Thank you Clip Art!
Well, it's that time of the study period again - exam time! It comes around quickly, doesn't it?
As usual, dear reader, we are posting some goodies for you to maximise your preparation and performance.
Really (strictly speaking) the preparation for final exams starts in week 1 - doesn't it? Keeping track of your notes and topic materials; revising lecture notes on a weekly basis; clarifying any difficult concepts with your lecturer or the computer or maths help desks and keeping up-to-date with readings happens every week - right? Well for some, maybe. The reality is that we are all busy people and there just might be some slippage along the way.
Anyway, there is much you can do right now to polish your performance in your exams.
Firstly, make sure you start sorting your notes RIGHT NOW. Clear up anything you are having difficulty with through your own revision; in collaboration with another student or by consulting with your lecturer.
Secondly, make a study plan using a 16 or 24 hour planner to help you map your time productively.
Thirdly, decide on a repertoire of exam study strategies. This great resource How to remember what you've learned was developed by our colleague Monica Behrend. It demonstrates how we can use a range of techniques which employ different parts of our brain - thereby creating a 'deep' learning experience. In other words, helping the learning to 'sink in' to the memory.
Finally, talk! One of the best ways of remembering what you've learned is to talk about your learning in a study group. In addition, you can post study tips and techniques to the comments below or to Talking about exams - a bubbly little community for students who take exams.
We will talk more about preparation and performance and are keen to hear your ideas, too.
The learning advisers and counsellors
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