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Study/Revision Pack Ok, so you want to prepare for your exams but you have no idea how to go about it. This quick guide will help you out with how to study for important exams and tests; however it does require money unless you already have these things at home. 1. Highlighters An essential part of any revision pack. You can now get erasable highlighters which are useful for books that are borrowed or books you might want to sell after you've finished the course. It's always best to get a few different colours, especially if you want to have a colour per theme, or a colour per topic etc. Why? Because, if you learn visually, you'll associate the colour with the text. Therefore, if you're trying to remember what heading a certain fact fits under, it'll be much easier for you. 2. Page Markers You can make your own or buy some. They basically look like small strips of paper which are sticky at one end, and you can use them to mark your place in a book. Useful, again if you want to colour-code sections, or mark them for whatever reason. 3. Sticky Notes The bigger version of page markers. They are like temporary stickers, but come in a range of sizes and designs, so you can write notes to yourself (e.g. about where you need to read up to by tomorrow, or to look up something you don't understand) or just tear and use as page markers. This isn't an essential, but it's useful. 4. Revision Timetable Open up a document like Word and use it to create your own printable revision timetable. Don't forget to make it realistic, and include times for breaks and meals. Save it on your computer so you can edit it if you want, or use the template at a later date to make one for the next exam period or whatever. Download 'Star-Girl.org's Study Help' by clicking here. It includes a basic timetable layout and a checklist template. 5. List Make a realistic list of the things you want to achieve in that day or that week, and tick them off as you go down the list. This might sound quite obvious, but it's good psychologically as you feel you've got a lot done. 6. Calendar If you're starting revision early, it's a good idea to print out or draw out a calendar of a few months. Then add all the dates of your exams to it, and any important deadlines. This will help you to see when you will have a lot of studying to do, so you can prepare and allow for it. It may also help to put on other important dates that you need to leave days/nights free for, e.g. birthdays. 7. Something to keep it all in Now your revision pack is pretty much complete, you will probably want somewhere to keep it all together so you don't lose anything. It's up to you what you use; I suggest a pencil case, small box or similar. You may also find putting up a notice board useful for your list and calendar. Add anything else you think you will need, it could be subject specific or note etc. that you've been given on how to study and exam technique. Back | Forward Advertised |