Revising for stuff that is less than interesting...

Dazzler21

Hi Guys

I'm currently revising for the Certificate in Pensions Automatic Enrolment (CPAE). It only relates to my job in that I work for a pensions company, however i'm on a web based team where Pensions AE rules aren't the most important.

I really enjoy my job, but this learning material is not sticking as it's so poorly written...

What is the best revision trick you used/use for exam revision?

Cheers for any helpful tips!

Absurdistan

Fact sheets. Helped me garner lots of Fantastic results

soapy_jones

Bullet your own notes as you go. Make each bullet succinct and something that triggers the info you have just learned in your head.

Badly written learning material is a scandal, I should know I've written some shockers!

Dazzler21

Our L&D Department described it as

"Material written by pension professionals, definitely not educational professionals"

sam3110

Skip it and wing it mate

Stig

Draw a mindmap and stick it to the door in your toilet.

cantersaddick

Get off Charlton life! I have to impose a ban on myself when revising otherwise I waste hours procrastinating on here!

The Red Robin

Dazzler21 said:

Hi Guys

I'm currently revising for the Certificate in Pensions Automatic Enrolment (CPAE). It only relates to my job in that I work for a pensions company, however i'm on a web based team where Pensions AE rules aren't the most important.

I really enjoy my job, but this learning material is not sticking as it's so poorly written...

What is the best revision trick you used/use for exam revision?

Cheers for any helpful tips!

Get up early if you can and go for short, sharp revision bursts, i.e. two-hours sessions and then a break. As @soapy_jones has said, succinct, bullet points that are well marked (highlighted, underlined, capitals etc). I read somewhere recently that you shouldn't revise for too long in one hit or after 6pm as your brain will not retain that information as well as it can earlier in the day.

I revised for an exam for my industry recently using this method and the exam went really well…proof is in the pudding though and I don't get the results for another three months yet! I found the early, short sessions a great help for certain areas that were pretty dull.

Good luck!

Davo55

Get it on audio or record yourself reading it, then play it back through your headphones when at the gym, running or whatever.

carly burn

Flashcards app. Got me through some of the most mundane of subjects.

cafcdave123

set yourself targets for how much you want to do each day then a reward for meeting them.

so for example if you manage to do 4 two hour revision sessions in a day and take on xyz then that night you can treat yourself to a brass or some crack.

got me through my GCSE's

Fiiish

Sounds like the issue is the revision literature. The best way to learn something is to find a way to understand it in your own way. If that fails, then write everything down then read it back to yourself. Then wait a day and do it again. Then repeat one final time. You'll basically be able to regurgitate it on the 4th day without looking at the material. Time-consuming, not really an effective 'retention' method but will get you through most exams.

Fiiiiiish

@Fiiish you should know we goldfishes shouldn't be giving memory tips. Shame on you!

Uboat

'Retrieval learning' is all the rage these days, backed up by neuroscience and research. Thankfully, it's very simple and just involves testing yourself on small amounts of material regularly. The key thing is though, that you must allow yourself some forgetting time before each test. Reading something then testing yourself won't help much. Instead, read something carefully, then read something else for ten minutes, then test yourself on the first thing.
take my word for it, this really works.

sam3110

Get a few girlfriends to write key points down that you need to remember, everytime you get a question right they remove an item of clothing. You'll get 100% guaranteed

seth plum

One side of A4 landscaped with a spider diagram of keywords only, linked by lines with any additional words written on those lines.

seth plum

Boom

Uboat said:

'Retrieval learning' is all the rage these days, backed up by neuroscience and research. Thankfully, it's very simple and just involves testing yourself on small amounts of material regularly. The key thing is though, that you must allow yourself some forgetting time before each test. Reading something then testing yourself won't help much. Instead, read something carefully, then read something else for ten minutes, then test yourself on the first thing.
take my word for it, this really works.

or alternatively, just go to the pub.

Dippenhall

Dazzler21 said:

Hi Guys

I'm currently revising for the Certificate in Pensions Automatic Enrolment (CPAE). It only relates to my job in that I work for a pensions company, however i'm on a web based team where Pensions AE rules aren't the most important.

I really enjoy my job, but this learning material is not sticking as it's so poorly written...

What is the best revision trick you used/use for exam revision?

Cheers for any helpful tips!

Sorted

DaveMehmet

Regular porn hub breaks. I was blowing sand by the end of my o levels but passed them all.

The Red Robin

DaveMehmet said:

Regular porn hub breaks. I was blowing sand by the end of my o levels but passed them all.

**Other porn sites are available**

Addick Addict

Dazzler21 said:

Hi Guys

I'm currently revising for the Certificate in Pensions Automatic Enrolment (CPAE). It only relates to my job in that I work for a pensions company, however i'm on a web based team where Pensions AE rules aren't the most important.

I really enjoy my job, but this learning material is not sticking as it's so poorly written...

What is the best revision trick you used/use for exam revision?

Cheers for any helpful tips!

From someone who had to take G60 years ago and who, fortunately, now only has to consider the implications of changing rules in pensions legislation for the Mrs and myself, you have my deepest sympathies.

I can't think of anything I'd less like to be doing and can't offer you any tips as I am the worst when it comes to revision. But I do sincerely wish you all the very best in your exam and hope you pass with flying colours.

colthe3rd

One word, Modafinil.

Dazzler21

Dippenhall said:

Dazzler21 said:

Hi Guys

I'm currently revising for the Certificate in Pensions Automatic Enrolment (CPAE). It only relates to my job in that I work for a pensions company, however i'm on a web based team where Pensions AE rules aren't the most important.

I really enjoy my job, but this learning material is not sticking as it's so poorly written...

What is the best revision trick you used/use for exam revision?

Cheers for any helpful tips!

Sorted

Ha ha, if only it all boiled down to that one page!

colthe3rd said:

One word, Modafinil.

Can't buy that stuff anywhere legitimately... unless you drive lorries...

colthe3rd

Dazzler21 said:

colthe3rd said:

One word, Modafinil.

Can't buy that stuff anywhere legitimately... unless you drive lorries...

Well you can get it from your doctor on prescription if you do night work/tell him you do night work.

If not there are websites about that it can be purchased from.* Whether they are "legitimate" is up for debate.















*So I hear anyway.

Dippenhall

Ha ha, if only it all boiled down to that one page!


Was only joshing. Don't know why anyone would try and produce learning material from the Pension Regulator's learning material. It's all on their website.

Dazzler21

Dippenhall said:

Ha ha, if only it all boiled down to that one page!


Was only joshing. Don't know why anyone would try and produce learning material from the Pension Regulator's learning material. It's all on their website.

I know, but it is all so poorly written...