How to Succeed in Exams & Assessments - McMillan, Kathleen; Weyers, Jonathan
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Fully updated since publication in 2007, How to succeed in Exams & Assessments will allow a student to assess and address their particular weaknesses in revising, preparing for and succeeding in academic exams and assessments and delivers detailed tips, techniques and strategies to enable them to significantly improve their abilities and performance in time to make a difference.
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Fully updated since publication in 2007, How to succeed in Exams & Assessments will allow a student to assess and address their particular weaknesses in revising, preparing for and succeeding in academic exams and assessments and delivers detailed tips, techniques and strategies to enable them to significantly improve their abilities and performance in time to make a difference.

Product Description
Fully updated since publication in 2007, How to succeed in Exams & Assessments will allow a student to assess and address their particular weaknesses in revising, preparing for and succeeding in academic exams and assessments and delivers detailed tips, techniques and strategies to enable them to significantly improve their abilities and performance in time to make a difference.

Features + Benefits
· Tips, examples, checklists, ‘Try This’ boxes, 2 colour design.

· A common sense, no-nonsense approach that gives students immediate access to the information they need. Relevant content with a focus on key issues and instant solutions.

· Each topic is matched to an issue, event or assignment that the student will want to read up on at a time of need.

· Each topic will only be a few pages long with practical lists and tips.

· Updated and revised content throughout.

· Annotated table of contents to help readers find exactly what they need.

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How to succeed in Exams & Assessments, second edition

Kathleen McMillan & Jonathan Weyers



Is there a secret to successful study? The answer is no! But there are some essential skills and smart strategies that will help you to improve your results at university.

This easy-to-use guide identifies and addresses the areas where most students need help with exam preparation & performance and provides straightforward, practical tips and solutions that will enable you to assess and then improve your performance.

How to succeed in Exams & Assessmentsprovides all of the tips, tools and techniques that you will need to prepare for and perform well in all types of university assessment and examinations, including:

How to use your revision time to best effect

How to assess your learning personality and the revision techniques that work best for you

How to avoid common pitfalls

How to prepare mentally & physically for exams

How to avoid and deal with stress and combat exam nerves

How to perform well in MCQ, numerical and essay questions, and in tutorial & lab assessments

Visit www.smartstudyskills.com to access a wealth of useful information, tips, templates and interactive activities that will support your skills development.

CONTENTS

Preface and acknowledgements

How to use this book

Introduction

1. Succeeding in exams and assessments – understanding the processes involved in revision and exam-sitting

What markers are looking for

2. Assessment at university - How tests and examinations work

Physical & mental preparation

3. Physical and mental preparation – How to gear up for assessment and exam-sitting

Study styles

4. Your learning personality - How to identify and capitalise on your preferred learning style

5. Studying independently - How to organise yourself and develop good study habits

6. Study buddies - How to work with fellow-students to improve the revision experience

Time management

7. Time management - How to balance study, family, work and leisure when studying and revising

8. Creating a revision timetable - How to get yourself organised for exam study

Revision strategies

9. Focussing your preparation - How to make full use of learning objectives, past papers and other assessment information

10. Exploiting feedback - How to understand and learn from what lecturers write on your work

11. Consolodating your learning - How to revise effectively through active learning

12. Memory tips and techniques - how to develop tools and strategies to help remember information and ideas

Stress Management

13. Dealing positively with stress – How to cope with the pressures of university life

14. Combatting exam nerves - How to reduce anxiety and perform well under pressure

As the exam approaches

15. Exam strategies - how to ensure you have the appropriate tactics

16. Improving your exam performance - How to avoid common pitfalls

Tackling specific types of exam and assessment

17. Multiple-choice and short-answer questions - How to tackle short-answer formats

18. Numerical questions - How to approach quantitative problems

19. Essay-style assessments - How to maximise your marks

20. Tutorial Assessment – How to make your contribution count

21 . Assessments of practical and laboratory work – How to improve your marks

References and further reading

Glossary
How to succeed in Exams & Assessments will allow a student to assess and address their particular weaknesses in revising, preparing for and succeeding in academic exams and assessments and delivers detailed tips, techniques and strategies to enable them to significantly improve their abilities and performance in time to make a difference.
Autorenporträt
Kathleen McMillan and Jonathan Weyers work within the University of Dundee’s Learning Centre and Academic Affairs Office respectively and have each been teaching for over 25 years and now specialize in supporting academic skills across both the arts and sciences.