![]() ![]() Where to get the stationery featured in this videoįlashcards – Silvine Record Cards Ruled 152x101mm Pack of 100įlashcard box – Ryman Index Box 150x100mm Remember, you can buy all the materials you can see in the video from Ryman's website or from one of their highstreet stores. Please share this blog post and video with your child so that they can incorporate flashcards into their overall revision strategy. No matter how confident you are, check back on it every now and then to test your memory and build your confidence in what you know. The key thing is that nothing ever leaves this box because you know it so well. Only spend 10% of your time on this stuff. ![]() Just remember, if you get anything wrong here you need to move it back to section 2.įinally, in section 4 you have material that you think is easy and you always get right. In the third section, keep the things that you nearly always recall correctly. Spend about 30% of your time in this section. This is things you’re gaining confidence with but still occasionally trips you up or confuses you in some way. In the second section you put the cards you’ve just moved out of section 1. About 40% of your time should be spent on this stuff. This is the stuff you’re not remembering well. In the first section, you put things for frequent practice. You can do this with washi tape, or using pre-made index card dividers, like these. First, you need to create dividers for the four sections of the box.You need an index card box, like the one that Ryman kindly provided for me.This how you use the Leitner box technique. This technique stops that tendency that most students have to stay in their comfort zones and just look at the flashcards they’re already confident about, whilst neglecting their weaknesses. The Leitner Box technique, from the book The A Level Mindset, by my friend Martin Griffin and his co-author Steve Oakes, is a great way to do this. Once you’ve made your flashcards you need to memorise their content. How to prioritise revision using the Leitner box technique Breaking up larger topics into bite-sized chunks.There are loads more ways you can use flashcards. All the different ways you can use flashcards Notice how I’ve used these Pilot pens to add colour and highlight key things – this makes flashcards more memorable. You can also, you can draw diagrams on your flashcards, as seen in the video. In the video I show how you can use flashcards for revising geography case studies to divide the economic, social, political and environmental effects of a natural hazard on different flashcards. For example, you can also use flashcards to chunk up big topics. Keep making flashcards until you've covered all your the key words and topics on your specification.įlashcards aren't just for learning definitons.I have used Pilot pens, supplied by Ryman. On one side write a key term, on the other side write a definition.Take an index card (the lovely people at Ryman the stationer provided the ones I've used in the video).I used flashcards when I was studying for my GCSEs and A Levels. How to use the Leitner box technique to prioritise revision.How to use colour on your flashcards to make them more visually appealing.How to make flashcards from index cards.This post was sponsored by Ryman the stationers.įlashcards are a fantastic way to break your revision of content heavy subjects up into bite sized chunks and to test yourself on your knowledge. How to create revision flashcards that boost your memory ![]()
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