revising

[lsharp]

hiya im in year 11 and i am going to be sitting my GCSES in about a month and a bit. one problem though i havent even started to revise yet because i cant has anyone got any good ideas about revising and a way i can remember it i would be very frateful

[NORMANTHEDOG]

your a bit young to be doing gcses arent you my little friend

[NORMANTHEDOG]

sorry misread your post,thought you said you were 11.

[alfiebrady]

Arrange revision sessions with a friend where you can confirm your knowledge / test each other.
Or try the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/

[pinksmartie]

you should try to find out what type of leariner you are ie. kinasthetic (duno how to spell it) visual or audio. It could help you to revise better. I'm kinasthetic wso i've usually got to be doing something active to remember stuff best. Audio and visual are sort of 'what it says on the tin'

[pinksmartie]

**learner

[periwinkle]

hi i'm in yr 11 too :)

i'm trying writing revision notes on different colour paper for each subject

and for english i have educating rita and of mice and men on my mp3

[gary baldy]

Dont bother revising lsharp.
If you dont know it already there is no point looking at it again is there. You'll only forget it again wont you?
Exams are useless anyway. Just leave school with nothing, smoke loads of dope, hang around in nightclubs with gangsters and have a good time.
Didnt do me any harm!

[ugly_bob]

Hmmm, Good advise Gary. Almost. Tried that one myself.

Isharp - We've all been there and done that, and I honestly can't give you any advice! I never found a decent revision scheule/plan and found that generally it hindered me more than it helped.

Please don't take this advice though

[dennis m]

try www.topmarks.co.uk

www.s-cool.co.uk

excellent websites for both GCSE and GCE revision.

[rojash]

Back in the days before the flood when I was taking my GCEs (as they were then) I revised only one subject, and it was also the only subject I failed, so I'm with gary baldy on this one...

[Pete1956]

Isharp, several years of taking exams have taught me that the only effective way to prepare is to work through past paper questions. You can try reading through your course-work first making very brief notes along the way (if you don't make notes, your mind will soon wonder off), but the key is DO EXAMPLE QUESTIONS that are representative of your exam questions. As many as you can get your hands on, trying not to refer to your notes as you do them.

You may want to draw up a timetable so that you don't spend too much time doing one subject.

[blueeyes]

I'm sitting my A levels this year and am having trouble getting to the revising stage myself! By this point I think the most important thing is to priorotise, see what things you're *most* worried about and deal with them.

Unfortunately everyone revises differently so I can't help very much! I always used to read the text books, make notes, then read the notes on the morning of the exam! But that's just because I'm quite good at cramming.

Some friends need the colour coding etc and make detailed plans while some go with whatever they feel able to do at any one time. Past papers are popular, mainly because they can show you where any weak spots are and give you an idea of what to expect.

Now's the time to just get on with it though, the more you worry about it the less time you'll have to actually work.

Don't worry! Most people manage a lot better than they think at GCSEs. I certainly did! Best of luck :-)

[zipadeedodah]

I was (still am) really bad at putting stuff off - would think to myself that I'd do some geography revision for example, but then get distracted and then wouldn't get round to doing any at all. My advice would be to make a plan - doesn't have to be an actual timetable, but actually writing down 'Sunday morning - English revision, Sunday afternoon - History revision' etc.

It really does depend on what sort of person you are - I pushed my luck with a few subjects and did little revision. But if you're the sort of person that'll worry about not doing enough then definitely plan what you'll do, do it, and then you can feel that you're making progress. If you go out in an evening you can feel relaxed knowing you've done a good chunk of revision during the day. And when you get to the exams, you'll feel more confident and less stressed hopefully!

[gobbledygook]

For some reason that escapes me, I decided to take GCSE art, despite having no artistic tendency whatsoever. The lessons were very lax; I could get away with staring vacantly at the ceiling for the entire duration. When exams were approaching, I used this lesson time to revise for my other subjects. I didn't use my notes at all, as they were mostly unintelligible and (ironically) covered with doodles. I used revision guides, and I did very well (except in art).

[crgb14]

I'm with Gary on this one I'm afraid. At the tender age of 16 in my final year at school I took the principal that if you don't know it now you never will.
There were the girls and geeks in the morning frantically trying to cram more info in whilst I was calm and relaxed oozing confidence. Needless to say I got pretty good grades and even nailed an A in French when predicted an E. I don't think worrying helps as you'll totally forget what info you've tried to revise rendering your past months time useless.
If I were you though I'd start now though as you probably will get better grades. Don't go with what I did.