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Exams and assessments frequently bring with them stress and anxiety. Whether it is about the exam itself, finding motivation or the fear of failure, many young people struggle with the impending timetable. Whilst some stress is motivational (it shows us that our exams matter to us) we can reduce the unnecessary stress by taking control early on and being prepared.
For parents, the exam season can be just as difficult. You want the best for your children and the best opportunities. However keeping home life peaceful and planning opportunities for time out, as well as offering a quiet space where they can revise without distraction can make the whole home more peaceful.
So I’ve collated my top ten tips for revision to make home and study a little more peaceful and under control:
Spend some time getting your school/college/university notes in order. Having everything together means that you can get organised and have everything at arms reach. Collect subjects together and if you have any revision guides, text books or support notes group them with your notes.
You should aim to complete around 20 hours of revision a week, breaking this into 90min-2hour blocks so you cover 2-3 subjects a day. This means you could work for 3-5 hours a day Monday – Friday and take the weekends off revision and still be prepared. See note #6 before writing your plan.
When you create your plan factor in all things that are necessary – include; breaks, meal times, fun things, exercise, commitments, study groups, days off. You can colour code subjects to make your plan more visual.
Whilst it can feel like revising all the time will help it actually has the opposite affect. Our brain learns in patterns. By working in shorter spells and coming back to information so you need to recall it your brain strengthens the patterns. Recalling information a few times with breaks in between would allow you to learn faster than just staring at the notes for 6 hours. Working smarter rather than harder really does help revision! Therefore taking time OFF is important to allow the brain to rest then you can come back and recall the information later to consolidate it. For instance, revise one topic for an hour – take a break – then come back to it and see how much you recall and strengthen the gaps.
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