- PREPARE LIKE AN ATHLETE
- EXAM TECHNIQUE - DECIDING, REMEMBERING,WRITING
- STARTING WELL
- KNOW YOUR TIMINGS
- KEEP MOVING
- THE POPCORN EFFECT
- TOP TIPS
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Many students have not considered their technique for completing their exams but have focused instead on how to acquire the information that they will need within the exam. This can be short-sighted as poor exam technique can cost many hard-earned marks on the day. Having a consistent approach to each exam is supportive and can reduce stress and anxiety. Using techniques that boost performance is much more effective than relying on responses to anxious feelings within the exam. The workbook compares the preparations and techniques used by athletes before competitions and the way that students can prepare before exams, leaving nothing to chance and having a clear strategy for delivering their best performance. This workbook goes well with revision technique and managing exam anxiety workbooks. Contents: -
When we talk about anxiety in relation to revision and exams it shows us immediately that academic success isn’t just about knowledge. It’s about skills like relaxing and managing anxiety during our everyday life and especially when we are revising and in the run up to exams. High levels of anxiety can stop us from revising and cause up to give up hope. This will undermine our motivation and reduce our performance and grades. These are everyday skills that will help students within their exams but also whenever they face challenges within their lives. Anyone can learn these skills. Contents:- MANAGING ANXIETY
- HOW ADRENALIN AFFECTS US
- ACTIVITY: FIGHT, FLIGHT, FREEZE
- ACTIVITY: ADRENALIN AS A PERFORMANCE ENHANCER
- 5 STEPS TO MANAGING ANXIETY
- TED TALK ON THE POWER POSE
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Workbook summary to here. Contents:- MANAGING EXAM STRESS
- BEFORE THE EXAM
- DURING THE EXAM
- GOING ‘BLANK’ IN AN EXAM
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Using the best revision techniques is often something that students can feel uncertain about. Many schools teach revision techniques and yet students can still feel confused about fundamental aspects such as where to place retrieval (or recalling information from memory) within the learning process. Students can waste a great deal of time on activities that make them feel good but are not effective in terms of learning. Examples of this include writing copious, beautiful notes or making flashcards in preparation for later learning and testing. These processes take up a lot of time without delivering learning quickly. In this revision cycle learning is prioritised from the first moment of engaging in the act of revision. Numerous additional techniques are designed to save time, boost memory and help maintain interest whilst studying. A revision cycle that can be printed out is used to help guide the process of revision. Contents:- THE REVISION CYCLE
- USING THE REVISION CYCLE
- THE ROLE OF RETRIEVAL
- USING YOUTUBE AND FINDING A KILLER FACT
- REVISION TOP TIPS
- TED TALK ON MEMORY