Activity 4: Get ready for your exams checklist

This is a checklist that you could follow for each course that you do that has exams. Why not photocopy this checklist, and then fi ll it in for each exam that you have to sit?Subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Survey: I have: received the course outline read the course aims and learning outcomes read the outline and thought about the course structure and design found and analysed past exam papers learnt that the paper is... hours learnt that I have to answer... questions Come to know the typical language used Come to know the topics that come up every year.

Question: I have thought about this programme.I need to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I need to learn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Predict: I have: predicted the likely questions for this subject chosen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . topics to revise in depth.

Plan: I have: opened a revision folder on:

Topic 1:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 2:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 3:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 4:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 5:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 6:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

made links between learning outcomes, coursework, assignments and my revision topic

placed coursework notes, press cuttings, assignment notes and assignments into the topic folders; on a big pattern on the wall; and on my index cards

discovered that I prefer learning: by sight by sound by feel/movement

Thus, my preferred revision system will utilise mainly: pattern notes of the key points tapes of me reciting the key points making condensed charts of the key points I will see it, hear it, say it, do it.

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Prepare: I have gone through my exam folders and have prepared condensed notes of

everything that I need to remember for the exam for: Topic 1:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 2:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 3:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 4:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 5:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic 6:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I am learning this by: memorising my key-point patterns/charts reciting my key points along with my tape testing myself and friends carrying index cards with the key points on them.

Practise: I have drawn up a revision timetable for this exam subject. It includes practicing

the following: positive thinking brainstorming and planning answers planning and writing perfect answers with friends writing with notes writing without notes timed writing without notesI am ready and confi dent!

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