Three surveys of school pupils, parents and teachers, carried
out by O2 Learn and Edcoms and released recently,
suggest that GCSE students across the UK are falling short of
teachers' recommended time spent on revision.
The surveys also suggest that although pupils make good use of
traditional approaches to revision, including notes from class and
the use of practice papers, too few students are taking full
advantage of the wide range of revision resources now
available.
Online revision resources
To help your GCSE students, here are a few of our favourite
online revision resources:
- O2 Learn - A useful revision
aid with videos on a variety of science topics. Search for videos
by topic and level.
- S-cool - Choose an activity, revise it, test it
and remember it! S-cool includes overviews, exam style questions,
multiple choice questions and revision summaries on a range of GCSE
science topics.
- GCSE Bitesize - A classic
revision aid with subject overviews, interactive activities and
questions on a variety of topics from different syllabi.
- Khan Academy - With over 3,100 videos on
everything from arithmetic to physics, your GCSE students should be
able to find videos on the topics they need.
- YouTube - How about curating your own revision
video playlist for your students? You can tailor the videos to
topics that your pupils need help with. Check out the Planet
Science YouTube playlists for inspiration.
- My-GCSE Science - designed to help
students studying AQA Core Science, Additional Science, Biology,
Chemistry and Physics. Each video is accompanied by revision notes
and more videos are added every week.
- TES Games for
Grades - A collection of the most popular revision games and
activities on TES Science.
Do you have any resources to add to the list? Email planetscience@tinopolis.com and
let us know your favourite revision resources and your thoughts on
GCSE revision!