Best revision method to keep science in your head?
I am really bad at keeping information. I would say that would be one of my weakest points. I have 16+ soon and i want to do well. Any tips?
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Make flashcards and test yourself regularly, i would recommend using gizmo to make flashcards and highlight key words/phrases to test yourself. Just make sure that you're testing yourself regularly to make sure information stays.
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by rxnzqnI am really bad at keeping information. I would say that would be one of my weakest points. I have 16+ soon and i want to do well. Any tips?
Hi I’d say it totally depends on what type of learner you are. If you like visual learning, I would recommend Amobea Sisters for Biology, Cognito (website has a level stuff). For chemistry would recommend Allery Chemistry, and if you are doing physics I’m not too sure but I used Physics Online YouTube when doing gcse.
If you prefer mnemonics, those can help. Making paper flashcards can be time consuming and I wouldn’t recommend it at the early stages. It is best to do flashcards later on and use them to go over your common mistakes. Knowunity has available flashcards and study notes made by students.
Would also recommend you do some previewing before the lesson, so for example read the textbook and ask for a copy of the course plan/timeline.
Hope this helps!
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I second this, gizmo is great, as you can also put on a random selection feature to randomly select a deck to test yourself on
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Make flashcards/mind maps and keep going through them, also doing practice questions regularly will help you understand how to apply the information when answering a question!
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by rxnzqnI am really bad at keeping information. I would say that would be one of my weakest points. I have 16+ soon and i want to do well. Any tips?
Hi there,
Flash cards helped me so much! I would test myself sporadically, at random points during the day at least 3 times. I would then apply my learned knowledge to past papers. For my degree weirdly enough, I never actually practiced a past paper - I just made sure I made flash cards on current content AND on questions in previous past papers so I knew I would answer those too- ended up getting as high as 92%. I cannot recommend this method enough 🙂 start memorizing little and early!
Kind regards, Jenifer (Kingston rep)
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thank you so much!I do struggle with retaining science information tho. i just finished chemistry topic 1 by myself and i tried to do questions on the topic yet they always embed other topics which makes it hard to actually answer the questions on the topic, if that makes sense. i dont know how else i can do it so it really ruins it for me
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by Kingston JeniferHi there,
Flash cards helped me so much! I would test myself sporadically, at random points during the day at least 3 times. I would then apply my learned knowledge to past papers. For my degree weirdly enough, I never actually practiced a past paper - I just made sure I made flash cards on current content AND on questions in previous past papers so I knew I would answer those too- ended up getting as high as 92%. I cannot recommend this method enough 🙂 start memorizing little and early!
Kind regards, Jenifer (Kingston rep)
Flash cards helped me so much! I would test myself sporadically, at random points during the day at least 3 times. I would then apply my learned knowledge to past papers. For my degree weirdly enough, I never actually practiced a past paper - I just made sure I made flash cards on current content AND on questions in previous past papers so I knew I would answer those too- ended up getting as high as 92%. I cannot recommend this method enough 🙂 start memorizing little and early!
Kind regards, Jenifer (Kingston rep)
thank you so much!I do struggle with retaining science information tho. i just finished chemistry topic 1 by myself and i tried to do questions on the topic yet they always embed other topics which makes it hard to actually answer the questions on the topic, if that makes sense. i dont know how else i can do it so it really ruins it for me
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by rxnzqnthank you so much!I do struggle with retaining science information tho. i just finished chemistry topic 1 by myself and i tried to do questions on the topic yet they always embed other topics which makes it hard to actually answer the questions on the topic, if that makes sense. i dont know how else i can do it so it really ruins it for me
are these A-levels? Mind maps helped so much with the different reactions in organic chemistry! There are lots online nowadays, there was barely any when I did mine back in 2018/2020.
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by Kingston Jeniferare these A-levels? Mind maps helped so much with the different reactions in organic chemistry! There are lots online nowadays, there was barely any when I did mine back in 2018/2020.
nope, gcse!
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by rxnzqnnope, gcse!
from what I remember from my GCSE's, you have to accurately remember definitions - missing even a single world can lose you marks, so I would use flash cards for this. Remember to repeat the information, as this is what will make your brain absorb the info. Are you taking triple or combined? I did combined and there were so many chemistry pathways to remember, and mindmaps were useful for this to visualize it.
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by Kingston Jeniferfrom what I remember from my GCSE's, you have to accurately remember definitions - missing even a single world can lose you marks, so I would use flash cards for this. Remember to repeat the information, as this is what will make your brain absorb the info. Are you taking triple or combined? I did combined and there were so many chemistry pathways to remember, and mindmaps were useful for this to visualize it.
triple 😅
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by rxnzqnthank you so much!I do struggle with retaining science information tho. i just finished chemistry topic 1 by myself and i tried to do questions on the topic yet they always embed other topics which makes it hard to actually answer the questions on the topic, if that makes sense. i dont know how else i can do it so it really ruins it for me
what exam board do u do?
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by xoaishaawhat exam board do u do?
edexcel
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use the specification online and make sure you know chem key concepts as they come up in both papers, i think this is what you meant by questions always embedding other topics (correct me if i'm wrong). Key concepts usually come up quite alot. Learn it inside out as edexcel usually like to randomly put key concepts topics in questions about other topics.
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by xoaishaause the specification online and make sure you know chem key concepts as they come up in both papers, i think this is what you meant by questions always embedding other topics (correct me if i'm wrong). Key concepts usually come up quite alot. Learn it inside out as edexcel usually like to randomly put key concepts topics in questions about other topics.
thank u
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by rxnzqnthank u
no worries!! good luck with your exams 😁
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