Revision Guide

MAKE YOUR REVISION ACTIVE

Active revision Active revision involves doing something with the information you are learning – such as, making connections between concepts, creating diagrams, retrieving learnt information. Here are some examples.

MAKE FLASH CARDS PLAN EXAM ANSWERS CHU-NK-ING LISTS of information Create new revision material e.g. by converting notes to diagrams

Write exam ANSWERS then edit them using the mark scheme MAKE MNEMONICS Kingdom Kings Phylum Play Class Chess Order On Family Fine Genus Gold Species Sets

EXPLAIN A TOPIC to someone else or draw a mind map and fill in any extra detail afterwards

NB: But make sure these are worth the time and are not becoming displacement activities.

Active revision is more engaging and helps you: • Form strong memories of the information • Re-assess information you think you know • Save time and give you more time to relax

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