by Shabnam Khan
Lead Teacher of Business, Technology and Art
In order for this to work effectively I had all the
resources prepared and out prior to the start of the lesson. I began by spending 5 minutes
going through some of the different revision methods with the students. I
focussed specifically on the boys in this session as I found most of them
revised by either reading their exercise book or going on the PC. Although
these methods are suitable in some cases, this is not always an effective method of revision.
I got students to try methods they had not used before. I
asked them to try this method for a few days and then evaluate the
effectiveness of it – did they feel it helped them or made no difference at
all? Where they felt it did not make a difference I suggested another method
for them to use. The key message I have been trying to get to my students is
that there are MANY different ways of revising; unless you try one of the
methods, you won’t know what works for you.
Lead Teacher of Business, Technology and Art
I have been working on different revision techniques with
all year groups in ICT and Business Studies. One of the methods that I used was
in preparation for a specific assessment. I explicitly covered flashcards, practice questions and
creating topic revision sheets (either on A3 or A4 paper).
In order for this to work effectively I had all the
resources prepared and out prior to the start of the lesson. I began by spending 5 minutes
going through some of the different revision methods with the students. I
focussed specifically on the boys in this session as I found most of them
revised by either reading their exercise book or going on the PC. Although
these methods are suitable in some cases, this is not always an effective method of revision.
I got students to try methods they had not used before. I
asked them to try this method for a few days and then evaluate the
effectiveness of it – did they feel it helped them or made no difference at
all? Where they felt it did not make a difference I suggested another method
for them to use. The key message I have been trying to get to my students is
that there are MANY different ways of revising; unless you try one of the
methods, you won’t know what works for you. 
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