Robert Wicks - My Revision Notes: WJEC and Eduqas GCSE Computer Science

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Everyone has to decide his or her own revision strategy, but it is essential to review your work, learn it and test your understanding. These Revision Notes will help you to do that in a planned way, topic by topic. Use this book as the cornerstone of your revision and dont hesitate to write in it personalise your notes and check your progress by ticking off each section as you revise.

Use the revision planner on pages to plan your revision, topic by topic. Make a note when you have

You can also keep track of your revision by noting each topic heading in the book. You may find it helpful to add your own notes as you work through each topic.

Key terms

A number of key terms are used and defined for you as you work through this guide. Make sure you learn them so that you can use the terms accurately and precisely in the exams in order to gain top marks. A glossary of programming terms can be found on page .

Exam tips

Exam tips are given throughout the book to help you polish your exam technique in order to maximise your chances in the exam.

Now test yourself

These short, knowledge-based questions are the first step in testing your learning. Answers are available online.

68 weeks to go

Start by looking at the specification make sure you know exactly what material you need to revise and the style of the examination. Use the revision planner on pages to familiarise yourself with the topics.

Organise your notes, making sure you have covered everything on the specification. The revision planner will help you to group your notes into topics.

Work out a realistic revision plan that will allow you time for relaxation. Set aside days and times for all the subjects that you need to study, and stick to your timetable.

Set yourself sensible targets. Break your revision down into focused sessions of around 40 minutes, divided by breaks. These Revision Notes organise the basic facts into short, memorable sections to make revising easier.

26 weeks to go

Read through the relevant sections of this book and refer to the exam tips, exam summaries, typical mistakes and key terms. Tick off the topics as you feel confident about them. Highlight those topics you find difficult and look at them again in detail.

Test your understanding of each topic by working through the Now test yourself questions in the book. Look up the answers at the back of the book.

Make a note of any problem areas as you revise, and ask your teacher to go over these in class.

Look at past papers. They are one of the best ways to revise and practise your exam skills. Write or prepare planned answers to the exam practice questions provided in this book.

Use the revision activities to try out different revision methods. For example, you can make notes using mind maps, spider diagrams or flash cards.

Track your progress using the revision planner and give yourself a reward when you have achieved your target.