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Leaving Cert study-where to begin?

  • 04-09-2015 09:07PM
    #1
    Clodz6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭


    Hi I'm just making a study plan for the leaving cert and have a few questions if anyone can answer.

    How often should a review a topic so that I will eventually know it really well and I will retain the info. Is every 6-8 weeks enough or should I be doing it more frequently? For example, if I study Human Resource Management tonight and schedule it in to revise that chapter again in 8 weeks time and 8 weeks after that etc, etc,

    How do I get the right balance between homework and study and also fit in the time to exercise? Don't get home from school until 5:30 because of a long bus journey, so my time is quite limited.

    Thanks for any help
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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 27,438 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    You can study on the bus if you record yourself reading summaries of topics.

    Don't leave it too long after you have covered a topic in class to revise it. Too long and it's not revision, it's re-learning.


  • #3
    Clodz6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭Clodz6


    hi thanks for that, v useful idea.

    I usually learn all the material when we get it. My question is after learning it and doing a few exam questions on it after initially studying it in school, when should I look over it again in terms of revision?


  • #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 27,438 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Clodz6 wrote: »
    hi thanks for that, v useful idea.

    I usually learn all the material when we get it. My question is after learning it and doing a few exam questions on it after initially studying it in school, when should I look over it again in terms of revision?

    Maybe after a month, take half a day and quickly look through your notes. If it's all still ringing bells for you, practice a few short questions. No need to keep re-studying stuff you know. Concentrate on the things you don't remember quite so well.

    Once you have a bank of stuff you 'know', you can very quickly recheck that and go on to material you need to spend more time on.


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