Revision timetable

[petal2008]

Apologies if this has been posted before.

If you've got kids whose idea of revision is cramming the night before and at the breakfast table on the morning of the exam you might find this site useful.

Getrevising.co.uk allows you to put in all your exam dates and create a timetable to suit you. You can put in all the times you have got commitments and it creates a timetable based on when the exam is and what times you can revise. Also allows preferences for some exams and if some exams need more revision than others. When I say "you" I obviously mean your DS or DD!

I've just done one for my DS. It looks a bit daunting but if you count each revision block as 30 or 40 minutes say it's not so bad.

It's at least a starting point even if they don't stick to it rigidly.

[cricketballs]

never mind the blatant advertising but it is widely known that the most beneficial amount of time for revising is a 20 minute block.....therefore I suggest you research your product before you try to sell it

[petal2008]

I'm not trying to sell anything!! I just thought it may help if anyone was struggling to devise a timetable for revision. I've got nothing to do with this website. That was a bit aggressive.

[danceswithyarn]

About the time of GCSE revision I read the Red Dwarf book. It has a brilliant description of Rimmer's revision method; it was mainly spending 6 weeks making a revision timetable which could be a work of art then having to cram all the actual learning into the last evening! Since then I've always tried to do my revision timetables in the scruffiest way possible - back of envelope jobs - just do it quick then get on with the work. If this combines speed and tidyness/legibility then I bet it's fab!

Is it specific to GCSE or can I use it for my MSc work you put in other subjects?

40 mins is fine by 16. Hour blocks with inbuilt 10-15 min loo/tea breaks by degree level. With complex topics you wont get into them properly in 20, and at GCSE also need to work on exam-stamina, it's often the first time DCs do exams of 2-3 hours, and that needs training for as much as the subject matter.

[SecretSantaSquirrels]

I got DS to draw up a revision timetable for the mocks a month ago, with 40 minute slots. He did that quite diligently then left it to gather dust.

Once he did get stuck in though he has found 40 minutes revision then 20mins break to work quite well.
Of course he does far more for his favourite subjects (sciences) that he does for the ones he really should spend more time on.

[IdontknowwhyIcare]

Ds has a revision timetable suggested by his SFL. basically at the begining of the year, he set up a spreadsheet with a tab for each subject and then listed every topic heading from the text books. As he learnt the module he dated the cell and turned it red amber or green then as he revised, anything with a date older than 1 month was reverted to red. It helped him realise he needed to study other subjects apart from those he found easier or more enjoyable. It seems to have worked quite well. He doesnt always keep it upto date but its a good deal better than nothing.