7) Effective revision
Short and sweet is the mentality to revision (along with monotonous repetition, of course). This is why flashcards are so widely pushed by academics. Struggling to remember the date the of Edward VI’s second Act of Uniformity? Put it on a flashcard. Struggling to remember the chemical formula for nitrogen dioxide? Put in on a flashcard. The benefit of revision like this is that you can do it anywhere; on the bus, walking to school, in bed – the list is endless.
However, it’s important to find revision techniques that work for you, and it’s ok to admit that you don’t like mind maps! It’s ok to say you hate revision posters! What’s not ok is to not attempt to revise because ‘nothing works’. As long as you consistently keep up this revision then you’re on the right track. You never know, sometimes the most of wacky revision techniques are the most effective. A selection of, urm, unqiue techniques employed by my Government teacher to help us with revision included Googling funny images that would remind us of a topic in our course as well as having us play with plastic play-pit balls….
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