Revision & Exams: Revision Techniques

Tailor your revision techniques to your learning style

Some useful hints and tips for auditory learners.

Download a Revision Planner by clicking on the following link.

Ideally you will start your revision six weeks before your exams.
Create a page for each week and write on it:

• the submission dates of your assignments
• the date(s) of your exam(s)

Then block out time for

• Eating
• Sleeping - be realistic about when you get up!
• Relaxing
• Favourite TV programme?
• Social events
• Sporting commitments
• Hobby
• Employment
• Lectures/seminars
• Travel

Calculate the time you have available
Aim to leave the week before your exams free so that you know you have time available in case a problem crops up.
Don’t be over ambitious – you can probably only concentrate on a single topic for 20 minutes, so break your revision into bite-size chunks.
Don’t study for more than 2 hours at a time
List what you need to revise and then match it up with the time that you have available.

Useful tips on what to do when preparing for and taking Online Exams

You can watch a recording the Revision & Exam Techniques Study Skills Workshop above.

Based on the work of expert Stella Cottrell, international bestselling author of The Study Skills Handbook, this interactive resource will help you hone and develop your study skills at your own pace. Each module has been carefully designed so you can assess your current proficiency, track your progress, become more confident and get the most out of your course.

1. Revision: An introduction  
2. Revision strategies  
3. Know your exam  
4. Train your brain  
5. Preparation using past papers  
6. Practise using past exam papers 
7. Revising with others  
8. Revision timetables  
9. Avoiding common mistakes  
10. Last-minute revision  
11. Your revision action plan  
12. How do other students revise?  
13. Frequently asked questions
14. Practise taking a mock exam 
15. Skills self-assessment

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