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Examination Tips

Ms K. Dick, Assistant Principal —

Be prepared

Make sure that you make a calendar or write a study plan that includes whether your exam is a morning one or an afternoon one. We have had incidences in the past where a student has turned up in the afternoon for an exam which has already been sat that morning. There is no remedy for this and you can miss out on valuable credits so be careful and think ahead!

Tap into available resources

Don’t forget that your school landing page has a link to the Careers site where you will find loads of study tips to help you through. One particular favourite is when you are struggling with difficult content, spend twenty minutes on it, work hard and dig deep and then take a short break. Come back to it later and do the same thing again.

Work it out

Get healthier and brainier at the same time. Research has shown that just a half hour of aerobic exercise may improve your brain-processing speed and other important mental abilities. Jog some laps around the block or run the stairs a few times and see if you don’t come back sharper.

Learn what works

Some people are early birds, some are night owls. Some prefer to study with a pal, others need complete and total silence. Experiment to find what study method is most effective for you, and then stick with it!

Use flowcharts, mind-maps, and diagrams

Closer to the exam, condense your revision notes into one-page diagrams. Getting your ideas down in this brief format can then help you to quickly recall everything you need to know during the exam.

Make some Flashcards

You can memorise key facts or quotes by organising cards that you can take anywhere you go. The important thing to remember is that you shouldn’t over fill them with information. Put a question or a word on one side and the answer or definition on the other. Make the information quick, fast so it allows your brain to snapshot the information again and again until you can remember it easily.

Speak it, read it, write it.

There is no singular way of learning something, and you are more likely to remember your course content if you have learnt it all three ways.