Preparing for GCSE can be a stressful period of school. Studying becomes a major part of your life and revision becomes a necessary routine. If left unorganized and unplanned, revision, especially for GCSE Science subjects can be a daunting task, which may eventually lead to boredom and demotivation. You certainly want to avoid going down that path especially if you plan to excel in this subject. While having tips on how to score a 9 for GCSE Science may seem helpful, having the right tools (and technology) is key to succeeding at revising for exams. With the various types of apps out there, we’ve compiled five GCSE revision applications that you can use to successfully have an effective revision for your GCSE Science subjects.
Science subjects can be challenging for most students. Hence, starting your revision as early as possible and working out how much time you have left as well as how much time you need for each subject or topic can be a very rewarding approach. It allows you to have an overview of your revision breakdown plan while counting down each milestone before the big days.
Downloadable from Google Play for free, Timetable is basically a calendar app that helps you break down the length of time you have until your exam by dividing the topics you need to cover for each subject accordingly and showing you which area you need to revise on any given day. You can save your timetable and all your tasks and have them sync across all your android devices.
Revising for GCSE Science, no matter how tough, does not have to be a lonesome journey. Revising for a difficult science topic can be made easier and more manageable with the support of those in the same journey through an active community on a social platform. GoConqr is a social learning app that uses powerful learning tools to create and share useful learning content within an active learning community. This app allows you to build mind maps, create flashcards, develop slide shows, take quizzes and make notes to tailor your own personalised revision bundle. You can socially share or keep your revision journey private as well as discover other relevant learning resources through the global community library.
An intelligent online learning programme that’s scientifically designed to investigate each user’s strong and weak knowledge areas, Tassomai breaks down its learning content into bite-sized chunks specific to each individual needs using quizzes and videos. The programme evolves with each student interaction by continuously discovering a student’s learning curve and progressively adapting it into each learning content until a particular subject area is mastered. Tassomai's algorithm organises students’ daily routine by helping them prioritise the right topics and complete daily goals by hitting the targeted points in each of the Science subjects they are using Tassomai for.
Using gamification technique to incentivise learning, ‘The Tree’ provides a visual representation of each student growing their knowledge. Over time, students can grow multiple trees where each tree represents a subject, each branch represents a topic, and each leaf represents a question. The Tree is accessible not only to students but also their parents via account dashboards on the website and from the learner app downloadable from Google Play and App Store.
An online educational publishing platform that supports student engagement, consolidates subject knowledge and accelerates progress, GCSEPod offers audio-visual learning and revision for over 28 GCSE exam subjects across all main exam boards. Nicknamed ‘The Netflix of Education’, it features three-to-five-minute learning videos (called pods) in the form of mini-lessons. GCSEPod’s Science Pod covers Biology, Chemistry and Physics as separate sciences, as well as Core, Additional, Double, Combined and Co-ordinated Sciences.
Students can create mind maps or flashcards or go through other suggested learning activities such as Quiz Your Friends, Pod to Tweet, Test Your Memory, etc. Students can also download content or create playlists for the topics they are working on. Some subjects come with ‘Check & Challenge’ self-marked assessments where students can achieve diamonds as they progress. These assessments test a student’s knowledge with hints, tips and explanations to a right or wrong answer. Downloadable for Android and iOS, students can practically carry around a pile of revision textbooks in their pockets.
If you’re looking for more targeted exam practice to revise for GCSE Science, sAInaptic’s AI-driven learning app is a perfect tool. sAInaptic’s web-based app is the ONLY resource that enables students to practice open-ended exam-style questions with 100% interactivity through predictive quantitative scoring and qualitative instant teacher-like feedback for every answered question. The AI breaks down the marks gained for every response to explain the awarded marks and further gives feedback on how to better improve each answer. The bank of exam questions are aligned to the main exam boards: AQA, Edexcel and IGCSE (CAIE) and include one-word, free-text and also questions involving calculations. This ensures students gain practice on all types of exam techniques needed for their exam.
The student dashboard enables students to view their progress and use the data and feedback to effectively plan their revision. Premium subscribers have access to the weekly revision Masterclasses, delivered by subject experts, these sessions give students the opportunity to interact with a subject expert and also learn the key skills needed to answer exam questions to get the maximum marks on each question answered.
sAInaptic’s instant feedback enables students to learn in the moment and creates a personalised learning experience for every student preparing to ace their GCSE science exam.
Ultimately, the next step to prepping for your GCSE Science exam is to have the right technology and tools to assist you. These recommended apps should give you an indication of what suits your learning style. Good luck!
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