In a way an examination is a device for creating a ‘mini-crisis’ which enables you to find the which enables you to find the resources of will power and energy to take matters in hand and finally pull the ideas of the course together, into the best shape you can manage.
Failing an examination is not the end of the world, so keep your anxieties in proper proportion.
Everyone wants you to pass, including the examiner.
Don’t worry about what you haven’t done during the course; work out how to make the best use of what you have done.
No one understands “everything”. There are bound to be areas where you feel underprepared and confused.
Don’t panic when you read examination questions.
Almost every examination question is linked quite directly with something you have covered on the course. You just have to work out the link.
Exams tend to be about what understand rather than what you can remember. Getting your course note organized will sort your memory out.
Speed in an exam is to do with having a very clear plan as to how you intend to use your time.
You probably will do a lot of work just before the exam. But you need to do it in a planned way, using your time efficiently and consuming your energies. You don’t want to turn your life into a computer misery just because of an exam.
Poor presentation; in illegible hand writing, unstructured answer, lacking any division into paragraphs; writing in note form rather than sentences.
Failing to answer the question; writing off point or digressing form the main point.
Failing to write in relation with materials form the course; even if you have other facts, are they related to the course and the question before you write them.
Bad use of time; for your 3 questions use 90% of your time to read, understand and write your answers, use 10% of your time to read your answers all over and tidy your work.
Good luck…. In your examinations
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