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Optimising Revision Using Learning Science, and You Tube!

  “Revision?” I’m not a huge fan of the term ‘revision’ as it can imply that one should leave reviewing, recalling and, essentially, learning material until the last minute before an examination. However, it’s probably realistic to think that, regardless of what has happened during earlier months of their studies, most students are likely to want to increase efforts towards cementing their knowledge and exam skills in the final few months, weeks and days before they are tested. So, I figure it’s best to make sure that I maximise their chances of success seen as I now have this additional enthusiasm to play with!! I have been employing a whole variety of learning science inspired strategies throughout the course of the programmes of study I teach, so students I teach will have already benefitted from regular retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, use of concrete examples, encouragement to elaborate, and careful thought about visual presentation (considering benefits of dual codi