Active revision revisited
Don’t spend hours just staring at your books! It will not work and you will quickly lose motivation. Be goal focussed– keep in mind why you are studying– to get good grades and earn lots of money, to get to the uni you have chosen, to impress members of the opposite sex with your mind so they overlook your odd physical appearance...it doesn’t matter what it is but you do have to have a goal!
Now try this
a) Summarise points (eg. on postcards); these can be cut down again nearer to the exam.
b) Use mnemonics or acronyms
c) Repeat lists or processes aloud over and over again.
d) Tape notes and play them back
e) Set yourself questions from your notes - Go over wrong answers
f) Explain work to a friend / parent
g) Get someone to test you
h) Make mind maps / spider diagrams; stick them on the wall
i) Work past papers
j) Make your notes visually appealing with colour and the use of subheadings
k) Work in a study group. Each member prepares a topic and some revision notes for the rest of the group and teaches it to them.
This website has some useful tips—try them out and see what floats your boat…