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Year 11
Revision Evening
Ousedale School
‘Parental involvement in a child’s education can mean the
difference between an A* and an ‘also-ran’ at GCSE’
You are competing, not just against each other,
but students from other schools for Russell Group University places
A typical exam week:
Date
AM
PM
Mon 1st June
History
DT
Tues 2nd June
English
language
Wed 3rd June
Computing
Thurs 4th June
Mathematics
5th
Business &
Music
Friday
June
Geography
Biology
How much time should you spend
revising?
How much time should you spend
revising?
One solid session
4 shorter
sessions
The yellow
area shows
the
improvement.
Repetition is key!
This shows how much your brain can recall later.
It rises for about 10 minutes …and then falls.
Repetition is key!
If you quickly re-revise after 10 minutes,
then it falls more slowly!
Repetition is key!
If you quickly re-revise again, after 1 day,
then it falls even more slowly
Repetition is key!
If you quickly re-revise again, after 1
week, then it falls even more slowly!
How are you going to revise?
Suggested strategies
– Mindmaps
– Mnemonics
– Journey technique
– Rhymes/ songs
– Flow diagrams
– Cue cards
– Sound recordings
– Repetition
Mind Maps
• Information can be
seen quickly and
act as a visual aid
• Put around the
house for regular
revision and make
it fun and
subconscious.
‘I put flashcards around the house including on the fridge, cupboards and doors.
I even stuck them on the outside of the shower.
I wasn’t allowed to get out until I was satisfied I remembered all the info
or open a cupboard door until I could recall and recite 5 facts’
‘I revise by question (on the past papers) and then review the relevant content if I need to’
‘Be flexible and have catch up sessions and reviews in your timetable’
Mnemonics
• Encoding information in a
memorable phrase
• Using vivid, positive, humorous
phrases
My Very Eager Mother Just Served
Us Nine Pizzas
Strong Pound Imports Cheap Exports Dear
Consulting the
Examiners report
is not cheating
Revision sessions in school
Revision sessions in school
Example Revision schedule
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
1
Phys
Fren
Eng Lt
Eng La
Maths
2
Chem
Tech
Maths
Phys
Bio
Sat
Sun
Maths
Bio
3
Eng Lt
Geog
Bio
Chem
Fren
4
Maths
Phys
Fren
Eng Lt
Geog
5
Bio
Chem
RS
Geog
Phys
Chem
Eng Lt
Fren
Tech
Geog
Journey technique
• Use an established journey
• Associate landmarks on the journey
with the items to remember
• E.g. journey to school
• Could be useful for remember items
in an order
Rhymes or songs
• Helps to remember knowledge in sequence
• Learn by repetition
E.g.
In 1954 the Supreme Court made a clear decision
Miss Brown could go to a white school as her father was wishing
In 1955 a 12 month bus boycott led by Luther King
Ended bus segregation with the Supreme Court agreeing
In 1957 the president stepped in at Little Rock
And mobs, Governor Faubus and segregated education he did stop
The peaceful protests continued into the 1960s
And resulted in desegregated facilities
Flow diagrams
• Use colour
• Encourages
you to
summarise
notes to put in
diagram
Cue Cards
• Cards with key word or question on one side and
answer/ definition/ formula/ short list on reverse
Sound Recordings
• Use revision notes or booklets to
make recording
• Listen whilst travelling
• Make mind maps/ diagrams while
listening
• Read revision notes out loud
Practice questions
• Timing
• Same
pattern
each year
• Use mark
schemes
for
guidance
Command Words
Command word
Account for Explain why something is the way it is.
Analyse Explain your view of why the main points of an idea, text or process are important.
Do not just describe.
Calculate Show the method and obtain a numerical answer.
Compare Write about the differences and similarities.
Conclude Make a decision after thinking something through.
Contrast Show the differences between two things.
Criticise Analyses and make a judgement or give an opinion. Do not just be negative, give
a considered view.
