• Question: How did you prepare for your science GCSE exam?

    Asked by andyman to Alison, Artem, Caroline, John, Gunther on 14 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Caroline Dalton

      Caroline Dalton answered on 14 Jun 2012:

      Hmm, this was quite a long time ago now so I can’t remember exactly how I prepared but in revising for all my subjects I found that reading about the topic and then writing down what I could remember was a good way to try to remember things and also to see what things I wasn’t so good at and needed to look at a bit more. Good luck if you have exams coming up! 🙂

    • Photo: Alison Graham

      Alison Graham answered on 14 Jun 2012:

      Everyone learns and revises differently so there is no right or wrong way to revise; you just need to find a way that works for you. Some people like to write things down or draw diagrams, some people like to make very small notes (flash cards) and stick them around the house, other people like to discuss things with other people. I think I used a variety of these ways when I was revising. Good luck in your exams!

    • Photo: John Short

      John Short answered on 14 Jun 2012:

      People have different ways for learning, but the common theme back at my school always involved a lot of time and effort. There are no easy shortcuts I’m afraid, you have got to find the revision strategy that suits you.

      However, one tip that I did was to look on the internet and search for past exam papers from the GCSE exam board website, whether that is OCR, EdExcel or AQA etc. They often have marking schemes etc as well so you get an idea of what they are looking for in terms of questions and answers.

    • Photo: Artem Evdokimov

      Artem Evdokimov answered on 15 Jun 2012:

      Our examination system was very different. We had long oral exams (typically with a written part) and most of them were open-book so the only way to prepare was to actually learn the subject. The learning is different for every one – find something that works for you and stick with it 🙂

    • Photo: Matt Gunther

      Matt Gunther answered on 17 Jun 2012:

      I’d say everyone has their own way of revising but I found it useful to go away, make notes on the areas needed for the exam and discuss it with my friends; to test each other’s knowledge.

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