your teacher for any recommendations around revision
Hope this helps
Reply 2
Some techniques
•
Blurting
•
Spaced Repetition
•
Pomodoro Technique
•
Revision cards sorted by topic covering key dates and statistics
•
summarise a whole topic into a mind map - generally an A3 size paper works best
•
plan random past questions both question and source - maybe have a teacher review them
•
solidify your timings when writing
•
try explaining a topic to another non-history person and quiz them to see gaps in your explanations to improve exam writing
•
look for any online revision guide materials available (websites, videos, digital summaries etc.) and see if your school library has textbooks/ revision guides to hand for you to borrow
•
study with others studying the same topics to quiz each other and have a combined set of knowledge if you ever get stuck or confused at any point
•
it may also be good to ask your teacher for any recommendations around revision
Hope this helps
Thank you so much! I’ll definitely try these out as I’ve always gotten an 8/9 in GCSE History tests and mocks but never knew how to revise as I would just read the content and get an understanding of the event but nothing really active. For A level I want to find an effective method so I’m not relying on surface level knowledge.
Reply 3
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