Exam season is just around the corner, but your students should have nothing to worry about because we know they’re going to smash it! And we’re here to help in any way we can with 6 of our best revision tips for students.
Best tips for revision
Let’s get started, shall we? At PGL, we provide revision weekends for students that incorporate all of our tips below — offering your class a truly unique revision experience.
Create a revision plan
This is a fantastic tip for your students, and it probably should be the first thing they do when starting to revise. They can create a revision plan by equally dividing their week and having a schedule for what subject/topic will be revised on each day or time of day. This way, they can make sure that they’ve covered all of the curriculum content that they need to revise, and it’ll also make their revision time much more efficient!
Complete past papers
Past papers are a sure-fire way to get your students ready to answer exam-style questions. They can easily be found online by searching for the subject and exam board, and if preferred they can be printed off. Encourage your students to complete these past papers as close as they can to exam conditions, with a strict time limit and with the answers being filled in just as they would during an exam.
This is a great way for students to identify topic areas that they could improve on after going through the mark schemes and tallying up their results.
Consider flashcards
Undoubtedly one of the best revision tips for students is to use flashcards. They’re super-effective for things like definitions, equations, and dates. Students simply write a prompt on one side, which could be anything such as a term or an event, and then on the other write the answer, which could be the definition of the term or the date of the event.
There are so many ways flashcards can be used and they’re great for knowledge recall and memory.
Take regular breaks
Breaks will be your student’s best friend during the revision period. They provide numerous advantages, including their ability to alleviate stress. If students are revising for hours without a break, then they’re only going to get tired and stressed out because it’s overwhelming. By taking frequent breaks your students will be able to de-stress and return with a positive mindset.
They can also make revision more effective. The brain needs time to process the information it has just learned, so allowing it to do so by taking a break after revising a certain topic is great!
At PGL, revision is split up with a range of exciting outdoor adventure activities for your students. Giving their brains time to digest the knowledge they’ve taken on board.
Vary the revision activities and topics
It’s always important to keep revision fun and engaging. Repeating the same revision activities for every subject and topic can become a bit boring, but by changing it up a little, your students’ brains will stay engaged and may retain information better.
Remove any distractions
If your students want to use their devices as part of their revision, then that’s fantastic, because there are lots of great resources out there. But if not, then it’s probably best to keep them out of sight. Effective revision requires full focus, and message distractions or the urge to check their phone could disrupt the flow of learning.
Book a revision weekend with PGL!
We hope you found our revision tips for students useful! If you’re interested in taking your students on a revision weekend then why not take a look at our residential school trips which also include Geography GCSE trips, Geography KS3 trips, Biology A-Level and Self-taught Field trips. They offer pupils an experience they’ll never forget!
Life at PGL is about adventure, fun and laughter! With fantastic group activities galore, your students will never tire of the wide range of adrenaline-fuelled activities and amazing activities into the evening.
We provide school trips for primary schools and secondary schools that are all about outdoor education! Take a look at some of our programmes:
- Football Coaching
- Netball Tournaments
- Ardèche Adventure
- French Package
- R.E.A.C.H. – UNITE!
- R.E.A.C.H. – GROW!
- Maths KS3
- Ski & Snowboarding
At PGL, we have an exceptional offering of trips, locations and activities to enjoy, so get in touch today to discuss your next school trip.
