Revision and examinations

Do you get stressed at the thought of an examination? Does the idea of revision fill you with dread? This free course, Revision and examinations, will provide a host of tips to help you improve your revision and examination techniques and enable you to manage your time effectively by creating a timetable for your revision.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Revision and exams
• 1 Revision and exams
• 2 Identifying key concerns
• 2 Identifying key concerns
• 3 Revision
• 3 Revision
• 3.1 Stage 1: Finding out about the exam paper
• 3.2 Stage 2: Gathering the course material together
• 3.3 Stage 3: Deciding what to revise
• 3.4 Stage 4: Making a revision timetable
• 3.5 Stage 5: Understanding and learning the course material
• Making summary sheets or cards
• Making learning posters
• Making audio tapes
• Using a computer
• Self-help groups - revising with others
• Teach to learn
• 3.6 Memory and Understanding
• 3.7 Stage 6: Rehearsing answering exam questions
• Play the examiner
• Analysing and answering essay-based exam questions
• 3.8 Understanding process words
• 3.9 Thinking about the exam
• 3.10 Other ways to practise for the exam
• 3.11 Stage 7: Checking and making arrangements - a week before the exam
• 4 The exam itself
• 4 The exam itself
• 4.1 The exam paper
• 5 Managing exam anxiety
• 5 Managing exam anxiety
• 5.1 Anxiety management techniques
• 5.2 Technique 1: Self-talk
• Turning the negative into the positive
• 5.3 Technique 2: Relaxation
• A relaxation exercise
• The emergency stop technique
• A breathing exercise
• 5.4 Technique 3: Visualisation
• Method 1
• Method 2
• Using visualisation
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements