I give you a guide to simple’s techniques for revising. Get the best out of your revision with these great tips and technique ideas.

(1). Concentrate

Fitting notes onto one side of paper makes them easier to take in, so rewrite them a number of times and cut down on the size of your notes as you go.

(2). Highlight

Don’t just read. Target key areas using colored highlighters. These visuals will help you keep in mind the facts.

(3). Record

Try putting important points, quotes and formulae on tape. If you hear them and read them, they’re more likely to go under in. You could even download them onto your mp3 player

(4). Talk

Read your notes out loud to yourself. It’s one way of getting them to register.

(5). Test

See what you can keep in mind without notes, but avoid testing yourself on subjects you know by now.

(6). Time

Do past exam papers against the clock, it’s an outstanding way of receiving up to speed and is a great way to get used to working under pressured conditions

Read

All the instructions watchfully so you know how many questions to answer, what they’re worth and which ones are compulsory. All the questions and avoid leaping on the first ‘easy’ one you mark.

And be careful questions you recognize from past papers, they may have been faintly changed.

Plan

Which questions you want to answer and in what order. How much time you’ve got for each one – put your watch in front of you and attempt and stick to your timings. A quick bullet-list of points to give you a handy structure for essay questions.

To use any extra time you have at the end of the exam for checking through your answers.

Write

Answers to the questions that have in fact been set, not the ones you’d hoped to see. As concisely as possible. Keep to the point. As tidily but also as quickly as you can. Try not to spend too long on any single question, however much you get into it.

A brief list of what you would have put in your answer if you find yourself running out of time, that way you should still score some points.

Avoid

Cheating. It’s not value the stress and you’re jump to get caught.