Revise:

• Content is important in Chemistry
• Essential to memorise key words / phrases and answer templates as it will help to structure the way we analyse questions and search for data within questions to answer them
• Having important content at our fingertips, such as essential illustrations, diagrams, graphs and explanations will help us to save time during exams as we spend less time thinking about what to write. Time saved can be used on more challenging novel application questions.
• Have a look at Question Analysis Guides to find out more about how I break down common exam questions into bite-sized nuggets where you may find it more palatable and structured!

Relate:

• Most concepts in Chemistry are related to one another.
• For example, we see concepts in Chemical Bonding being applied to other chapters such as Chemical Energetics, The Periodic Table and Organic Chemistry; concepts in Chemical Equilibria being applied to Acids, Bases and Salts.
• Concept maps will definitely be useful to help us map out how various concepts relate to one another within the same chapter, and across different chapters.
• Join me in my weekly tuition classes where I provide summary guides to every topic. I will also cover essential concepts and how they are related to one another, through carefully curated questions of varying levels of difficulty.

Reinforce

• Practice makes perfect. This will never go wrong.
• Reinforce the content, strategies and templates that you have memorised and internalised through attempting the variety of questions of varying difficulty levels offered at my tuition classes. This will allow you to test your understanding and ability to apply what you have learnt into questions of other contexts.
• Where mistakes are made, do the necessary corrections. Understand where you have gone wrong: Was it due to carelessness? Was it because of missing key words? Did you forget to do certain unit conversions in calculations? Or you completely did not comprehend what the question was asking for?
• Only when corrections and reflections are done, then you can identify your areas for improvement and work doubly hard on these areas so that you can get them right the next time you encounter similar questions!
• Don’t ever get bored with repetition! Repetition is the key to success! Especially when it comes to memory work, which is oh-so-important in Chemistry (think Chemical Bonding, The Periodic Table, Organic Chemistry mechanisms… and the list goes on). Where you have diagrams to draw, draw them out when you are revising! Don’t just use eye-power and stare at your notes, assuming that you have remembered all the key things about those diagrams. You will never know how to draw diagrams properly until you put pen to paper! If you want to find out more about memorising skills, visit the following websites: WAYS TO ENHANCE MEMORY and FORGETTING CURVE
• Allow me to partner with you in your journey to success in building a strong foundation in Chemistry! You can always take a peek at Question Analysis Guides to get a feel of how challenging questions may be broken down into manageable, bite-sized pieces where I take you through the strategies to solving them with ease!

Rejuvenate

• Just like climbing a mountain or running a marathon, it is definitely not sustainable to be sprinting throughout the entire course!
• You will need to allocate time to rest and refresh your mind so that you can return to your revision sharper and stronger! In fact STUDIES and RESEARCH has shown that adequate rest is proven to improve your memory and ability to solve questions creatively!
• So do not belittle that rest which your body needs! Plan and manage your time well in advance, come up with a study plan and allocate adequate time for your various subjects and rest! In this way, you can embark on your revision with confidence, knowing that you will excel in your school journey!