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Revision and Study Skills

We have made this page to help students improve their study and revision skills and also to assist staff in preparing materials to use with students. Many of the links have been provided by colleges and universities and so would be more appropriate for Year 11 and Sixth Form students.

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General revision and study skills

Individual Skills:
Mindmapping
Memory
Reading Skills
Exams

Revision for particular subjects

Single subject sites:
Art
English
Geography
History
ICT
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Music
Physical Education
Science
Social Sciences
SR
Technology

General revision and study skills sites

Bucks County Community College: the basics of effective learning
http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/
Lots of help for A-Level students in particular, including mnemonics, note-taking, visual organisers, reading, time management and loads more.

Enchanted Mind
http://enchantedmind.com/
Information and activities about the mind and brain.

GCSE.com: revising revision
http://www.gcse.com/
Tutorials, tips and advice on GCSE coursework and exams.

How to Study.com: study skills
http://www.how-to-study.com/
A good general site aimed at a wide range of students.

Positively MAD Site: study skills index
http://www.positivelymad.co.uk/al/study_skills.htm
Help with memory for exams, extracting information, accelerated learning, revising for exams, and much much more.

S-cool!
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/default.asp
A large site covering A-Level and GCSE revision plus other area of interest, such as careers information.

Support4learning
http://www.support4learning.org.uk/education/revision_and_study_skills_.cfm
Loads of links and help with all aspects of study, revision and information skills. Links to actual revision sites.

University of Waterloo: study skills package
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infocs/study/index.html
A complete Study Skills Course, including Learning and Remembering, Time Management, Listening and Note-taking, Reading, Concentration and Distraction, and Preparing for Exams. Aimed at older students.

Virginia Tech: study skills checklist
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html
Fill in the checklist about how you study and revise, then go to the self-help pages to find out how to improve your work. Particularly for Sixth Form and Year 11.

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Remember:

The LRC has a section for Revision and Study Skills - please come in and have a look

Individual skills:

Mindmapping

Positively MAD Site
http://www.positivelymad.co.uk/al/mind_mapping.htm

Tony Buzan: Buzan Centre Australia - learning techniques
http://www.buzan.com.au//learning/index.html
Click on MindMaps for more information.

JCU Study Skills Online: learning resources - mindmapping
http://www.jcu.edu.au/studying/services/studyskills/mindmap/

Support4learning: concept maps and mind maps
http://www.support4learning.org.uk/education/concept_maps_and_mind_maps.cfm
Loads of helpful links.

Memory Techniques

Reading Skills

How to Cope with Exams

Imperial College Health Centre: Exam Stress Pages
http://www.ad.ic.ac.uk/healthcentre/exam.htm
How to motivate, organise yourself and deal with anxiety and panic!

Mind: How to Cope with Exam Stress
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/How+to/How+to+cope+with+exam+stress.htm
Very helpful information.

University of Leeds: Ahead4health - Help with Common Problems - Exam Anxiety
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ahead4health/exams.htm
How to deal with exam stress.

Revision for Particular Subjects:

BBC Revision Pages
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revision/index.shtml

GCSE.com: revising revision
http://www.gcse.com/
Tutorials, tips and advice on GCSE coursework and exams.

Project ALevel
http://www.projectalevel.co.uk/

SchoolsHistory Homepage
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/revise.htm
Links to other sites concerned with revision for a range of subjects.

S-cool!
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/default.asp
A large site covering A-Level and GCSE revision plus other area of interest, such as careers information.

Support4learning
http://www.support4learning.org.uk/education/revision_and_study_skills_.cfm
Loads of links and help with all aspects of study, revision and information skills. Links to actual revision sites.

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Art

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English

Englishbiz.co.uk
http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/
Covers English Language, English Literature and Media Studies at A-Level and GCSE. A very helpful site with free downloadable guides.

Some of the general sites listed above have help for these subjects.

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Geography

Extensive Revision and Study Skills links can be found on our del.icio.us site.

History

GCSE History Pages: GCSE History Revision
http://www.historygcse.org/

The History Channel: Study Stop
http://www.historystudystop.co.uk/

Project GCSE: GCSE History Revision
http://www.projectgcse.co.uk/history/

Revision-Notes.co.uk: A level History Revision
http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/A_Level/History/

Revision-notes.co.uk: GCSE History revision
http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/GCSE/History/

SchoolHistory.co.uk: GCSE History Revision
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/revision/

Spartacus: History Revision
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REVhistoryRevision.htm

Some of the general sites listed above have help for this subject.

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ICT

GCSE IT Revision
http://www.projectgcse.co.uk/it/

Some of the general sites listed above have help for this subject.

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Mathematics

Easymaths
http://www.easymaths.com/

GCSE.com: Revising Maths
http://gcse.com/maths/

GCSE Maths Revision
http://www.revision-notes.co.uk/GCSE/Maths/index.html

GCSE Maths Revision: Adam Spencer
http://www.adamzone.co.uk/

Homework Elephant: Maths
http://www.homeworkelephant.co.uk/math-home.shtml

Maths GCSE Guide
http://www.gcseguide.co.uk/mathsgcseguide.htm

MathsRevision.Net
http://www.mathsrevision.net/
For GCSE and A Level

MathsTutor.com
http://www.ict-teacher.com/Mathstutor/maths.html

Revision Centre: GCSE Maths Revision Notes and Resources
http://revisioncentre.co.uk/gcse/maths/index.html

S-Cool!: GCSE Maths Revision Guide
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_index.asp?subject_id=15&d=0

St Birinus School: Maths Department Online Revision Guide
http://www.st-birinus.oxon.sch.uk/departments/maths/webfun.sbs

Some of the general sites listed above have help for this subject.

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Modern Languages

French Revision
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/canonave/index.htm

Some of the general sites listed above have help for these subjects.

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Music

abcmusicnotes
http://www.abcmusicnotes.com/
Some free revision materials.

Project GCSE: Music Revision
http://www.projectgcse.co.uk/music/

ReviseMusic.org.uk
http://www.revisemusic.org.uk/

Some of the general sites listed above have help for this subject.

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Physical Education

S-Cool!: GCSE Revision Guide
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_index.asp?subject_id=28&d=0

TeachPE.com
http://www.teachpe.com/gcse.php
Follow the links for A-Level and GCSE revision help.

Some of the general sites listed above have help for this subject.

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Science

GCSE Biology Revision
http://purchon.com/biology/revision.htm
Please ignore the silly link at the top and scroll down the page for helpful revision hints!

GCSE.com: GCSE Physics Revision
http://www.gcse.com/physics.htm

Revision Resources for A-Level Chemistry
http://www.mp-docker.demon.co.uk/home.html

Some of the general sites listed above have help for these subjects.

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Social Sciences

Tutor2u - the Study Portal for Economics, Business Studies and Politics
http://www.tutor2u.net/
Look at the right-hand side of the page for links to revision guides.

Some of the general sites listed above have help for these subjects.

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SR

Technology

GCSE Food Technology Revision
http://www.projectgcse.co.uk/food/

Design and Technology Organisation
http://www.design-technology.org/
Useful for revision but also contains Schemes of Work and other links.

Some of the general sites listed above have help for these subjects.

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