Revision tips and techniques for GCSE students

Some guidance to help pupils with revision and exam stress.

Powerpoint to show students to encourage effective revision.

This is a powerpoint we use in our Learning Support department to encourage our students to use their extra time effectively.

A booklet outlining the basics of preparing for an exam as well as different techniques students can use to learn information. It also includes details on how to create a revision timetable.
The PowerPoint includes the templates and instructions for students to create their own revision timetable (print as A3)

An attractive, brand new, high quality resource designed to help prepare learners for the exam period. If you teach an exam year, or learners embarking on linear A Levels or GCSEs this is of particular interest to you. It can also benefit students in a wide range of settings who need to work towards a specific goal.
‘Feel Confident With Exams’ is a workbook that focuses on developing confidence by planning to deal with stress! Confidence is about dealing with set backs and developing personal resilience and a lack of these abilities can leave learners at risk of poor performance which does not reflect their ability. In this workbook learners will explore their own ideas about self-confidence, dealing with stress and preparing for exams, and they will try out some strategies for dealing with exam nerves before they happen. Activities include recognising your stress triggers, planning to deal with stress, exam preparation, stopping negative thoughts, and the value of a healthy lifestyle to beat stress.
The workbook is 18 x A4 pages in PDF format, with engaging and colourful text and activities (can be copied within one institution). It is self-contained and can be used by learners on their own or as part of a tutorial or study group. It includes clear learning aims, space for reflection and opportunities for discussion as well as self-directed learning. All activities can be completed in the book. It can be used alone or with an accompanying presentation, available separately. Feel Confident With Exams is one of a set of four workbooks and presentations that make up the Plan for Success suite of exam preparation. This workbook will allow you to maximise the value of tutor time or as part of a wider programme of study skills, exam preparation or PSHE.

Revision Tips and Tricks sheet.

Can be used in KS3/4/5 across the whole schools.

This PPT is presented as a straight forward, easy to present and understand guide about the things students need to know when preparing for exams.
I have shown this to a range of age groups, but it is especially helpful for those preparing for GCSE and A-Level examinations.

This is a PowerPoint I put together when I was looking for a presentation about revision/study tips!
This includes brief descriptions with research about:
- Revision techniques
- Snacking and meals
- Revision schedules
- Music and studying
- Exercise
- Sleep and use of phones
Enjoy!

This booklet allows tutors to guide their students through revision techniques, hints, tips and helpful organisation advice prior to exam preparations begin! This booklet has been designed for year 11 students but the ideas can be adapted for students of all ages.

Brilliant and captivating way of giving students revision and exam tips and techniques! I made this for our high school library but can be used anywhere!

All templates included, all you need to do is cut and laminate all parts and put together. Detailed step-by-step word document included on how to put it all together.

My display board was 1 metre 10 cm X 1 metre 10 cm. You may have to adjust sizes templates etc. according to your display size.

Hope you enjoy it! Thanks 

Put together to help Y11 revise!

powerpoint and three worksheets (quiz, information and self evaluation task) with activities relating to getting KS4 and KS5 students to think about time management, this lesson can be delivered in a tutorial before making a revision timetable.

This booklet is full of lots of different ways to help students to revise for forthcoming exams

What are Habits of Mind?

Habits of Mind are a set of thinking tools and strategies that are used by people who are found to behave intelligently. Asking the question, “What behaviors indicate a fast and effective thinker?” a man named Art Costa, set out on a quest to identify the characteristics of those who are good problem solvers. First developing a list of 12 attributes in 1991, the list has now grown to include 16 Habits of Mind. This list will continue to grow as more attributes are identified.

The strategies assist students in developing a critical stance to looking at their assignments and teach students that they can not only have the information, they can act on it and apply the knowledge in new ways. The purpose of Habits of Mind is to get students in the habit of behaving intelligently. To instill thinking patterns that will allow them to creatively and effectively solve problems both in and outside of the classroom that will lead to productive outcomes.

The Habits of Mind are powerful tools that students can actively use to continue the learning process. Students should be encouraged to use these thinking tools to help the student to think independently and critically and by encouraging them to employ Habits of Mind on a daily basis.
These graphic organizers in this package include a writing prompt, I can statements, and encourages the students to apply what they have learned and to make the learning of these skills personal to them.

Provides a strategy, with rationale, for a student to engage an exam paper. Written after a number of A level students struggled through the Multiple Choice of the Edexcel AS/A2 papers to find they have insufficent time to complete easier questions later in the paper.

By having the unconscious mind get "in the zone" by giving the sub-conscious brain time to engage in a search for understanding, coupled by relaxing will enable the student to use the time wisely to find the understanding they need to squeeze the maximum marks from a paper.

Comments welcome.

One-sided step-by-step guides to creating a mind-map, a research board and a (useful!) to-do list. Can be stuck in books, used as a poster or laminated as a 'help card&'. Good for English lessons for lower-attainers and for study skills mentoring(especially those who have dyslexia-type difficulties). I&';ll keep adding more as I create them... For more: www.HumansNotRobots.co.uk

Very useful for KS4 pupils as a guide on how to revise for GCSE's

This is a great way to start the year. Get the pupils planning their homework time properly with this Revision planning tool.
Can be used for ANY SUBJECT. Really useful during Tutor time as revision planning too!

Help your pupils make the most of their revision this year by providing them with this pack:

The Revision Pack includes:

Revision & Exam Advice: Tips on how to revise and tips to help them with their exams. Also included are suggestions on revision activities and also what to do during the ‘brain breaks’ in the middle of their revision sessions.
Blank Topic Revision Sheet: They can add all topics that they have studied for their subject here. This is designed as a handy checklist for teacher and student to monitor progress.
Monthly Planning Poster: Print this out for your students as an A3 sheet and they can plan their revision and this on their walls at home.
Weekly Reflection Sheet: This is a handy tool to use as a reflection on their work’s revision. They can recode what they did well and what they need to work on.
Growth Mindset Placemat: This is designed to help students have a positive mental attitude when it comes to performance and exams
Revision Planning Mat: This is designed to break up each revision session into 5 minute chunks to help pupils find revision more manageable.
Revision Mats: Use this for individual topics to record key words, important information, summarise info, Key thinkers and dates, evidence to support the topic such as quotes etc and, + & - of a theory and most importantly possible exam questions.

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Revision advice and ideas for students.

This little lesson was designed to show students different ways that they could revise for exams. As well as the main lesson it also includes a Diamond 9 which could be used as an extension or follow up. There is also an assembly version, which the link takes you to. I've also included a link to a blank lesson plan, because with the template each plan took about 15 minutes to do and could be useful for teacher trainees.

Contains all the command words used in GCSE papers, specifically the new 9-1 specifications. Pack includes wall displays, pupil sheets and a card sort and dominos activity

Produced this lesson to use with my year 11's in preparation for their exams.

Looks at different memory games to get them thinking about how their memory works - then explains how short term memory and long term memory work and how things can interfere with their memory.

My class really enjoyed this - both the memory games and how it applies to revision. They came away with a better understanding of strategies to use for revision.

A sheet summarising different revision techniques that can be used by students. Arranged roughly in order of those techniques for learning facts and simple processes, down to more complex processes and analysing performance in exam questions.

Some resources for guiding students to 3 main revision styles and also some ideas on the different ways to revise each style.

Also includes a blank revision timetable and a completed example.