Keeping+a+Revision+Journal

**Did you know that 80% of detail is lost unless it is revised within 24 hours? **
 * KEEPING A REVISION JOURNAL **

A revision journal makes it possible to keep track of material to be revised in a systematic way. Writing time for your revision journal needs to be scheduled each day-preferably at the same time so that it becomes a habit (10 minutes for each subject will keep material fresh in your memory) · when information is used regularly it is kept alive and accessed easily · practice and rehearsal enhances long-term learning · making time to critically review material learned keeps it alive · using a number of sensory channels to record and recall information is important -so use colour, visuals, diagrams to record learning · we recall information more readily if it has a strong association with our experience or something else we know -so make connections · reflecting on **HOW** we are learning is just as important as reflecting on what we are learning -so record strategies or ways of doing a task that worked for you ·  how this new information connects to what you know · The gaps in your understanding. Identify what you're still unsure of   · The strategies used. Ask yourself 'How else can I approach this essay?' · your concerns, anxieties If you share your revision journal with your teacher it will help them to help you by  · clarifying your uncertainties · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">giving them the opportunity to talk to you about your anxieties · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">offering you other ways (strategies) for approaching a task · <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">knowing you better as a learner //<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">AND // <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">When you revisit your revision journal at the end of the year you will have seen your growth as a learner and you will look at what you have learned with new eyes and a deeper understanding. //<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">We shall cease from exploration // //<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">and the end of all our exploring // //<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">will be to arrive where we started // //<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">and know the place for the first time // //<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> T.S.Elliot //
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">RESEARCH SHOWS **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">IN YOUR REVISION JOURNAL YOU MIGHT **
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">RECALL REVISE **<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">a quote, information, facts, go through your notes for the day. Rewrite them in another form eliminating irrelevant words.
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">REFLECT **<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">on
 * <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">PRACTICE **<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">writing introductions topic sentences, essay plans, short-answers **SELF-TEST checking** for understanding