Golfer 2008: I am usually an intelligent individual, however i seem to struggle revising for my exams?
Ive developed a revision timetable, however im not sticking to the times for some reason. What can i do to acheive better confidence, and motivation to revise. Please help as my exams are within a week.
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Answer by Boo
With your time table, you should be able to stick to it or else u wont have one in the first place. In case u cant, u need to make up for it.
For u to be less motivated, u are either over confident bout the paper, or u are sure to fail, or u genuinely cant find the time to do so.
The ideal way to do this would be to create an interest with the subject. Try and make a little discovery or a little research to find out more on the subject. If u continue to be interested, u r actually spending more time with the books.
Please do not go too far with the exploring coz it can also end up wastage of a lot of time.
Also, remember that ur parents did a lot of struggling to put u to wher u r now. You wouldn collect money, and buy an ipod if u knew it was broken or if u knew it wasn so good. Similarly, ur folks or whoever put u in school wouldn do so, if they didnt think u could make it worth.
think about it this way. There are tons of kids out there who would die to be where you are now. Treasure it and work hard!
Good luck!
Answer by Oº°¨ஐ Sparkly ★ Star ஐ¨°ºOI suppose that’s what some of the best do don’t you think? I have the same, I’m a high achiever too at school but I feel teachers find me weird when I come stressed to school every morning! (I did today, I was in such a bad mood!)
Whatever you make don’t plan it for a long period of time but perhaps for a week. Some people find it’s better to concentrate on one subject and others find it’s better to do different ones so they don’t get bored. You should do about 10-30 minutes a session (and then change the subject for the next session) and then take a break. You should at least spend 2/3 hours a day. Leave one day to give yourself a rest though.
Switch of everything that can distract you (like music, the computer etc.). Also find a place that’s comfy for you, and not a boring old study room where you can’t concentrate! Choose a place where you can work to the best of your ability.
You can break stuff down into 10, 20 or 30 minutes and swap it between different subjects. If you are somebody who gets distracted easily, strictly do 10 minute sessions!
A flexible timetable works the best. As you feel more comfortable with whatever you planned you can increase the difficulty.
You will also need to find your own revision methods, I like making notes, doing podcasts, posters, flash cards etc. find out what works best for you. Make it look interesting though; not boring but colourful and attractive so you will be more motivated. Ask friends or family to test you too. I find what works for me, is to get my revision books get to the pages I need to revise take a whole bunch of plain paper. I learn a page then I scribble down everything I remember.
You could also make up stories, songs and so on. If you don’t like revising from books you can go on things like BBC Bitesize, or Samlearning and loads of other revision websites. BBC has a lot of podcasts as well.
Start early and you don’t have to do intensive revision every day but it is helpful to look through small notes to remind yourself. Best way to get confident in exams is to do a lot of practice papers, so you get used to the style and know what sort of things to expect. =)
I find that I work the best in the morning and most of my work that I do gets easily done in the morning.
Of course don’t do it excessively, have fun now and then as well. Little treats and rewards help as well. 😉 Good luck! =)
Answer by sparkle_rif you cant stick to it, change it. for example if you never stick to your revision in the morning, but do in the afternoon, then schedule more in the afternoon and have a rest in the morning. then look over things again before you go to bed. and take a walk even if just 5 mins up the road and back to get you out the house and some fresh air when you want a break is really helpful. i found revision so boring (i’ve done gcses and a levels) i found it was best if i did 1 hour sessions, then breaks with walks and food (you need to keep your energy levels up- bananas work so well!). then have you got anyone who can test you on what youve done? thats good as means you get to be social as it can be lonely on your own and its a good way of showing you what you know, rather than just reading pages and thinking your taking it all in. even if you ask a parent who knows nothing about the subject to help, if you have made good revision notes they should be able to help easily. good luck and dont panic x oh and one more thing… good nights sleep!
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