Rising to revision

By Kristy Turner2015-04-27T12:09:00

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How do you help your students revise?

The dreaded hour is upon us … It’s revision time!

I excitedly anticipate this time each year, in my head it is a magical period where the whole specification has been taught and I can re-cover areas the students are less secure in. I imagine lessons packed with eager faces full of questions arising from their well planned revision at home. Then the reality kicks in, a mixed bag of students in front of me, with varying levels of understanding and a barrel load of misconceptions.

So, how can we address the revision period?

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