SPM tips: Revise Effectively !

Hi guys..

We are now in month of July...your BIG day is getting inches wide. I'm sure most of u r busy doing revision..are'nt u :)??

For those who have revised systematically since form4, they should not be feeling any pressure by now. But if you have not, i believe only u can describe how's your feelings rite now :) However do not panic. By panicking & worrying too much, it will not do u any good.You are beyond control over the time that has passed, but you certainly can maximize your remaining time effectively. The following short tips are ways to help you to maximize your revision efficiently;

- Please bear in mind,it is the quality of your revision that counts, not the quantity. You must keep track of the productivity of your revision, not just how long you have been revising. How?? One way is by doing questions. Never do any revison whitout practising questions. SPM measures your ability to answer questions, not how long you've revised. You need to practise all type of questions, ie paper 1, paper 2 & paper 3. Try to learn from the given answers.The more you've done it, the easier it becomes.

- How to practise efficiently? You can Make your own lists of topic that u r weakest in. Then find topical questions frm yr exercise book and give it a try. If possible, pass trial & SPM questions is the best to begin with.

- Extract some of the answers in key points or mind map, then make it as your own note. Make your note neat & pleasant to read. You can save more precious time instead of reading the whole book and u can cover more questions in this way. BUT please understand the answer..again, dont simply memorize them.

- Another way to revise is by making summaries of everything as you read and revise. Then work with the summaries as you read. You must revise everything often, not just once. We human tend to forget easily coz in our life there's lots of distraction such as tv, games, sports & others..

- Work in short, sharp durations with breaks in between. This keeps your concentration in optimal level. Reward yourself within the interval. For example, get some ice cream in between revision, sounds nice rite ;)

- When exams is getting too close, spend more time polishing things you know. So make sure you get your mind clear about things u dont know by now. Otherwise do u think u can digest things u dont know wihtin a week b4 exam??

What i listed just now are some common tips discovered through my experience & from those who has been doing research in revision methodology. There are many other tips that could be mentioned here..but for me no point if i listed all the tips but none of u is applying it. May be some of u have already applied your own method. If it is working productively just continue with it.

At the end of the day, u must learn how to revise effectively rather than having hours of non productive revision. I really wish all of u can do well in your SPM..Its all in your hands!! Go & try your BEST!!