SHINE UNDER STRESS
(Strategies to Succeed in Exams)
In This Program You Will
Learn: How to Prepare for Exams; How to take the Exam; & How to overcome Nervousness. Despite adequate preparation, many students feel
pre-exam stress & anxiety. This is normal. Some stress will help you to
stay motivated for proper preparation. But, excessive stress can seriously
interfere in proper preparation. To Succeed in Examinations you don’t need much
luck. Like everybody else, you also have same chance of doing equally well in
examination. You need Proper
Study Techniques; Perseverance; Time Management; Motivation; & Proper
Revision Techniques.
How
to Prepare or Exams
How to Study
1. Make
a time table for all daily activities like reading, eating, sleeping,
recreation etc.
2. Don’t
study for 24 hours daily. This decreases efficiency & capacity to retain.
3. Don’t
study beyond your normal limits of concentration.
4. Know
if you are an am person or a pm person &
make your time table accordingly
5. Start
study after collecting everything you will need to study. Don’t get up in
between.
6. Devote
at least two weeks to each subject.
7. Short
& regular study periods are more productive than single long session.
8. Eat
well balanced diet & drink lot of fluids.
9. Don’t take much tea/coffee. It causes
disorientation of thought process.
10. Don’t
study same subject for long time.
11. Don’t
keep shaking. Sit erect in a comfortable chair.
How to Remember
1. Identify
your weak areas; if need be get outside help.
2. Understanding
is a vital aid to learning & remembering.
3. Review
your progress systematically
4. Use
SQ3R Technique for better learning. SQ3R
means:
i.
Survey (Scan through your notes & text)
ii.
Question (What was the topic about)
iii.
Read ( Try to answer your questions, make
notes)
iv.
Recite (Answer the question without your
notes)
v.
Review (Re-read your notes whenever you can)
& As the Day Approaches (one
day/night before the Exam)
1. Don’t study excessively day before the exam
2. Do some relaxing & have a good night sleep
3. Pack your material the night before.
Examination
Room strategies
1. Don’t take your notes to the Test Center.
2. Further revision will make you more anxious.
3. Immediately prior to the exam, don’t discuss your
preparations with your friends
4. Read question carefully & understand what
answers are expected.
5. Allot time to each question depending upon the marks
6. Make planning notes for each question before you
actually start writing answers.
7. Use 20:70:10 formula attempt the paper
-20% time for
planning
-70% time for
writing
-10% time for
revising
8. Leave
harder questions to the last
9. Keep
a watch on the watch
10. Write
neatly & quickly
11. Start
new question from new page.
12. Don’t
spend more than allotted time on any question even if it is incomplete.
13. Always
revise the paper.
14. Un attempted questions get no marks; answer
all the questions.
15. Don’t
panic if you forget a point. It is will
occur to you later. Answer new question.
16. Do
not spend extra time on any question trying score perfectly.
After the exam
1. Don’t
do exam post-mortem. It will cause panic for next paper.
2. Assume
that you have done well & start thinking about next paper.
3. Avoid
negative thoughts.
4. Leave exam site as early as possible.
5. If
time permits, spend rest of the day by doing something relaxing
How to Overcome Fear
Symptoms
of Fear
1. Tightness
in chest/mouth
2. Dry
mouth
3. Sweating
palms.
4. Breathlessness
5. Lack
of energy
6. Absent-mindedness
If
You Get Sudden Attack of Panic
1. Breathe deeply & slowly.
2. Clenching & un clenching fists also relieves
tension.
3. Besides; have some water.
4. Maintain good
body posture.
5. Remember Oxygen is food of the brain
6. Practice
Auto /Suggestion/visualization Technique
7. Believe in Yourself. You are as good as anybody
else!
8. However, there is no substitute to thorough
preparation to overcome your fears
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