Exam Success Tricks of the Trade

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Exam Success Tricks of the Trade

• Sarah van Wely

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• Before the day?
• What happens in our minds during an exam?
• Exam technique?

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1. Whats needed Before the day?

• Have you got a copy of the specification?
• Have you got notes for the whole of the
  specification?
• Is your file in order?
• Is the stuff in your memory bank?
• How will you get it there?

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Making Notes

• Keep notes dated and filed.
• Listen carefully for emphasis highlight.
• From text underline, highlight make side notes
  in margin.
• Leave SPACE
• Use colour
• If word processing, change, style, font and size
  to help things STAND OUT
• Box important ideas.
• Linear bulleted lists on cue cards.
• Mind maps/spider diagrams show connections.

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Goal for YOU!
pecific .
e.g. learn to drive .. decorate
room .. .
easurable .
greed
SMARTER
ealistic .
ime phased
Xciting .
ecorded ..
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Command words
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then, youll be celebrating!!!
Good luck