How memory works and the importance of ACTIVE revision!
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When we learn something, the cells in our brain create new connections. Connections are weak at first and need to be strengthened through revision so that we can remember them. Not all revision strategies are effective at strengthening connections. Revision strategies which require us to think about information in terms of its meaning are the most effective. They are the most effective because thinking about information in terms of what it means makes us process information deeply. Deep processing makes it easier to remember information. Deep revision strategies include mind maps, past exam questions, flash cards etc.
Some Effective Revision Strategies… Highlighting Class Notes
Testing Yourself with Past Exam Questions
Reading Class Notes
Quiz Yourself
Create
Make
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Flashcards
Mind Maps
Make Some Revision Sticky Post Its
Use Revision Websites
Watching Videos or Listening to Podcasts
Use
Make
Revision Apps
Mnemonics
Summarising Information and making Revision Notes
How to make AMAZING Flash Cards!
Making Your Amazing Revision Flash Cards: 1. Get some index cards (or make some). 2. On the front of the card, write the subject and the topic you are studying for in block CAPITAL letters – e.g. SCIENCE – THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 3. On the back of the card, make notes about the topic. 4. Make your cards as colorful and vibrant as possible, highlight key words and underline key points, use pictures wherever you can. 5. Make lots of cards for each topic and in each subject, coordinate your cards so that they all follow a similar theme. 6. Put the cards in order and attach each topic with a treasury tag or rubber band for safe keeping.
How to make an AMAZING Mind Map!
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Grab some coloured pens/pencils, a blank piece of paper and turn it sideways. In the centre of the page draw the first image that comes to mind on the topic you are mind mapping. Label the image.
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Branch off from your central image and create one of your main ideas (think of each branch as being like a chapter in a book). Label the branch. You can also draw a picture for it
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Draw pictures for each branch or for as many branches as possible. Make each picture as absurd, funny and/or exaggerated as possible. The reason for this is that we think in pictures and remember vivid, exaggerated images more easily.
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Draw another main branch but this time use a different colour. Colour helps to seperate out different ideas and keeps your mind stimulated). Draw subbranches and pictures. If you get bored at any stage, move on and create another branch… .
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Keep repeating the above process (different colours, main branch, sub-branches and absurd pictures). Make sure each branch is curved and not a straight line. The brain is more stimulated by curved lines.
Voila! You have created a mind map. Remember, it doesn’t have to be a work of art. Allow yourself to be as messy and creative as you like. It doesn’t matter if other people can’t understand your mind map. You just need to be able to.
How do I summarise all of the information I need to learn so that I can make my AMAZING Flash Cards and Mind Maps?
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Highlight key words… Rita Ora and rumoured beau Rob Kardashian have seemed to confirm their relationship in a series of cute Twitter snaps. The pair, who are said to have been dating for the past few months, have previously dismissed their romance - insisting they are 'just good friends'. However, Kim Kardashian's younger brother has now appeared to confirm they are an item - posting pictures of himself and the ‘Shine Ya Light’ singer cuddling up on Twitter. In one of the pics, Rob is seen planting a kiss on Ora's cheek, while in another black and white image, the 21-year old and Kardashian are snapped sitting on a kerb as Rita affectionately rests her head on his arm. As well as tweeting numerous pictures of himself with Rita, he also wrote: "Miss my ORA boos" - fueling rumours of a romance further. Ora recently hinted at her relationship with Kardashian, telling MTV News back in August: "No, I'm not single but I'm flirting." Watch this space!
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Turn highlighted key words into sentences.
Rita Ora & Rob Kardashian relationship announced with a series of Twitter snaps. They previously dismissed their romance.
However Rob Kardashian is posting pictures including one of him planting a kiss on Ora's cheek, & another where they are sitting on a kerb. He has also tweeted "Miss my ORA boos"
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These sentences become your bullet points!!!
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Rita Ora & Rob Kardashian relationship announced with a series of Twitter snaps.
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They previously dismissed their romance.
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However Rob Kardashian is posting pictures including one of him planting a kiss on Ora's cheek, & another where they are sitting on a kerb.
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He has also tweeted "Miss my ORA boos"
