Revision revamp: 5 tips to reckon with this exam season
Student Ambassador for Digital Education Taniya Khan shares her revision tips for exam success
Working hard is great but have you ever tried to work smart? If starting your revision just a day before your exam is more mentally frying than an 8am class, then this blog is for you. Keep reading as we take you through five top revision tips that will help you smoothly navigate through the exam season.
1. The 2–3–5–7 rule.
Scheduling the time to revise for each topic is challenging but all you need is a calendar to mark the date of your exam. The week prior to your exam, spend every other day revising for the assessment, ensuring your final day of revision is the day before your exam. This will give you the ideal revision schedule.
2. Google sheets are your best bet
If you despise pen and paper, then online revision is for you. Simply head on to google sheets and quickly type out the questions that have the highest probability of appearing in your exam. Then start answering them in the next column (disclaimer: no cheating, no tabs open). Be a self-critic and start marking your answers. Who likes boring black & white rows and columns though? Highlight the answers that score above 90% with green, the ones above 50% with yellow and below 50% with red. So, you know the exact questions that require more attention.
3. Dig out those past exam papers!
Please keep in mind that old is gold and that browsing the archives is never a bad idea. The best way to get ready for the test day is to practise real-time exams using the previous years question papers. Familiarise yourself with the paper as this will give you a better sense of how long it will take you to complete the test.
4. Choose sticky notes over lifeless notebooks!
Writing long-format notes in your notebook only to never flip through them again is so 2022. Stick to the loyal sticky notes by putting down only the key points that you can expand upon, instead of writing big paragraphs of text. Pro tip: Write the content you find tough to remember on your favourite colour, so you remember it better.
5. Save all of your notes in one place
Are you still scrambling through the pages to find that one thing you highlighted in class? Unless you live under an isolated igloo, you’ll want to use your student Microsoft 365 account to access OneNote, where you can save all your notes in one place and access anytime, anywhere. Categorise your notes into subject or topic and use the search box to quickly take you to keywords. You can also add pictures, audio, or hyperlinks that helps you to revise efficiently.
All said and done, studying at regular intervals, and consistently updating your notes can help you to perform well on the test and prevent stressful, last-minute cramming.
Written by Taniya - Student Ambassador for Digital Education
