• Question: what is the best way to revise for science ?

    Asked by nargase to Emma, Jimmy, Janet, Niall, Simon on 13 Mar 2013. This question was also asked by ibelieveinkarma, sabaghazi.
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      James Holloway answered on 13 Mar 2013:

      Totally depends on the individual.
      I started with chanting and repeating facts but found I forgot it too quickly this way. Moved on to mind maps which helped remember, and now I visualize the concept and understand the core of it so I can then derive the details on the fly. That works the best for me.

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      Janet Daly answered on 13 Mar 2013:

      Different ways work for different people – visual (i.e. pictures including mind maps), auditory (i.e. listening), reading/writing and kinaesthetic (i.e. practical / doing)…or a combination of way. There’s a VARK website where you can find out what works best for you – if you’re a true scientist, you’ll experiment with different ways and see which works best for you!

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      Niall Crawford answered on 14 Mar 2013:

      When I was at school I enjoyed using the BBC bitesize website to help me study. Made it a bit more interesting.

    • Photo: Emma Ashley

      Emma Ashley answered on 14 Mar 2013:

      I always found diagrams and pictures could much better summarise something that would take a long time to write in words. I also made revision cards with the key points on and re-read these lots of times. When I was revising for my A levels I used the s-cool website, I think this website sums up the important points really clearly. If you haven’t heard of this website, it also has a section for GCSE’s which is pretty good.

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