Once again, thanks to everyone who joined one of our Exam Essentials workshops this week, where our focus was on Effective Revision. If you missed the workshops, you can view the recording of the online session at https://eu-lti.bbcollab.com/recording/5ab52ea85d5f404d82bf174f96633b9d
Meanwhile, here are some of the key takeaways from this week’s workshops:
1. You may not need to change much – talking to people this week, one striking thing was just how much good practice is already going on out there. Many people are using at least some active techniques in their revision, and also recognising where certain approaches are increasingly unsustainable. So it’s really a question of constantly refining your approach, reinforcing your good practice and wherever possible eliminating the less effective techniques.
2. There’s no ‘one size fits all’ – we’ve explored lots of different active revision techniques across this week’s workshops and blog posts, but not all of these techniques will work for you, and the ones you do like won’t necessarily work in every context. The important thing is that you experiment and find out what works for you, and in which situations. Think of it as a toolbox – you use different tools in different situations, and some of them you just don’t use at all.
3. Study with the type of exam in mind – one important thing to consider is the format of the exam(s) for which you’re revising. For example, essay-type exams are likely to require a different type of revision than multiple-choice exams. Make sure you know the format your exams will take, and think about what you need to get out of your revision as a result. Then apply the appropriate tools for the job.
Next week we’re tweaking the format slightly. We’ll still have our regular blog posts with tips, links and the recorded workshop, but Monday’s online workshop will focus specifically on the online exam environment whilst Wednesday’s on-campus session focuses on – you’ve guessed it – the on-campus exam environment. We’d love to see you at one of the sessions.
