Top Tips for effective revision

Eat well
1. Sleep well
  1. Keep hydrated
Get fresh air
1. walk the dog
  1. do some exercise
Take breaks
1. Watch TV
  1. Chat to a friend
    1. Read something not related to revision
Make a revision timetable
1. Find out when exams are
  1. Start with little and often then get more intensive nearer exam time
    1. Study for chunks of time you know you can concentrate for - try to build this up
Don't revise with your phone next to you and/or facebook on
Try to do your revision at a table so it's easier to spread out and be organised
Start with your worst subject/topic first, save the best/easiest to last
Go to revision sessions whenever possible
Make sure you are focused otherwise there's not point trying
Use revision lists
Promise yourself a treat when you have met a revision target
1. For example, go on facebook when you're due a break, spend time on X-box when you've done your quota of revision
Use online revision towards the end once you've put the hours in memorising the stuff.
Don't rely on cramming the night before
Tell someone if your house is too noisy with siblings/builders etc
If feeling stressed, tell someone

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	Created by j.jeffrey over 11 years ago