备战考试季：完美复习 8招搞定

Arguably the most difficult part of any exam process, you should get your revision plan in place now so the revision period runs smoothly, says William Stadlen.
复习计划可以说是应战任何考试最难的环节，你应该计划好自己的复习方案，这样备考阶段才会顺利有效，教育专家威廉·斯塔登讲道。

The revision period is, arguably, the most difficult part of any exam process. The exam itself – usually between one and three hours – can be portrayed as a performance of sorts: a chance to use all the knowledge you have built up over several years, crafted neatly into a well-rounded response to a question or series of questions. While pressure and nerves can undoubtedly make it an uncomfortable experience, the knowledge that it is the culmination of the entire process should provide some comfort.
复习阶段可以说是应战任何考试最艰巨的环节。考试本身——通常在1到3小时之间——可以被理解为一种表演：一个机会去运用多年积累的知识，为一个或者一系列的问题雕琢圆满的答案。压力和紧张无疑会让这成为一个不那么舒服的经历，但是想到考试其实是整个过程中一直期待的高潮这一事实，就多了些许安慰。

From your desk in the exam hall, a summer empty of academic or curricular concerns is only hours away. However, from your revision desk, in the midst of a chilly April and with weeks of revision stretching out in front of you, the end can seem very far off.
从你进入考场坐在桌前开始，惬意的暑假离你就只有几个小时不到了。一整个夏天，没有科研和课程的烦恼。然而，当你坐在桌前复习的时候，在凉爽的四月，前方漫延着好几个星期的复习任务，期待的结尾似乎又遥不可及。

While it will not make the time go any faster, nor unfortunately will it make the process any more “fun”, a well-structured revision plan can formalise your revision, and can act as a telescope through which you can spy those post-exam summer holidays.
虽然不能加快时间的脚步， 也不幸的不能让整个过程更“有趣”，但是，合理安排的复习计划的确可以让你的复习过程更有条理，与此同时可以像望远镜一样让你偷偷遥望下考试之后的欢乐暑期。

Below are my top tips for creating a well-structured and comprehensive revision plan which, if adhered to, will provide the best chance of success in the summer.
关于制定全面合理的复习方案，以下是我建议的几大准则。遵循它们，你就有了笑傲考试以欢度暑假的最大可能性。

Plan early
提前计划

It ought to go without saying that planning your revision timetable must be done before anything else, to ensure there is enough time for comprehensive coverage of all subjects.
毫无疑问复习计划必须排在任何其他事项之前，以保证你有足够的时间去全面复习所有的科目。

GCSE students, for example, usually study between eight and twelve subjects. If you plan to devote a week revising each subject, then that will require two or three months of revision. With most exams starting at the end of May, the revision plan should be in place by the end of March at least.
比如参加英国普通中等教育证书考试的学生，通常要学习8至12门课程。如果你计划花一整个星期专门复习一项课程，那就需要分配2到3个月的复习时间。大多数考试在五月底开始，大家的复习计划至少就要在三月底完工。

Initial and continual assessment
预先评估，复习过程中不断评估

As well as being an exercise in memory and assessment, revision should be a process of improvement. In order to chart your development effectively, we recommend that our students attempt practice papers in each subject, marked according to the relevant mark scheme and curriculum.
复习是对记忆力和评估能力的锻炼，更应该是一个不断提升的过程。为了有效地量化进展，我们推荐学生尝试为每门课程准备练习本，根据相关的考试要点和课程要求标记已经复习到的地方。

This allows you to establish a base from which, via further and regular assessment, you can judge your progress. It will also help you identify which subjects, modules and topics require more work (see below for more on this).
这样一来你就有了一个比较的基础，接下来去定期评估，你就会知道自己的进展。这样做也能帮你找出哪些科目，版块，或者课题需要你去花更多精力。（后文中会具体讲到这点）

Order your subjects strategically
有策略地安排复习科目

The best revision plans have an element of strategy to their creation. Ordering your subjects in an effective manner can help to do this.
最棒的复习方案在制定之时都是有策略的。有效地安排复习科目会助你一臂之力。

For example, scheduling English revision to appear early in your revision plan may provide useful when revising essay-based subjects such as History, Religious Studies and Politics later on.
比如，把英文科目复习安排在前面，这样做可能会对后期诸如历史，宗教学习和政治等以文本为基础的科目复习大有裨益。

Similarly, choosing Maths to be one of the first subjects that you revise may prove invaluable when studying numerical or statistical subjects such as Physics, Economics and Business Studies.
类似的，把数学排成首要复习课目，在后面复习诸如物理，经济学和商科类这些与数值和统计相关的科目时，你可能会更觉得心应手。

This practical layering of knowledge can reinforce and enhance your revision for each subject. Balancing this process with the demands of the exam timetable – for example, starting with a subject that appears early on in the exam timetable – makes for an extremely prudent approach.
这样在实践中从知识层面上打好基础，会让你后面每门科目的复习更加高效。当然，你要将这个安排复习科目的过程和考试日程平衡起来—比如，先开始复习最早考试的一门，是非常谨慎聪明的做法。

Each subject is different
每门科目的复习安排要有所不同


You should not feel as though you must devote an equal amount of time to each subject, since there may be a variety of reasons why certain subjects may require more revision. For example, Modern Foreign Languages tend to be highly content driven (therefore requiring a good deal of factual memory learning), whereas English Literature will tend to be more essay-based (therefore more concerned with form than specific content).
不要觉得你应该将复习时间平均分配给每门科目，因为诸多原因决定有些科目可能需要多花工夫。比如，现代外国语是以内容为主（因而需要记忆很多具体内容），然而英语文学主要以作品为主（因而更注重形式和风格而非具体内容）。

Depending on your learning style, you may find one easier than the other. More unusual exam types, such as controlled coursework and performance exams, require their own unique attention.
取决于你的学习方式，你也许会觉得一个科目比另外一个更容易。其他更多特殊的考试类型，比如有外加控制的课程和表现考试， 复习准备时就需要给予特别注意。

Not only this, but your time allocation may be dependent on your own aptitude in that subject (more on that below). Ultimately, when structuring your revision plan, you must make sure that sufficient “blank” time is left close to the exam to revisit those subjects, modules or topics that you feel require particular last-minute attention.
不仅如此，你的时间分配也取决于你在这门科目方面的资质（下文会讲更多）。最后，在安排复习计划时，你必须保证留有足够的“空白”时间，再去看看那些你觉得尤其还要最后再花时间的科目、版块或者课题。