Simple And Easy Tips For Exam Preparation
Are you worried on how to prepare for the forthcoming exams? Keep your worries aside and read this article. You will find some easy and simple tips which you might find helpful.
Exam is a part of student's life. Students find it difficult to cope up with exam stress. Exam time is stressful
and the very thought of exams causes unpleasant physical conditions in you. This results in loosing your confidence which in turn affects your performance. Follow simple / easy steps to improve cope with exam stress and perform well in the exam. The foremost thing to keep in mind is to start your exam preparation well ahead.
Go through the following list of simple exam tips which would be helpful to you (the student community) for a better exam result.General Tips For Students
Develop a positive attitude for exams. Do feel it as a punishment. Try to understand the fact that exam is a measure to know your understanding / knowledge you acquired on the subject. When you take exams with a positive attitude, you can enjoy your studies and would find it easier to prepare for the exams. Delete all the ill thoughts on exams from your mind. Do not allow exam fear to crop up in your mind. Remember that fear for exam will only worsen the situation and is in no way helpful to you. For a change in your attitude:
Once the exam date is announced, prepare a time-table, allot study hours for different subjects. While preparing a self set time table:
Select a comfortable place / room for studying. This is extremely important for preparing for an exam. You can enjoy studying when your surroundings are calm and neat. It improves your concentration as well. While studying, keep the books of the subject to be studied on the table. Let all the other books be out sight as these might distract attention and create unnecessary fear in you. Avoid keeping mirrors in the study room. This might distract your attention. Try to sit facing East or North as these directions help in the in-flow of positive energy.
Keep the study materials such as pencils, pens, papers, erasers, files / folders and the like in an organized way. When you organize your study materials, it will create interest in studies. Avoid messing up things on your study table. Keep pens / pencils in the holders. Keep papers if any in folders. If possible keep a dust bin beside the study table. Keep the study table / place / room and the environment neat and tidy. Neat and tidy surroundings are extremely important for exam preparation.
Sitting posture plays a very important role while studying. Sit straight while studying. Do not lean or bend. A proper sitting posture helps in keeping the spine straight which is helpful in improving the concentration power. Also avoid lying on the bed while studying.
Keep some reference books, other than the class texts, in hand for a better understanding of the subject. These help in breaking the monotony in studies and help in creating interest in the subject. Always refer dictionary.
Studying regularly for an hour or two is very effective for a high score in the exams.
Avoid learning the lessons by heart. Try to understand the concept of the subject. This would be very helpful in memorizing and recollecting the learnt lessons at the time of exams and would be helpful in writing answers on your own.
Studying with concentration is the most important thing to be kept in mind. Working hard for hours together in a closed room without concentration is of no use. On the other hand studying for a comparatively lesser time with full concentration and focus on the subject would be very effective for achieving good score in the exam. Remember that when the mind is restless, tensed or bored, it will result in lack of focus on the subject and lack of concentration. To improve concentration:
The benefits of concentration power are innumerable. The power of concentration helps in improving memory power as well as will power. And it helps in improving your confidence levels.
Try to recapitulate the lessons studied the previous day as revision work is one of the effective ways of achieving success in exams. By revising the lessons it becomes easier for you to remember what you learnt.
Take a short break after for 40-45 minutes continuous studying. The brain gets dull on continuous studying for hours together and this leads to decrease in the concentration power. So always take short break while studying to recharge the mind and relaxing the body by engaging it on some interesting activities.
When the body and mind is tired of studying, give sufficient relaxation to the mind and body. For doing so:
Many a times group study and group discussions have proven to be very fruitful. Group discussion is the best way of knowledge sharing where there is mutual gain of knowledge. Group studies make the learning process interesting. In group studies, strictly involve in academic discussions without any diversions in the subject or topic.
Try to develop the habit of self motivation. Motivation helps in dedication and commitment to work. Having a role model as per your choice and try to get motivated from his / her hard work.
Building self-confidence is very important to achieve success in exams. At the same time, don't be over-confident as this will have an adverse affect. For developing self-confidence:
Time management is one of the important factors for achieving success in exams. Learn the techniques of managing time well as this would be very useful in the exam hall.
Assessing your knowledge in each subject helps a lot in preparing for the exams in a better way. By self-assessment it becomes easier for you to allot time to be spent on each subject.
Take nutritious diet. Intake of healthy and balanced food helps in keeping the mind and body healthy and is very effective in coping up with stressful situation during exam time. Avoid too much consumption of fast foods, soft drinks and avoid too much intake of tea or coffee as well. Remember that fast foods and soft drinks are stress enhancers and hence increase the stress at the time of exams. Keep the body hydrated by taking fresh fruit / vegetable juices. It is even highly important to consume enough of water regularly to keep the body hydrated. Remember that a healthy body will have a healthy mind as per the saying "healthy mind in a healthy body".
Having enough of sleep helps in recharging the brain cells which in turn improves the concentration as well as memory power. It is not at all advisable to spend sleepless nights during exam time. Sleeplessness makes the brain tired and dull and this will have an adverse effect on the exam result. General tips for parents
Parents participation in the preparation of exams is equally important. It involves your support specially emotional support to your child. For getting high score in exam, you too need to follow some general tips.
Develop and maintain a friendly behavior with your child. It really works wonders. Children too will develop affection towards you and this very important for maintaining a healthy parent-child relationship.
Speak to you child openly. This would develop confidence in your child and they will freely share their problems with you. It develops a better understanding between the parent and child.
Do not insist your child on scoring high in the exams. Avoid blaming them for their poor performance in the exam. Instead give them emotional support as they too will be in much dejection. Try to support them in all possible ways and give them the feeling that you are there to look after them. Such an emotional support will help in increasing their confidence levels.
Give them proper guidance as and when required.
Motivation and good encouragement is one of the key factors of success. Keep motivating your child by sharing your own experiences / success stories. Keep praising and encouraging them for their success, however small it might be. An encouragement from parents helps them in doing better in their next attempts. Encouragements help in developing self-confidence. Use words like 'you have the potential to do it', 'you are talented', 'you can do it'. Such words work wonders.
Give nutritious / balanced diet to your child for good health. Do not encourage your child to take junk foods / soft drinks during exam time. This will have an adverse effect on his / her health.Specific tips to be followed during exam time
Some of the helpful specific tips to be followed at the time of exams.
Writing an exam and achieving success is not an easy task but at the same time it is not that difficult too. Proper dedication and commitment to work is the key to success. Follow the simple tips to score well in the exams and succeed in life. Remember that practice makes a man perfect, so keep practicing till you are near perfect.
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