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ASSESSMENT PREPARATION. Preparing for your tests & exams. Long Before the Assessment. Make notes Process your notes Get clarification from the lecturer/tutor. 1. Connect your course outline, coursework and the exam. 2. Set revision goals. Long Before the Assessment.
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ASSESSMENT PREPARATION Preparing for your tests & exams
Long Before the Assessment • Make notes • Process your notes • Get clarification from the lecturer/tutor 1. Connect your course outline, coursework and the exam
2. Set revision goals Long Before the Assessment • Choose topics needing extra work • Set time frames for study (when and what?) • Study cards • Mind mapping
3. Practice sitting exams (get some feedback) • Go through past exam papers & get feedback on your answers • Time yourself while doing past exam papers • Find out where and when the exam is held • Find out the day/date/time of exam • Find out room/building of exam • Do a travel time/plan
Day Before the Assessment Organise the things you need to take to the exam: • ID card • Examination slip • Texts or notes (for open book exams) • Stationery • Water bottles/sweets
Morning of the Assessment R E L A X ! • Eat your usual breakfast • Don’t study • Leave early to get to your exam
During the Assessment Use the reading time well… • read the exam notes & instructions • identify compulsory questions • Decide between optional questions • Decide how much time you’ll spend on each question
During the Assessment Use the writing time well… • underline key instruction words • make notes or mind maps on questions before writing Remember strategies for getting through ‘mental blocks’