Revision techniques

Flash cards/revision cards

These are useful for summarising content, key word definitions and important facts. Use colours to make certain things stand out – for example, you could use different colours for advantages and disadvantages or for key words. You can test yourself using these revision cards.

Mind maps

These are a really useful visual summary of information and you can put them on the wall. They allow you to show links between ideas and concepts. You can start by adding the topic to the centre of the diagram and then add the sub-topics around that and a summary of the information. These values are different to the Paralympic values sporting values. Olympic values Make sure that • Courage you learn these. • Determination • Inspiration • Equality • Excellence • Friendship • Respect The text for the Olympic Creed was taken from a speech given at the London 1908 games.

The Creed “The most important thing is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have taught well.”

The symbol The five interlocking rings represent The Olympic rings are really recognisable. These are known as the Olympic symbol. The 5 colours – blue, yellow, black, green and red – represented the colours of the flags of all nations at that time This design represented the 5 continents of that time, rather than the 7 continents that make up the modern world The Olympic and Paralympic Movement You CanDRAFT the closeness between the 5 continents.

Revise it!

Create a mind map activity for a topic of your choice.

Making notes and highlighting key areas to go back to is a good way of working out what you know and don’t know. You can then use these notes as you come to your final revision. You can use different colours to highlight different factors or different types of information. For example, you could highlight any key sports terminology in yellow.

Summaries

On the revision pages of this book, you’ll find summaries of key ideas and themes. Use these to help you summarise the key points you’ll need to remember to answer questions on those topics. For example, you need to know factors affecting participation in sport. You can make a summary of these yourself – and if you think through these points in the exam, you are more likely to remember them. Mnemonics A mnemonic is another useful way of remembering key facts by using the first letter of each of the parts to make up a memorable phrase. For example, you could use ROORR to remember the types of scheduling for major sporting events: ‘Regular’, ‘One-Off’ and ‘Regular and Recurring’. Quizzes Many people enjoy quizzes and creating, and sharing quizzes with your friends and class is a great way to remember facts and concepts. You could suggest to your teacher that, in pairs, you create a quiz of ten questions each week and go through the questions with another pair, swapping your answers. This is also a good way for you to check your knowledge. Make a note of the topic areas where you didn’t know the answers and add these to your revision list. Practice questions Doing past papers and practice exam questions is an essential part of your revision. It prepares you for answering different types of exam questions and allows you to become familiar with the wording of the questions used by OCR. You should also use the mark scheme. This will help you understand how to get full marks for each question. It is helpful to highlight key words in exam questions so you’re clear what the question is asking before you answer it.DRAFT