How to survive final exams

How to survive final exams

• Exam time can be a difficult period for anyone. There's so much to learn and remember, and so much that you'll be afraid of forgetting!
• However, developing a positive mindset can act as motivational booster and fight exam stress. There are ways you can encourage your brain to adopt this attitude to help you produce outstanding exam results.
• This slide set will give you five tips to help get you exam-ready:
• Planning, revising, streamlining, memory-boosting and attentive reading.
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1. Plan your success strategy

• There are not many who will argue with the benefits of a good plan. It allows you to break down work into manageable chunks. This is vital
• to keep you motivated and to reduce procrastination. Your focus will
• improve when you have specific tasks to accomplish.
• For
• studying, it’s only the start of the battle however. The bigger
• challenge is to stick to your plan, especially when you’d rather be
• doing something else.
• So how can you do this? Be realistic. Set yourself achievable goals or tasks. The more you complete successfully, the more you will be
• motivated to continue. Also review your progress at regular intervals.
• Once you see how much you’ve done, you’ll be galvanised to keep going to complete the task.
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2. Review your notes

• Don’t just study the topics you have covered most recently. Final
• exams include questions related to the entire subject and the exam
• questions will assess your overall ability and knowledge of a subject.
• It’s important to master the foundation of the subject by covering introductory theory before advancing to deeper topics. Flashcards
• can help you understand key definitions and terms to build your base
• knowledge. Using these study aids will also allow you to quickly review
• your notes before the exams.
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3. Reduce the clutter

• If you have to revise as well as cover new
• areas, you will probably start wondering where you'll get the time. The key is
• to be efficient and cut out material you don't need. Yes, you read that correctly - reduce your workload. This does not mean that
• you should remove topics or paragraphs at random. You should find a way
• to reduce the volume of what you have to study without harming your
• level of knowledge.
• The key is to use Mind Maps.
• The trick with mind mapping is to use keywords and logically relate
• them in a way that your brain is capable of filling in the gaps. Your
• brain should be capable of developing a paragraph with sense for every
• node or keyword outlined in the map.
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4. Improve your memory skills

• Once you fully comprehend the structure and format of the exam for
• each of your subjects, you can develop a strategy to test yourself. For
• example, preparing for an MCQ type of test will require a different
• skill-set than essay answer format.
• Engaging your brain in active recall on a regular basis enhances your
• learning and strengthens your ability to remember information. Building confidence in your
• learning ability will also motivate you to study for longer and reduce
• exam stress. Take a look at the GoConqr's Quiz tool for more information and examples.
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5. Read everything carefully

• On the day if the exam,
• nerves can play a big part and sometimes negatively affect your
• performance. This can lead to reading questions incorrectly and
• approaching the answer in the wrong way.
• Don’t let this happen to you! Spend time carefully reading the
• questions and jotting down some notes for when you are writing out your
• response. Having the structure of your answer clear before you put pen
• to paper can help you focus on the task and include details that will
• get you those extra marks.
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