17 Revision Techniques

Perhaps the only issue to confront you that is worse than revision would be the exam day itself!

They are both acknowledged together with trepidation - rather like a call into your dentist! Although most people don't want to do revision the end result will at most certainly be to your benefit.

Now, how to get started on the task. Exactly how should you approach 'learning' once again the particular paperwork from all of the those many years of study, to ensure you will be prepared for examination time?

1. Start revision early. 'Early' is dependent on exactly how many topics you have to revise. There isn't really any one that can state that it is far better to begin one week before or one even month prior to the BIG day.

How To Get Through To A Class You Struggle With - A Pedagogical Approach

This is the second article on the issue of getting through to a class you struggle with. Often, these classes have many students who lack success in their academic studies. No matter what students say, all students like to succeed. Your task, pedagogically, is to start that process of having success, no matter how small initially. Therefore, your first task is to find out where each student is academically and start there. You may do this by checking their past reports or better still test the students in subtle ways on a new topic before you begin serious teaching. Subtle ways may be a competitive quiz or a diagnostic test. Once you know where your students are, then you can use the strategies below to help them along the way and to reduce your stress levels.

Strategy 1: Be Super Prepared

By this I mean have more activities than you think you will need. Why? Because if one activity or strategy does not work well, quickly use another to keep the class occupied.

Preparing To Run A Class Examination

This article is the first in a series of two, designed to give the teacher all they need to create an efficient and smooth environment for the examination. This first article concentrates on two areas. The first is what the teacher needs to do to prepare to run the examination. The second sets out what the teacher must do to set up their room to run that examination.

Teacher Preparation:

The teacher must:

    Ensure you have extra exam papers to cover any misprints.
    Have more writing paper/examination booklets than you think you need. Providing writing paper ensures all students have paper and this same size paper makes storage of script much easier.

Administering A Class Examination

This article on class examinations concentrates on giving teachers the knowledge they need to administer an examination to their class successfully from the start to the finish. It looks at how the teacher goes about starting the examination; what he/she does as the students do the examination and how to wind up the whole process with as little stress as possible to all participants.
Starting The Examination:

These are the steps to take as you prepare to begin the examination.

* Line up students outside the room.
* Give any instructions they need, e.g. where to sit, how to ask questions.
* Students are told what they are allowed to bring into the room.