Look after yourself: eat well,

exercise, get enough sleep and

leave time for activities that help
you relax.

Regularly review your revision Past papers are a valuable resource.

progress, and be flexible about Practise answering past questions
altering your plans as necessary. by either timing yourself under
mock exam conditions or planning
out what you would write.

In the exam, read the questions

slowly and carefully. This
ensures that you see the
question that is there, not one
you might have been expecting
to be on the paper.

Student Development Zone

Second floor David Wilson Library
Phone: 0116 252 2004
Email: sdzhelpdesk@le.ac.uk
Revision
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Study skills consultations • Skills workshops

Study guides & online resources • Maths help
and exams
www.le.ac.uk/studentdevelopment Ten top tips for students
Make a list of the relevant topics,
sources of information and an
estimate of how long each topic
will take to revise.
Have a clear goal for each revision
session to keep you focused.
As you finish revising a topic,
create a list of questions that you
can come back to later. This will
help you reinforce what you’ve
learned and identify any gaps in
your knowledge.
Use diagrams, colour, bullet
points, numbering and key words
to make your notes clear,
accessible and more motivating to
revise from.
Short breaks improve the
efficiency of your revision: try
taking a 5 minute break every 20
minutes to maintain high levels of
concentration and recall.
Don’t just focus on what
information you can take in –
test your ability to recall, select
and organise material because
this is what you will need to do
in the exam.