Question: what do you think the best revision technique is to revise for GCSE science?

Ian van der Linde answered on 15 Jun 2011:

I would give these 6 tips. 1: keep neat and detailed notes that you find easy to read, highlighting important points and facts that could come up in an exam. 2: start revision early – you can do last minute cramming too, but don’t rely on cramming only as sometimes when we feel under pressure, we find it difficult to learn. 3: ask your teacher for lots of past exam papers – try to do these without looking at the answer scheme first and see how well you do – that way you’ll know how much more work you need to do to get up to the standard you want to reach. 4: try to avoid revising the night before an exam – get plenty of sleep, and have a good breakfast before the exam. If you are tired and hungry, you won’t be performing your best! 5: if there is something you dont’ understand, try to ask your teacher about it in class (or outside class). Don’t rely on being able to avoid a specific topic, because you never know what migth turn up on the paper!! 6. In the exam, read the question very carefully, again and again. Its amazing how often I mark exam papers and students have written a really interesting detailed answer, but it has nothing to do with the question that was asked! You only get marks for answering the question that was asked, so make sure you know what it is asking you to do!!!

That’s all I can think of right now!!