• Question: Are there any specific ways in which I can revise for certain topics? (I don’t mind what topics anything will help)

    Asked by Blåhaj on 2 Jun 2025.
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      Aurelia Brzezowska answered on 2 Jun 2025:

      Absolutely. I have a lot of experience when it comes to studying, which also means I have sat in front of textbooks and cried a lot so here are my key learnings to actually keep information in your head!

      1. Technical labs – theory into practice.
      For every bit of learning you do, have something practical to accompany it. Learnt about parts of a PC? Open up an actual PC and look inside, see if you can spot the parts you learnt about. Learnt about cryptography? Go online and try solve some simple ciphers. There are many free resources out there to try and support your learning. Networking: Cisco Packet Tracer. Cyber: TryHackMe. Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP. The list goes on.

      This came in very useful when I studied maths at A-levels too. You can learn about quadratics but unless you spend at least half an hour answering questions on it, going over the mark scheme and seeing where you went wrong, you won’t learn!

      2. Spill the beans.
      Or as some younger kids call it “yapping.” Read everything you can about a topic and then start talking. Talk to your mates, your family, your cat, your teddy. Spew out everything you know on the topic verbally to see what your brain remembered. The more you discuss something, the more engaged your brain gets. This works best with a study partner, as they can also carry on the conversation and usually add in stuff you might forget. A conversation goes a long way.

      3. Write, rewrite and read.
      If you are reading from a textbook rewrite the important bits.
      Then go over those important bits and tidy them up or rewrite them again.
      Finally read them over! This way you have identified important information, engaged your brain by writing it down and triggered it to remember through re-reading it. Rule of three!

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      Jack McKinlay answered on 9 Jun 2025:

      One of the best habits for good revision is to do it early and regularly. You’ll have a much easier time remembering everything if you set a regular time from the start to review what you’ve been learning and stick to it, and you’ll also understand it better because you’ve been thinking about it for longer.

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