http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9061185619648BF3
These videos are excellent for revising higher tier; there are similar videos for foundation too. Happy revising!!
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
How to Revise
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
Beverley Sills
Create a quiet, relaxing, organised study space!Start your revision early—allow at least 2 weeks for each exam. The sooner you start, the less you will have to do each day!
Revision timetables are the most effective way to manage your time.
Revise for 45 minutes at a time…….and take 10 minute breaks
Have clear and specific goals and targets for each revision session… By the end of this hour, I will be able to …...
Start early in the day, when your mind is most alert.
Revise the topics that your teacher have told you are key parts of the syllabus!
Take it seriously and cut contact: no phonecalls, no texts, no MSN, no Facebook.……...
Make use of all revision classes offered, both after school and during Easter.
Unless you’re ACTUALLY using the computer for revision, turn it off!!
Start with the most challenging subjects or the ones you like least!
Give yourself occasional treats: a favourite snack, a short relax, your favourite tv show.
Work through past exam questions and time yourself for a real exam practice.
Be active and creative: Use A3 & A4 paper, Post-it notes, Highlighters, Flash Cards, Diagrams, Mindmaps, Etc
Look after yourself. Eat well, drink plenty of water and get plenty of rest.
Don’t waste time struggling—write down what you are finding hard and take it to your next lesson.
Get help from friends and study together—but remember you’re studying, not socialising!!
By the time of your exam, your revision should be down to one card or A4 sheet with the KEY points or phrases on it.
Do something relaxing between revising and bedtime.
Focus on what you have done, not all the things that you haven’t—every little bit helps!!
Don’t leave all the difficult bits to the end!
GET PREPARED!! Supplies, books, revision notes, past papers, etc...
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
English Revision
If you have completed your BTEC and still have access to a computer then use this revsion site to improve your skills
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/reading/questionsrev1.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/reading/questionsrev1.shtml
Monday, 25 February 2013
Biology Revision
A zip file of Biology papers are available by either e-mailing Mrs Day eday6512@ocnmail.net or by getting paper versions from Mr Houchen
(i) B2 Components of Life paper ie 11 Triple Science and / or (ii) resitting B1 Influences on life ie in the main 11 Scad 1 or 2 resitters. The folder contains past papers and mark schemes for the November 2012 papers (higher and Foundation), with an examiners report on (a) how to approach 6 mark questions and (b) guidance on Command words used in papers and how to approach multiple questions/lomh answer questions. Paper versions are available direct from Mr Houchen
(i) B2 Components of Life paper ie 11 Triple Science and / or (ii) resitting B1 Influences on life ie in the main 11 Scad 1 or 2 resitters. The folder contains past papers and mark schemes for the November 2012 papers (higher and Foundation), with an examiners report on (a) how to approach 6 mark questions and (b) guidance on Command words used in papers and how to approach multiple questions/lomh answer questions. Paper versions are available direct from Mr Houchen
Useful Websites for History Revision
Here are some useful
Websites for History revision
American West
http://www.learnhistory.org.uk/west/
Medicine through Time
Saturday, 23 February 2013
Blog Sites
Check out the useful links to the right of this post; all the subject blogs are there as well as other useful sites. The video bar is set to show revision videos so check this out too.
Friday, 22 February 2013
Revising for RE
R. E: In house
revision guides given to students; Ethics and Philosophy. See individual
teachers. Professionally published CGP revision guides are available to buy
from SLB at less than they cost in the shops. They are specific to the course
and
cover
everything that could come up in the exam.
Revising for PE
P.E:
GCSE
PE students should use their exercise books for revision, they can also use the
BBC Bitesize website. PE staff will also produce some mind maps and revision
notes for them. Students will do some past papers in lesson time and they can
purchase a revision guide
Revising for History
History:
Students in previous years have
found the Curriculum Group Publications (CGP) History Revision Guide very
accessible and useful. These are available from the Department for a reduced
price of £2.75. Furthermore, students have also found that using the
"ZigZag" revision materials builds confidence and understanding:
these are also available from the Department. Students can also ask staff
for past exam papers and markschemes to go with them, in order to help
them work on their exam technique
Revising for French or German
French & German:
Letts
Revision Guides and CGP Revision guides that cover the new exam specification
are available from Waterstones. £15.00 approx including a CD.
Pupils can get the
password from their MFL teacher.
Organisation code: 5047
All pupils have their own
login to Kerboodle (Nelson Thornes/ AQA online Learning Space.) There will be
lots of extra resources from Kerboodle on there for extra practice. There are
also self assessment tests/ practice papers/ exam tips (loads of good stuff!)
Students need to be learning the vocabulary from their vocab
booklets independently, regardless of whether or not it has been set as a learning homework.
The
vocab booklets contain all of the foundation and higher vocab required for the
exam. This has been taken directly from the specification.
Revising for English Literature
English Literature:
·
AQA GCSE English Literature Poetry
and Anthology (ISBN-10: 1408505991)
·
GCSE Anthology AQA Poetry Study Guide
(Relationships) Higher (ISBN-10: 184762488X)
Regardless of whether you are sitting Language or Literature or
both (Higher or foundation) you will have received a GCSE folder of
revision resources which will be used in class but will also be available for
revision nearer the exam period .
Revising for English Language
English Language:
Visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english
Guides you can buy:
Heinemann have an excellent range of
books and materials for students www.pearsonschools.co.uk/gcse2010/aqaenglish
Don't Get Stressed
Try to reduce anxiety, because it uses up working memory, leaving a much smaller capacity available for processing and encoding new information
Sleep is Vital
Sleep is vital
We spend approximately a third of our lives sleeping and it's never as important as during revision time. Sleep plays a critical role in memory consolidation – this is when the brain backs up short-term patterns and creates long-term memories. The process is believed to occur during deep sleep, when the hippocampal neurons pass the patterns of activity to another part of the brain called the neocortex, which is responsible for language and the generation of motor commands.Recent research in Nature Neuroscience has shed new light on how memories are decluttered and irrelevant information is deleted during this process. This results in the important memories (the pathways that have been strengthened through repetition) becoming easier to access.
What is revision?
Revision
is fixing in your
memory the things that you
know. Think of the computer.
It can reproduce the
It can reproduce the
information you have put into it,
provided you ask it the right
questions. Unlike the computer,
your memory needs refreshing
regularly, but if you do this, the
information can be ‘called up’ in
the same way.
Revision
is learning to unlock
your memory. You need to have
memory prompters to help you
to ‘call up’ what you know.
Revision
is learning to select
and adapt what you know.
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