Exams and Revision
Stay positive, revise, make it happen
Important Information for students
(available to download at the bottom of the page):
Non Examination Assessment Information for Candidates
Information for Candidates for Written Exams
Social Media Information for Candidates
Remember on Exam Days...
For most people, the only enjoyable part of exams is the day they finish, but exams are an essential part of the educational experience.
There are a number of ways students can prepare themselves to perform to the best of their ability and make the experience less stressfull. Advice and useful information can be found below.
Revise, revise...
- Draw a mind map
- Make a chart
- Use a cartoon
- Create a picture
- Say key ideas out loud
- Test yourself
- Play music for association
- Devide work into smaller chunks
- Highlight main points
- Ask for advice and explanations
- Make a poster
- Draw a diagram
- Write notes
- Record ideas
- Discuss with others
- Swap ideas
- Plan and schedule revision time
- Use a revision timetable
- Take regular breaks
- Reward yourself
- Review your progress
For more tips on revision 
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Survive the exam
And on the day of the exam...
- Check that the exam paper is the correct one
- Follow all invigilator instructions
- Check instructions to candidates
- Read all exam questions
- Plan your time
- Read each question twice
- Highlight the key words in a question
- Answer the actual question set
- Check answers for mistakes
- Check answers to see if they make sense
- Answer the correct number of questions