KEY SKILLS Revision Techniques

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KEY SKILLS Revision Techniques
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Whatever youre revising..
there are techniques that help
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Carrying a ton of notes?

• Put key points on cards every day and revise from
  these

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No time to revise?

• With index cards you can revise anytime, anywhere!

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Wherever you are

• Five minutes after every lecture can transform a
  pile of notes into key point cards you can revise
  from

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Make points memorable by..

• Memorable or unusual associations
• Structured maps or links
• Explaining to others
• Reviewing and reorganising them

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Collating, Comparing, Constructing

• Comparing.contrasting communicating ideas
  visually to help make sense of them
• SCRAN albums are designed to help you
  research/restructure information this way

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Putting off the Evil Moment??

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Allergic to revision?

• Reduce your notes to a manageable pile of index
  cards
• Use old exam papers in exam conditions

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Study in a group

• Take a topic each to revise
• Can get you into a study routine if you find it
  hard to start!

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Nowhere to study?

• Too many people in the library?
• Too many distractions on campus?

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You could try

• Public Bar works for some
• Public Library Reference sections -quiet corners
  no-one ever uses

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Time running out?

• Revise with old exam papers and target key topics
• Libraries usually have copies of these

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Know what markers look for

• Answering the question.
• Read it very carefully to see what the
  answer must include. (e.g. Compare requires 2
  points of view)
• Providing evidence
• Give evidence for statements, and try to use
  course reading references

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• Academic Essay Format
• e.g. key points made and developed with
  examples in separate paragraphs
• e.g. logical links as signposts between
  these

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