GCSE history - advice needed
Hi!
So my school does their GCSE history course in one year and I'm a bit stressed about whether I'll realistically be able to learn all that content in just one year. Has anyone else studied the whole thing in one year and if so how did you do it? Other than that any other GCSE history tips would be so so appreciated.
Ty
So my school does their GCSE history course in one year and I'm a bit stressed about whether I'll realistically be able to learn all that content in just one year. Has anyone else studied the whole thing in one year and if so how did you do it? Other than that any other GCSE history tips would be so so appreciated.
Ty
Reply 1
Hi, while I did self-study GCSE history I can’t comment on whether it would be possible to do all in one year as I did it in two. But I suppose if you study with the right technique and study high-yield topics it might be possible.
I would recommend for general history tips:
. Not sure which exam board you do but I found Hodder and Pearson Revise textbooks useful and they contained model answers too as well as plenty of source evaluation practice
. if you find flashcards useful for remembering dates and important events then you can try. I did make them for remembering events in the Cold War and in Weimar Germany and included key info points in the back of each flashcards. Making your own for history is much better than buying or using other flashcards in my opinion.
. BBC Bitesize/BBC Teach have some good videos for some history topics. For others BBC documentaries/Youtube can be helpful
I would recommend for general history tips:
. Not sure which exam board you do but I found Hodder and Pearson Revise textbooks useful and they contained model answers too as well as plenty of source evaluation practice
. if you find flashcards useful for remembering dates and important events then you can try. I did make them for remembering events in the Cold War and in Weimar Germany and included key info points in the back of each flashcards. Making your own for history is much better than buying or using other flashcards in my opinion.
. BBC Bitesize/BBC Teach have some good videos for some history topics. For others BBC documentaries/Youtube can be helpful
Quick Reply
Related discussions
- History A level dilemma
- GCSE 2 months left
- Switching A-levels?
- History vs Ancient History A level
- Chemistry and Physics Higher AQA Combined Science and Edexcel History
- ADVICE NEEDED - Oxford for English Lit
- A level choice advice for Oxford
- a level combination advice, for wanting to go into law
- Geography or History A-level? help!
- how to force myself to revise
- gcse history
- Worried about a level English lit compared to gcse
- Official Year 11 Chat Thread 2024-25
- A-level options 2025
- Geography or History GCSE?
- Failed my mocks-advice
- year 10 study buddy!!
- A level picking help!!!
- getting less homework at alevels??
- How hard is a level history???
Latest
Trending
Last reply 5 months ago
Advice to get basically all 9s in GCSE (ask me anything)Last reply 5 months ago
Any Yr 10s here who think they "failed" their end-of-year mocks?Last reply 6 months ago
How can I achieve as many nines as possible for GCSEs?Last reply 6 months ago
Best revision method to keep science in your head?Articles for you
How The Student Room is moderated
To keep The Student Room safe for everyone, we moderate posts that are added to the site.
