Revision Strategies
For most students, an exam is the one form of assessment that causes the most worry. Yet the expectation of the difficulty of doing exams often far exceeds the reality.
Exams can be useful. They
- Encourage you to read widely so that you are more knowledgable about your subject as a whole
- Ensure that you are the author of the work being assessed
- Enable the lecturer to compare individual student performances across the subject thereby enabling the assessment to be moderated fairly.
In order to maximise your chances of passing exams, you will need to:
- Overcome exam anxiety
- Engage in adequate exam preparation
- Develop appropriate strategies to use when sitting the exam.