Computing Revision
Revision notes for Scottish Higher, Intermediate and Standard Grade Computing
revision techniques
Some tips on how to go about revising for Computing exams ...
1.
Sort out your resources. You may have a textbook,
class notes, a revision booklet and this guide. Simply reading these
will do you very little good, and is really a waste of time. You need
to make your revision
active!
2.
Here's a technique you could try. Read through a short section of
notes or book (a couple of pages on 1 topic). Now close the book, and
summarise the main points on a blank sheet of paper. Your summary
could be a list of bullet points, or you may prefer to use a "spider"
diagram or concept map. Use whichever suits
you.
3.
Go back to the notes/book and see if you have missed anything vital.
If so, add it to your summary. This way you engage your brain, and
will build up a useful set of summaries for last minute
revision.
4.
Now try some exam questions on the topic, without referring to your
notes. If you can't answer any parts of the questions, look them up
and find out the correct
answer.
5.
Once you are sure about that topic, move on to the next one, and
repeat the
process.
6.
Make a revision plan, based on the topics in this guide, and try to
follow it. Revise little and often - half an hour four times a week
is much more valuable than two hours once a week.
Test yourself
using the BBC's excellent Bitesize revision pages at
www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/revision/computing_studies.
Although their notes and tests are designed for Standard Grade, they
will also be very useful for Intermediate2, or even as light(er)
relief when working for Higher.
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