- •Preparing for exams
- •STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT
- •Library Extension
- •Overview
- •Revision
- •Revision – time management
- •Revision – time management
- •Eat that frog!
- •How much do you forget in 24 hours?
- •Forgetting curve
- •Spaced revision is better than mass saturation!
- •Revision – active learning
- •Revision – active learning
- •Revision – active learning suggestions
- •learning note taking
- •Mindmapping
- •Online study aids
- •Exam Techniques
- •Exam techniques -
- •Getting marks
- •Exam techniques – essay / short answers
- •Exam techniques – essay / short answer question
- •• Why are environmental factors and climate change more important that traditional security
- •Past exam questions
- •poor marks in
- •Exam techniques -
- •Look after yourself!
- •The night before…
- •Stress
- •Common symptoms of adverse stress
- •You need to be pumped and anxious to do well but not stressed
- •response
- •De stress
- •thinking
- •Other helpful de-stress techniques
- •Exam techniques – dealing with stress in the exam
- •Summary
- •Remember the 5
- •Good luck!
- •References
References
•Benjamin, L. T., Cavell, T. A., & Shallenberger, W. R. (1984). Staying with the initial answers on objective tests: Is it a myth? Teaching of Psychology, 11, 133-141
•Johns, M. W., Dudley, H. A. F., & Masterton, J. P. (1976). The sleep habits, personality and academic performance of medical students. Medical Education, 10, 158-162
•Medeiros, A. L. D., Mendes, D. B. F., Lima, P. F., & Araujo, J. F. (2001). The relationships between sleep-wake cycle and academic performance in medical students. Biological Rhythm Research, 32 (2), 263-270
•Trockel, M.T., Barnes, M. D., & Egget, D. L. (2000). Health-related variables and academic performance among first-year college students: implications for sleep and other behaviors. Journal American College Health, 49 (3), 125-131.
