Learning how to revise?

[Hidingthegoodchocolate]

DC claim they’ve not (yet) been taught skills or tips for how to revise. While I think this may be a case of not entirely listening, the fact remains they have a science module to revise for a test, and seemingly not the first idea of how to do it.

Are there any good sites / tips / resources for generic revision skills? I have made suggestions to DC, but tragically we’ve reached the age where I know “nothing” (please say this phase passes quickly…)

I made a couple of suggestions for free revision sites on this thread: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/secondary/4935482-gcse-online-revision-programmesmemberships

It's a tricky one because different people find different methods work. And also different methods work better for different subjects.

How old are they OP? If Y7, I suggest they try as many different styles as possible so they can work out what works for them by the time they reach GSCEs.

For science and maths, the best revision methods are doing questions, working out which bits you don't know, checking those bits in your book and doing more questions.

Has the teacher set any revision questions? Does he have a textbook or even the name of a topic he can look up in bbc bite size?

Thank you to all. I will have a look at those threads, and also the advice to try lots of different methods while the stakes are low before we hit gcse years is really helpful.

I hadn’t thought of bite size, will look at that too (no textbook unfortunately). Thank you!

I think actually this is a huge gap in education. Students are told to revise, but not taught how until they get to GCSE/A Level. It would help a heck of a lot of they were taught how to revise earlier.

IMO the best way to get the information in as many ways as you can. So I'd have it written out in full, then I'd make bullet points, with highlights, I'd make mind maps, and I'd also record myself talking through my notes and listen to them when I was on a walk (which is great to give yourself a break from sitting in a stuffy room revising).

It's also good to 'teach' someone else what you're trying to learn, so get him to make little presentations to you.

Me and my friends used to do chat show games where we'd debate issues from our A Level syllabus and that worked so well - or we'd play 'Jeremy Kyle' as the characters out of set texts. So much fun.