School Revision Techniques: 

Are you stressed about exams? 

Trust me, you’re not alone. 

For most students, revisions feel like a never-ending date with random papers, your ten pack of assorted pastel highlighters, six randomly chewed pens, ten stacked textbooks, and a raging panic for your next test. 

Well, what if there was an easier way to reduce your stress and panic before exam season? 

Don't fret, where there’s a will, there’s a way! 

 

Pomodoro Technique 

Feeling overwhelmed by the mass amount of information you must study? 

Well, the Pomodoro technique may just be your new best friend! 

The technique consists of short study periods of 25 minutes, then a short 5-minute break—where you can do whatever you want. 

Repeat the process three more times and end with a 15–30-minute break. 

After this, repeat the whole process as many times as you wish. 

This revision technique is especially good for people with shorter attention spans, who struggle to study over longer periods of time. 

 

Feynman Technique 

Enjoy teaching others? 

This technique might just be your calling... 

The Feynman technique consists of choosing a topic and teaching it out loud. 

Make sure to keep note of what topics you lack a well-rounded understanding of to go back and re-read again. 

Keep simplifying until a simple explanation broadly outlines the sub-topic you are talking about. 

 

Blurting Technique 

Want to know the best way to retrieve knowledge? 

Try the Blurting technique! 

Choose a topic and cover your explanations and answers and begin to blurt. 

Blurting can take place verbally or through writing, by using a mind map. 

Take note of gaps in your knowledge and this allows you to focus on sections of the topic you lack knowledge of. 

Continue to use this technique once you've finished a topic and want to retrieve knowledge. 

 

Improvised Mnemonics  

Looking for a less conventional revision technique? 

Have you ever considered turning your notes into a song? 

Take your hardest points and make a rhythmic tune or an upbeat song. 

Sing the song to ingrain the points into your mind. 

Sometimes the more bizarre methods stick. 

 

Kinaesthetic Learning Technique 

Any dancers reading the article? 

Maybe this technique suits you best. 

Take the most important points and assign a particular movement with each point. 

Slowly put together a sequence of the movements and voila! 

Kinaesthetic learners find it easier to revise using movements, and when they want to actively recall information, they may break out into dance. 

Challenge your friends to a dance-off revision routine! 

 

The Most Important Technique... 

SLEEP!! 

Without an adequate amount of sleep, the brain is unable to function properly. 

So, ensure to be well rested before the exam. 

 

What’s the Best Method? 

To be frank, there is none. 

Each person revises differently and each technique suits someone better than another. 

With these conventional and somewhat unconventional revision techniques, you can ditch the stress and study more effectively. 

Remember, the smartest way to study isn't about working harder; effective studying is about working smarter.