Define Give a brief explanation of what something means.
Describe Say what something or someone is like or give an account of events.
Discuss Explain the advantages and disadvantages of something, and give your opinion.
Evaluate Make a judgement about the quality of something, taking the evidence into
account.
Explain Give reason WHY something is as it is or HOW it operates.
Give reasons for Explain using words like because to make clear WHY things happen.
Identify Point out the required features or reasons.
Interpret Explain what you understand to be the meaning, or what someone else intended
the meaning to be.
Justify Give good reasons for.
Summarise Give the main points of an idea or an argument.
Tips for Answering Questions
1. Read the question twice
Q1. Give two ways customers
could find out more about the
activities shown in figure 1 (2
marks) .
READ it,
READ it again!
Tips for Answering Questions
2. Underline the command words and key
words in the question before you start.
Q2. Describe
the methods
that were used
to carry out an
investigation of
a leisure area
Q2. Describe
the methods
that were used
to carry out an
investigation of
a leisure area
Tips for Answering Questions
3. Look at the number of marks available
and think if it is possibly a mark per
point or level answer.
Q3. What is meant by the
tern in-bound tourist (2
marks)
This is worth 2 marks and
so the examiner will be
looking for a short straight
forward answer. You will
need to say two things.
Q3. Using figure 4, explain the
factors which a family would need
to consider when planning their
route by car from Belgium to the
lake district (6 marks)
This is worth 6 marks and so you
will be expected to give a longer
answer and it will be marked using
levels. You are always aiming for
the highest level and so should
give the differences, explain them
and give examples.
Tips for Answering Questions
4. Use the space given as a guide for how much to write.
Q4. What is a heritage coast (3 marks)
A place by the sea
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Heritage coasts cover most
undeveloped parts of the UK
coastline. It is a national
project which aims to protect
unspoilt parts of the coastline
from tourism. The
Pembrokeshire coast is an
example
This answer is clearly too short,
lots of lines have been left
empty.
This answer uses all the
space and tries to say at least
3 things about the place for
the 3 marks available.
Tips for Answering Questions
5. For longer questions take time to think and plan
your answers (spider diagrams)
Q5. Chose one
tourist town and
describe a
suggested
programme for
visitors to have
an interesting
day
Words in bold
are the plan
you would
write!
Museums
e.g Science
museum, British
museum
Shopping
Oxford street,
covent garden
Visit historic sites
Tower of London,
Buckingham palace
London
Transport
use the underground, or
ferry in docklands on
Thames, or do a bus tour
Food
Go to the river and have
food. Or take a picnic
into Regents park
Planning
• Revision materials: ensure they have the correct
revision materials: ‘in-house’ or commercial?
Take advice from school.
• Help to plan their revision timetable - it’s the
single thing that will make the biggest difference
to the effectiveness of revision.
Revision Plan
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Start February half term
Keep going once return to school
Easter Holidays: 5-6 hours per day
After Easter: 2-3 hours per day
Study leave: 5-6 hours per day
CORE SUBJECTS’ ADVICE
• ENGLISH
• MATHS
• SCIENCE
How to help: further hints
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Testing knowledge
Set and mark practice papers
Identify areas of weakness
Record marks to show progression
Allow them to use the house to aid revision
How can you make your child feel
SUPPORTED?
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S - Stop nagging
U - Understanding
P – Praise
P – Practice, practice, practice
O – Organisation (files, wall-charts)
R – Revision guides (‘in-house/commerical)
T – Time management
E – Encouragement
D – Daily routine
Final advice…..
Don’t allow your child to be complacent
Good results do not come without hard work
Reward the effort rather than the result
GOOD LUCK!
Issues raised
Getting
motivated
Different
revision
techniques
What
support
can you
offer?
Best
websites &
resources
When should
we start & how
much time
should we
spend?
After
school
revision
sessions
Balancing
your time
between
subjects
Fun
revision
aids