Active recall: the best way to revise (with examples)
Learn why testing yourself beats rereading, and four simple ways to use active recall: flashcards, blank-page recall and practice questions.
KS3GCSEA-LevelMiddle School+3US and UK · SAT, IELTS and other entry tests
SAT, IELTS and admissions test prep
Understand how the Digital SAT is structured, practise each Math and Reading and Writing skill, and plan your preparation. Also covers IELTS format and band scores, how US GPA works, and study skills that help on test day.
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See all 7 →Spaced repetition: how to remember what you revise
Review material at increasing gaps to remember it long term, with an example schedule and the Leitner box system.
KS3GCSEA-LevelMiddle School+3How to make a revision timetable you can stick to
Plan backwards from your exam dates and use focused study blocks with breaks, with a simple way to share your time between subjects.
KS3GCSEA-LevelMiddle School+3How to use past papers to revise (and review your mistakes)
Turn past papers into focused practice with timing, mark schemes and an error review that shows exactly what to fix.
GCSEA-LevelHigh SchoolAP+1Exam stress: practical ways to cope and when to ask for help
Practical, non-medical ways to cope with exam pressure, from planning and breaks to talking to someone you trust.
GCSEA-LevelHigh SchoolAP+1SQ3R: how to read a textbook and remember it
Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review: a five-step routine for learning from textbooks and long texts.
GCSEA-LevelHigh SchoolAP+1Exam day plan: what to do the week before and on the day
Plan the last week, the night before and the exam itself: equipment, timing and how to check your work.
GCSEA-LevelHigh SchoolAP+1📝 Exam prep
See all 13 →Digital SAT explained: sections, timing and adaptive modules
How the Digital SAT works: the two sections, four modules, timing and how adaptive testing affects your second module.
Admissions testsHigh SchoolIELTS test format and band scores explained
Understand the four IELTS skills, how the nine-band scale works and how your overall band is calculated, with worked examples.
Admissions testsHow GPA works: weighted vs unweighted, with examples
Calculate your GPA on the 4.0 scale, see how weighted GPAs work and how one college, the University of California, calculates it.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT Math algebra: linear equations and systems practice
Practise the Digital SAT Algebra skills: linear equations, inequalities, systems of equations and linear models, with worked examples.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT Math advanced math: quadratics and exponentials
Practise quadratics, exponential models and equivalent expressions for the Digital SAT, with worked examples.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT Math practice: problem solving and data analysis
Practise ratios, percentages, unit conversion, scatterplots and probability in SAT-style problems, with worked examples.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT Math geometry and trigonometry: practice and formulas
Review area, volume, triangles, circles and right-triangle trigonometry for the Digital SAT, with worked examples.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT Reading and Writing: craft, structure and words in context
Practise vocabulary in context, text structure and purpose, and cross-text questions for the Digital SAT.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT Reading and Writing: information and ideas practice
Find central ideas, use text and data as evidence and draw supported inferences, the way the Digital SAT tests them.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT Writing: standard English conventions practice
Practise the sentence structure, usage and punctuation rules the Digital SAT tests, with a fast checking routine.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT Writing: transitions, concision and rhetorical synthesis
Choose the best transition, make wording more concise and use notes to meet a rhetorical goal on the Digital SAT.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT pacing strategy: timing for the adaptive modules
Understand the Digital SAT's modules and timing, and build a practical pacing plan for each section.
High SchoolAdmissions testsSAT study plan: an eight-week plan with official practice
An eight-week Digital SAT study plan that uses official practice tests, an error log and timed sets.
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