Revision Revision

How to help yourself learnHow to help yourself learn

Barriers to learningBarriers to learning

Barriers to learning.Barriers to learning. Poor organisationPoor organisation Confusing or poor notes to revise fromConfusing or poor notes to revise from Nowhere to reviseNowhere to revise Thinking that you can not do itThinking that you can not do it Parents or other peopleParents or other people Cramming (the day before)Cramming (the day before) Too much to reviseToo much to revise Not knowing how to reviseNot knowing how to revise Leaving it too lateLeaving it too late Bad memoryBad memory Hate revisingHate revising Not enough timeNot enough time Other things to do.Other things to do.

Be positive and just do itEvery little bit helps

Which applies to you?Which applies to you?

Every single Every single individual individual

is capable is capable

of achieving of achieving success!success!

You have You have

to to

DO DO

REVISION REVISION

Make revision notes Make revision notes

Reduce your work down Reduce your work down

to the key points & key words.to the key points & key words. Write these out.Write these out. Cover themCover them Talk it to yourself – if you get stuck Talk it to yourself – if you get stuck

look – but then start from the top look – but then start from the top Do it again Do it again

Make your learning stickMake your learning stick

To learn a topic; To learn a topic; Repeat within 24 hoursRepeat within 24 hours Repeat again for 10 minutes at the end Repeat again for 10 minutes at the end

of the weekof the week Repeat again for 10 minutes 2 weeks Repeat again for 10 minutes 2 weeks

laterlater Repeat again for 10 minutes after a Repeat again for 10 minutes after a

monthmonth Be successfulBe successful

ORGANISING REVISIONORGANISING REVISION

Revise early evening

Treats – have to be earned

Set out the work

in advance

Concentra

teConcentrate

Pick out the Pick out the

key points key points

and and

activelyactively

commit them to commit them to memorymemory

Talk, walk, writeand repeat and repeat

I remember I forgetI remember I forget

So, ensure your notes stand out – use colours

for KEY POINTS and key words

I remember I forgetI remember I forget

I will I will notnot remember remember if I am:if I am:

Not botheredNot bothered InattentiveInattentive DisengagedDisengaged UninterestedUninterested Not involvedNot involved

It is important that I

LOOK LISTEN TOUCH NOTICE DISCUSS WANT TO LEARN KEEP GOING

““I can not take out I can not take out from my memory from my memory

what I do not put what I do not put into my memory”into my memory”

Use the whole environment Use the whole environment to help you.to help you.

These work for some peopleThese work for some people

Mind maps Mind maps

How tocreate

mind maps

The “Laws” of mind mapping The “Laws” of mind mapping