Free Tips to Get A+ Plus Grade in Your Exam in 2011-12

Summer vacations are almost half way. All students are now getting ready for new school year.

All parents want their son and daughter to do well in exams. Preparing for exams takes good study habits and a little common sense. Plan specific things to do which will help you study the material rather than just thinking what you need to study in general. All students should avoid the word, study which means everything and nothing. Think this way that I have 1/2 hour so I’m going to do 3 practice questions. The more you’re actually doing with the material the better you’ll grasp it. Taking breaks is good idea but be wary of letting yourself slip into laziness.

 

Here are some free tips to get A+

Tip 1- Read and Write

Read over the notes a couple of times and then summarize it in your own words. Writing it down might help store it into the long-term memory.

Tip 2- Review

Review your notes after each class. This way you’ll retain and understand information better when it’s still fresh in your mind.

Tip 3-Weekly understanding

Do weekly reviews of what you’re learning and approach your professor or teaching assistant with those issues which you do not understand. If you wait those problems will be difficult to understand near you exam.

Tip 4- Academic support

Make use of school resources for studying and academic support. Consult school counsellors as they can offer you some learning and study strategies you may not have tried before.

Tip 5-Advance Study

Start studying at least one week before any mid-exam and at least 2-3 weeks in advance of a final exam to give you an enough time to master the material.

Tip 6- Cue-cards

Convert all sub-headings in a chapter into exam type questions. Use cue-cards with pre-written topics and questions to quiz yourself.

Tip 7-Acronyms

Use memory aid and acronyms to remember challenging data.

Step 8- Routine

Have a routine the night before an exam. Check where the exam is being held, prepare a lunch or breakfast in advance, find something that helps you relax before you go to bed.

Use your imagination in best possible way to memorize certain sequences, equations, years, or any ordered data. This will help you memorize and recall. For example, the six noble gases that occur naturally are helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and the radioactive radon (Rn).

Now to remember their symbols, just imagine something like this happening: when He come Ne Ar (near), I became Kr Xe (crazy) and Rn (ran). . Now if you remember this picturization, you will remember symbols easily.