Anyone know any good revision strategies?
Granted allowing self to become distracted by this great and wonderful Forum :P probably isnt helping!
Dont really want to have to do the caffeine and craming method but I can see it happening :loopy:
and I refuse do to the Rimmer tactic of copying pages from text books on to my thighs
1. Youre only cheating yourself
2. Would make awful mess of my troosers :wink: altho prospect of exams can also make awful mess of troosers :o

....best get some more reading done I suppose....Oh for a photgraphic memory!

xx

1. Don't panic
2. Draw up a revision timetable
3. Lose it
4. Draw up another revision timetable
5. Discuss with fellow students
6. Have revision tactics session in pub
7. Agree to meet up and have team revision
8. Meet up
9. 20 mins revision 'til someone spots trivial pursuit under sideboard
10. Play trivial pursuit (chances are that some questions will be relevant to your subject)
11. Nominate someone to go to off-licence as NO-ONE plays tp sober
12. Get p****ed
13. Wife comes home & makes pizzas for everyone

It worked for me.

Originally posted by max
1. Don't panic
6. Have revision tactics session in pub
12. Get p****ed
13. Wife comes home & makes pizzas for everyone

It worked for me (2:1 in case your interested)

Liking that plan, altho I have no wife...or house husband in my case to be my pizza slave :( I was slanting towards the side of blagging it I managed it last year, but I went to all the lectures then and Ive only been to about...........

(thinks)

............3 :rolleyes: out of........many!

and yet funnily enough I am still on this forum chatting away! I lack willpower!

xx

My revision goes something along these lines.

Day 1: Can't be arsed.
Day 2: Can't be arsed.
Day 3: Can't be arsed.
Day 4: Can't be arsed.
Day 5: Have every intention of doing revision, but then get sidetracked.
Day 6: Read a past exam paper, and spend 10 minutes on it before I find I can't be arsed.
Day of exam: I cram as much revision as I can with my friends while waiting to go into the exam hall.

Disclaimer: This is not an advisable plan. In fact I'm not sure how I've got as far as I have in uni.

Yeah i know the feeling, am also supposed to be revsing for exams next week. so far my revision has consisted of cleaning the flat, eating chinese, buying a toaster and drinking 20 cups of tea. maybe it will work.
i don't know why when revsion needs doing, it makes things like doing the dishes seem quite exciting and enjoyable.
oh well!

hmm revision, I remember the days.

Well I would say, try and get into a routine but then also have some variety (if that makes any sense).

I used to get up at the same time everyday, work until lunchtime, get lunch (or meet up with a mate), spend an hour chatting/eating/watching neighbours. work until the simpsons, have tea, do a couple more hours then go to the pub or meet up with with some people to do something relaxing.

If home gets boring get a change of scenery, like the library or the reading room, all my mates used to go to our department reading room so if you felt like a bit of a discussion you could go there and chat about the work.

I know it's hard but try not to worry too much and just get on with it (I mad myself ill and it just wasn't worth it - I have a very good degree but sometimes feel like I missed out on a year of my life).

Will spend 10 more minutes on here!
........just 10
no more.......
then I SHALL get some revision done!

you know you're lying to yourself. i was supposed to go back home an hour ago to do more work. Ironically i'm currently in the library, however all my notes are at home. not sure how i worked that one out.

I spend a good hour high-lighting bits that looked important, gonna copy em down onto seperate bits of paper and try to commit to memory and pad stuff out with the usual media/sociological banter.
I have got till Monday so maybe all isnt lost

argh its been 10 mins!

yes highlighting, though useless, does make it look like you've done something. thats my approach, even if it's completely random highlighting, it makes it look like you know what you're doing.
I've got 3 zams next week. really not looking forward to it

The theory says you should work for 20 minutes, after which time your head will be full. Make a cup of tea, go for a walk, chat on the Forum. During this time, all you have read will be "filed" and cross-referenced with everything else you know. This won't take long (:D ).

Go back and do another 20 minutes. Make another cup of tea. Go for a wee.

And so on.

And if you get bored have a look at where this theory comes from! Here (http://www.mind-map.com/)

My revision is pretty effective in my opinion...

1.Write a list of all the things you need to cover...
2. Fit this into a revision timetable, starting very early... don't cram too much into one session though... Just try and use 20-30 minute bursts...
3. Have a re-cap session every week or so, just to make sure its going in...
4. Use different methods of revision... EG - draw diagrams, do linear "bullet point" notes, mindmaps etc...
5. Whatever you do, don't leave anything until the night before the exam.... Go to a nice smellies shop and buy something lovely to pop in your bath to help relax you... No revision on that night, otherwise you'll only panic about what you don't know...

....and remember you know a lot more than you think you do!

My revision plan is leave it til the night before.

Trust me it works.

I did this with my GCSEs, a-levels and am now doing it with my uni exams. Its never failed me - although you do have to stay awake til 4-5 am but you cant get to sleep on the night before an exam anyway can you!

What you do is at around 8 (or when soaps end) you copy out your notes into a conveniently sized notepad - trying to write them in a different way. Then once youve done this (can take anywhere between 5-7 hours) you read it through a few times and highlight bits just cos using a highlighter is so fun.

Trust me ive never got below a B with this tecnique. Many people avoid it but its the best way.

Ill let you know if it works with uni exams (havent had any marked yet!)