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Exam Revision Strategies for Effective Learning

Learn how to plan, prepare, and perform your best in exams. Discover revision techniques, stress management tips, and exam-taking strategies to maximize your potential. Join our workshops for personalized guidance.

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Exam Revision Strategies for Effective Learning

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  1. Supplemental Exams 2010 Effective Revision Strategies Dr. Mark Matthews Student Learning

  2. Sporting training Content Physical skills - basic to advanced Rules Fitness Health Strength Stamina Flexibility Performance rehearsal Practice and simulation Event execution Academic training Content Knowledge - basic to advanced Rules Fitness Health New knowledge Workload Adaptability Performance rehearsal Practice and simulation Event execution Examinations as events

  3. 4 Stages in Preparing • Planning • Revising • Practicing • Performing

  4. Think of exams as an opportunity for you to show what you know Get familiar with the examination space Exam outcomes are proportionate to the effort you put in Set learning targets and rewards for yourself Compare what you now know about examination preparation with what you knew at the end of last year Building Self Confidence

  5. Maximum gain-for-effort Your objective is to do your personal best • Examination performance is a combination of: • knowing your material and • being able to recall and write it down in an exam • If you are confident that you know your material (or will by the exam), your biggest gain-for-effort will be maximising learning generalisation to the exam itself

  6. Planning Organise your notes Admin time / Study time Check your handbook Get the past papers

  7. Remove Distractions • ‘Study mode’ • Environment • External distractions • Internal distractions

  8. Active Revision • Make revision fun • Use revision strategies where you move around • Draw pictures, maps, cartoons, diagrams, etc • Use walls • Teach “someone” else • Listen to podcasts • Make exam preparation a social occasion

  9. Exam Papers • Put aside the questions you can answer for revision at a later time • Identify the topics you do not know, check that they are still in the course • Go back over these and learn them using multi-modal revision strategies • Practice Answering Questions

  10. Develop your technique • Understand what is being asked • Only answer the QUESTION • Do not include material that is irrelevant to the QUESTION • Understand the format in which your answers are required • Practice and practice answering previous exam questions using the required format

  11. Learning for maximum recall • Select a component part of the topic you are revising • Work it into a short presentation • note form • 5 minutes only • prepared questions every 60 seconds • In your study space set up a teaching space • flipchart, use felt pens, and aids • A chair for your “student”

  12. Simulate exam conditions • Memory and recall are two different processes • The key to both intellectual and emotional preparation for exams is simulation • The closer a simulation is to the actual event the more likely it is that preparation will be effective • A simulation engages both intellectual and emotional responses

  13. Study Space / Exam Space

  14. Make the exam space like your study place • Water bottle • Watch • Clothes • Pens and pencils • Smell • Visualisation

  15. Managing stress is key Regular Breaks, Sleep and Eating Relaxation & Exercise Focus comes with rhythm Set Specific Realistic Goals Use Rewards • Find out what works for you BUT: • Set goals • Prioritise Effort • Play to your strengths

  16. Exam Centres Dozens of exam centres Find out where your exam is. How will you get there? How long will it take? Visit the venue before

  17. Organise your notes Admin time / Study time Check your handbook Get the past papers

  18. Emergencies SU Education Officer 01-6468437 education@tcdsu.org SU Welfare Officer 01-6468437 welfare@tcdsu.org Personal tutor Student Learning

  19. Upcoming Workshops Exam taking Strategies for Supplemental Exams Thursday, August 19th, 1 - 2 pm Room 3126, Arts Building Managing Exam Nerves Thursday, August 26th, 1 - 2 pm Room 3126, Arts Building

  20. Summary: The keys to your Personal Best • Preparation • Organisation • Intelligence/information • Active revision • Managing time • Structure and content • Control • Manage your emotional and physical responses • Think positively

  21. Exam Revision Workshop

  22. Student Learning Development Thank you for your time Visit our website at: http://student-learning.tcd.ie

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