A good learner is........
an active listener
willing to voice their opinions
questioning
open-minded
positive
enthusiastic
determined
adaptable
shows initiative
prepared to learn from their mistakes.
How Can I Draw Up An Effective Revision Timetable?
Plan your revision carefully. The following top 10 tips should help:
1. Divide your time into subjects.
2. Consult your lesson notes and the syllabus for each course to make sure you cover all the necessary topics. Ask your teachers for advice if necessary.
3. Consult your exam timetable. You will have longer to revise for some exams than others so plan accordingly.
4. Be sure to include any revision sessions that you’d like to attend at school. Many departments are running revision classes during study leave and “booster” sessions immediately before the exams. Ask your teachers.
5. Reflect upon your strengths and weaknesses and allot time accordingly e.g. give more time to topics you find tricky.
6. Are you at your best in the mornings, afternoons or evenings? It may be best to put the most challenging topics at these times.
7. Vary your timetable. Don't plan to spend all morning on one subject. An hour per subject is fine.
8. Plan in “blanks” which can be used when things don’t go according to plan.
9. Do allow yourself mini-breaks between sessions and quality relaxation time.
10. Be prepared to update your timetable as your revision progresses. So don't spend hours colouring it in or making it look great on the computer!
Which Revision Strategies Will Work Best For Me?
1. The more you DO with the information you have to learn the more you will understand and remember it.
2. Focus on the methods listed under your preferred learning style.
3. However, remember that it is important to use a variety of approaches – VA and K.
4. Ask your teacher for help if necessary e.g. to recommend suitable websites, to explain something once more, for a missing worksheet.
