PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Revision strategies & resources
How do your students revise?
Most common forms of revision
- Flashcards/Cue cards
- Re reading/writing notes
- Mind maps
- Past paper questions & timed essays
- Testing each other
Revision in lessons/revision sessions
- Time for independent study
- Model answers
- Essay plans
- Past paper questions
- Variety of revision methods
Flashcards
Colour coded
Term - front
Definition - back
Dominoes
Match terms & definitions
Group study & recap activity
Post-it notes
Questions and answers
Terms and definitions
Essay structure
Stick them everywhere!
Image association and infographics
infogr.am
Students can make their own infographics
Glossary
Additional column for level of understanding
Revision booklets
Students can create these throughout the year and aim them at the next year's students
Past exam papers and mark schemes
Students can create their own exam style questions and peer mark each other's work
Pinterest
Online pin board for ideas, tips and revision techniques
Games & quizzes
Mastermind
Typhoon
Points systems
3-minute biscuit break
Students can only discuss one topic for 3 minutes
Acrostics & songs
Use humour
Encourage students to invent their own
YouTube
Tutorials & revision videos
Students can create their own
Costa sticks
Differentiate with colours and levels of difficulty
These can include questions, topics or student names
Revision topics table
Ask students to rate their level of confidence with each topic
Creating a revision timetable