Passing Exams for Dummies

ISBN-13: 9780730304425 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 256 str.

Patrick Sherratt

Opis

Release your potential and get better exam results Do you panic at the thought of exams? Do you think you're just not the academic type? No matter how old you are, exams can be stressful--but they don't need to be. This essential guide provides expert tips on how to change your mindset, improve how you learn and revise, control your anxiety, and get good marks--whether you're studying at school, college, or university, or to advance your career. In Passing Exams For Dummies, you'll get hands-on, expert help to find out what motivates you and how you learn best; make your brain more receptive to incoming information and cope with exam pressure and anxiety; improve your reading style and condense your notes using visual mapping techniques; learn association techniques using memory pegs; use visualization to mentally and physically rehearse passing your exams; and more.

• Fully updated to reflect new research in how the brain thinks, learns, and remembers
• Information on the key role that astrocytes play in learning and the five key principles for rapid learning (attention, sensory input, solid effort, emotion and time sequence) that get these astrocytes engaged more quickly
• Reworking of terminology used in the model of the mind to bring the book fully up to date and simplify the content

If you're preparing for a school, college, university, or career-related exam, Passing Exams For Dummies has you covered.

Spis treści

Introduction  1

Part I: Releasing Your Potential to Pass Exams  7

Chapter 1: Passing Exams: Preparation Is Everything! 9

Chapter 2: Meeting Your Amazing Brain 21

Chapter 3: Discovering How to Learn 43

Chapter 4: Thinking Strategies for High Performance 63

Part II: Relaxing Comes First  85

Chapter 5: Exploring the Power of Relaxation 87

Chapter 6: Finding Ways to Relax 93

Part III: Reviewing and Rewriting Your Notes  105

Chapter 7: Knowing Your Academic Purpose 107

Chapter 8: Reviewing Your Notes 115

Chapter 9: Improving Your Reading Techniques  119

Chapter 10: Preparing Your Study Notes 129

Part IV: Remembering with Pictures and Patterns  143

Chapter 11: Making the Most of Memorizing Skills 145

Chapter 12: Using Mnemonics: Simple Memory Techniques 155

Chapter 13: Fine–Tuning Your Memory: Advanced Visual Techniques 165

Part V: Rehearsing for Recall and Performance  177

Chapter 14: Rehearsing Your Recall 179

Chapter 15: Rehearsing Your Performance 185

Part VI: The Part of Tens  191

Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Exam Day: Before the Event  193

Chapter 17: Ten Tips for the Exam No Going Back Now! 199

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Maintain Momentum between Exams  207

Part VII: Appendixes  213

Appendix A: Planners 215

Appendix B: Relaxation and Visualization Scripts 219

Appendix C: Learning Style Quiz and Motivational Reminder 223

Index  227

O autorze

Patrick Sherratt teaches and facilitates training in meta–cognitive knowledge and performance psychology. He holds a Masters degree in education and has written a number of educational resources for students, parents, and teachers.

Blurb

Learn to:

• Understand what motivates you and how you learn best
• Condense course notes into study notes that work
• Dramatically enhance your retention with simple memory techniques
• Unlock your potential and improve your grades!

Turn exam stress into success with this essential guide

Do you get anxious at the thought of taking an exam? Want to improve your grades but find it difficult to get motivated? Regardless of how old you are, exams can be stressful but they needn′t be! Passing Exams For Dummies covers everything you need to improve your concentration, make the most of your study time, and much more. Whether you′re at school, college, university, or taking an exam to advance your career, this book provides expert advice to help you release your true potential!

• Understand how you process information find out how to keep motivated and explore different learning styles
• Refine your preparation strategy organize, condense and review your study notes
• Improve your memory use mnemonics and visualization exercises
• Overcome exam–related anxiety discover the power of relaxation and rehearse your ideal on–the–day performance

Open the book and find:

• How to retain large amounts of information
• Tips for setting up an effective study space
• Exercises to help you relax
• Ways to manage your time efficiently
• Tricks to improve your reading techniques
• Strategies for surviving exam day