Mistake Log From Every Paper You Mark

Keep one running page per subject where every lost point gets a line: the question, what you wrote, what the mark scheme wanted and the reason you missed it. Sort the reasons into a few honest groups, such as did not know it, misread the question, ran out of time or knew it but did not say it the right way. Within a couple of papers the pattern tells you what kind of work is left. Knowledge gaps go back onto the checklist, timing problems call for more timed papers, and wording problems are fixed by rereading mark schemes. Read the whole log the evening before the exam; it is the most personal review sheet you will ever have.