Revision that works.
WHAT HELPS
Generating practice questions from your material Testing you, repeatedly and spaced Explaining what you got wrong Producing summaries you then check against your notes Identifying what you have not covered
THE GAP-FINDING PROMPT
"Here is the syllabus and here are my notes. What have I not covered?"
Genuinely useful and rarely done.
FOR PAST PAPERS
Work them yourself, under time pressure, then ask for assessment.
"Here is the question and my answer. What would lose marks?"
WHAT NOT TO DO
Generate model answers and read them Revise by asking for explanations without testing yourself
Both feel productive and produce little.
THE WEEK BEFORE
Testing, not reading. Retrieval, not review.
FOR SUBJECTS REQUIRING CALCULATION
Do the calculations yourself. Never accept a worked answer without verifying it.
Models make arithmetic errors.
ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Check your institution's rules on AI in assessed work. They vary and consequences are serious.
