It really depends on the subject - lots of reading, doing practice questions, group work all work - keeping off fab and other distractions too lol
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mind maps would be my tip too.. loved making them
physically writing out facts.. something about hand writing things just makes it stick more in my brain
i doodle images and make stories up that links facts and helps remember process's
flash cards.. post them up on kitchen cupboards or around the house |
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I used to tell students to write notes on anything. Or make tapes to play while they are sleeping.
I'm one of those annoying people that doesnt need to revise. I used to just read class notes before going in. Short term photographic memory is great.. But means most of my school exams are worthless
Oh actually I had to revise for French due to the speaking part x |
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I meant to add that you know how you learn best. Some need to write things down, some read things out aloud.. or make drawings... Everyone learns in different ways... So find what works for you x |
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"I meant to add that you know how you learn best. Some need to write things down, some read things out aloud.. or make drawings... Everyone learns in different ways... So find what works for you x"
Exactly - what works best for you and what subject - it varies so much x |
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Colours worked for me.
For my A Levels - i printed every page of the textbooks (the summary pages). And then i would underline it using a green or red pen; annotate where necessary. When it came to revising. I used to start at 5am in the morning and then finish at 9pm. Have little breaks in between. I'd just be in my room and memorise, practice whilst i'd pace up and down my room.
For my Law degree - the books were bloody massive to print out. So, i retyped my whole lecture notes and class notes. Put them together to form a little structure on how to approach answering a question. So, i'd arrange everything in numerical order and mini paragraphs. When it came to revising, i had the books underlined with red and green and annotated; used as supplementory and begin revising at 8am finish at 11pm; memorising everything.
For my post grad - i think i got tired of it all by then and run out of steam. Retyped all my class notes and tried to familiarise myself with it. But, this time i did no memorisation (for revision) as the exams were open book. So, i was out of my comfort zone already. Revision for me was just going through my notes - and that was bullshit. Wasn't the best exam in the world that!
...for me that works. I still have my revision timetables i made for each year.
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I had an exam recently and recorded myself reading out info and listened to it overnight. It was bizarre! I got in there and the info just flowed out of my head. Did rather better than predicted so will be using that again.
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Thank you all for you're in put.
It's not hard exams like you're sound Popeye.
It's multiple choice questions and true or false statements. (4 of them)
I failed my first exam. Which threw me as last year never failed any.
 (but I blame part, condition of the exam room and lack of revision)
I have notes, but going to use a text book I have, that has mini answer paper at the end if each unit. |
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"Thank you all for you're in put.
It's not hard exams like you're sound Popeye.
It's multiple choice questions and true or false statements. (4 of them)
I failed my first exam. Which threw me as last year never failed any.
(but I blame part, condition of the exam room and lack of revision)
I have notes, but going to use a text book I have, that has mini answer paper at the end if each unit. "
For MCQ's you just have to practice previous exam questions, familiarise yourself with how the questions are wording as the answers are there. So, you just need to find a way of being able to identify it.
Good luck x
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I studied past exam papers and cherry pickedthe subjects that are likely to be included.
I aimed to know enough to pass and not to get a top grade.
Worked for me most of the time. |
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One strategy I used was break down a larger subject into small topics, reduce it to bullet points, reduce to key ideas theb again to key words. Write the key words on post its and put them round your mirror so you can practice them every morning till you know that topic. Then move on to the next one. |
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One strategy I used was break down a larger subject into small topics, reduce it to bullet points, reduce to key ideas theb again to key words. Write the key words on post its and put them round your mirror so you can practice them every morning till you know that topic. Then move on to the next one. |
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"I studied past exam papers and cherry pickedthe subjects that are likely to be included.
I aimed to know enough to pass and not to get a top grade.
Worked for me most of the time. "
Past papers are key, especially with multiple choice and true or false questions.
Most multiple choice type exams I've sat have repeated questions from past papers before.
Flippen exams...  |
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havent had to revise for oh so many years, so have no idea lol.
much like cali, i seem to be able to read something, and for the most part, it sticks.
got 100% on the 2 most recent exams i have had to sit (although they were both driving theory exams so maybe the subject matter helped as its something im interested in rather than having to force myself to care about it lol) |
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"I studied past exam papers and cherry pickedthe subjects that are likely to be included.
I aimed to know enough to pass and not to get a top grade.
Worked for me most of the time.
Past papers are key, especially with multiple choice and true or false questions.
Most multiple choice type exams I've sat have repeated questions from past papers before.
Flippen exams... "
is that what you have to sit to be a pancake chef? |
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"I studied past exam papers and cherry pickedthe subjects that are likely to be included.
I aimed to know enough to pass and not to get a top grade.
Worked for me most of the time.
Past papers are key, especially with multiple choice and true or false questions.
Most multiple choice type exams I've sat have repeated questions from past papers before.
Flippen exams... "
Iv not got any past papers  |
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And lastly, don't aim to just pass. Why would you spend all that time in education to just pass. If your not going to do something well, then don't do it at all. That's what i say anyway.
...you should work to get the top marks. Not just scrape through.
(That's my cheeky mini rant concluded) x
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"And lastly, don't aim to just pass. Why would you spend all that time in education to just pass. If your not going to do something well, then don't do it at all. That's what i say anyway.
...you should work to get the top marks. Not just scrape through.
(That's my cheeky mini rant concluded) x
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It's a pass or a fail |
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"is that what you have to sit to be a pancake chef?"
Haha unfortunately I've never actually sat a flipping exam!
Was just trying to use a more polite way to show my feelings on exams.. Perhaps by changing the words 'flippen' to a more explicit word and you'll see my feelings better! Haha.
And I forgot to say good luck too Sexual Aphrodisiac! |
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"I had an exam recently and recorded myself reading out info and listened to it overnight. It was bizarre! I got in there and the info just flowed out of my head. Did rather better than predicted so will be using that again.
Good luck!! "
This is how I revised too, its bizarre how your brain takes the information in whilst you're asleep  |
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"is that what you have to sit to be a pancake chef?
Haha unfortunately I've never actually sat a flipping exam!
Was just trying to use a more polite way to show my feelings on exams.. Perhaps by changing the words 'flippen' to a more explicit word and you'll see my feelings better! Haha.
And I forgot to say good luck too Sexual Aphrodisiac! "
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I got all prepared for my exam this morning to be told I had 2!!! Ahhhh I thought then thought I def need to be called dory!!! 
Anyway I feel I done good in both!!
Time to chill and relax now  |
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