Use traffic lights for effective revision
It’s Easter, and let’s face it you have a lot to do and no clue where to start right? This is exactly why I developed a simple and effective way to organise your revision and decide what and how much time you should be spending on your particular subjects.
Put simply the Sam Tutoring Traffic light system is a glorified to do list, a visual way to identify your strong and weak points of your education.
You can use the list on multiple levels, here are some examples,
Topic specific
This is when you take a particular subject say A2 Biology and you evaluate where you are as shown below.
Topic specific chart; you can set targets according to what you want to achieve In the example above 90% is green 80% is amber below 80 % is red.
Subject specific & Exam Specific
Once you’ve done this for a few of your subjects you’ll be able to compare them against each other this way you don’t study things you already know well instead of concentrating on subjects you are weak in. Practice tests are an important part of your revision and you can use the Traffic lights to monitor the progress you’re making
Subject specific Traffic light chart.
As you get closer to your exam it’s a good idea to start a fresh a clear chart to get the most recent and accurate representation of where you are currently, so if you have just a few days left until your exams they are the most productive and effective they can be.
Print out the chart and have it on your wall, this way you can be visually reminded of what aspect of your revision needs to be completed, this reduces stress because, you have a plan for what you’re going to be doing how much time you have to do it each day. To save same time you can just tick the boxes, or shade the squares when a task is completed, if you’re nerdy like me you may like to update it digitally so you can make graphs etc to quantify your progress.
This also acts as a really useful tool for further exams, your able to gauge how much time you needed to invest to get the grades you achieved, and use this for further planning when revision time comes round again.
You can have fun and set your own targets,change the headings at the top or even change the colours to your own preference.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the technique and what kinds of goals you set.
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