Studying smart can ease a lot of stress during exams. Instead of struggling with multiple revisions of the entire syllabus, students need to focus on their learning process. While the exam formats are standardized and cannot be altered, the learning process can be made less stressful and more exciting for students with the help of technology.
To drive out panic and ace your exams, here are some smart ways to stay ahead of the game:
Revise Strategically Dedicate a good amount of time just for your revisions. Planning and setting daily goals will result in a productive and fruitful learning experience. You dont need to spend hours each day studying if you start well in advance! After all, the core topics remain the same and it gets complex as a student moves on to the higher grades. Therefore, identify the areas that need improvement and give more emphasis to them. Many students follow last minute memorizing techniques that help them scrape through their exams. However, this does not ensure long-term retention of the concepts studied. Learning core topics clearly during the formative years will help students master the advanced concepts in the years to come.
Focus on the basics Getting the core concepts right should be the key focus in your preparation process. If you feel you arent getting hold of a concept, check out the basics of the concept that would have usually been taught in the previous grade. Make sure you understand it thoroughly before you move to the advanced applications of that concept. Learning becomes fun when the core concepts are clearly understood. It is always suggested to go back and relearn the basics in order to get a better grasp of complex concepts.
Understanding is critical – Concepts will never be retained well if they are not understood first. A lot of concepts like Sound & Force in Physics, Equations and Circles in Math, Atoms and Molecules in Chemistry repeat year after year. Every year, you will get to learn the next or advanced step if these concepts. Understanding them thoroughly in the first year will make learning them a cake walk in the coming years! Associating concepts with real-life scenarios or examples will help you understand the concepts eventually leading to better retention. Learning concepts thoroughly can help you predict questions that can come on that concept!
Efficiency in Time – Technology can significantly help reduce the time required to grasp a concept. Effective time management is very important. Keeping in mind the large portions and multiple concepts can get tricky, hence divide the portions and dedicate set time for each subject. This will help students avoid last minute tension and prevent saturation during your learning process. For example, a topic that is taught in two hours in the classroom can be effectively taught within 30 minutes with the right mix of visuals, graphics and interesting analogies. This way you study smart, not hard!
Visualize and learn Visual aids are extremely effective. Do not try to cram large texts as this will only slow down the learning process. Students can get creative and use word associations and makeup rhymes to help with proactive retention. The revision will be easier while referring to a concise version of the syllabus in the form of charts and notes.
Not a 100 questions, but the 10 possible types Practice tests are available for all subjects on the BYJUS app as well as online. Take as many tests as possible to evaluate areas which need improvement and also to help you get better at time management during the actual exam. Taking tests on platforms like Quizzo, make the test-taking process much more fun, engaging and interactive because you get to challenge your friend on the exact same concept! It becomes more of a game than a chore. Practice is another important feature where you can test yourself based on your understanding of the concept. This adaptive testing mode gets more challenging as your understanding gets deeper! Whats important to understand is that its not about solving 100 random questions but understanding the 10 possible type of questions that can come with each concept.
Eat healthy and sleep right Eating right food items at the right time and resting with a good nights sleep can help students concentrate better and also increase the retention capacity of the brain. Getting a minimum of 7-8 hours of sleep before examination days is a must.
Overall, stepping out of the monotony of rote learning will not only result in better learning outcomes among students but also make them lifelong learners. After all, cracking an exam is all about having the confidence that you have learned right and taking an exam more as a point in the journey rather than the destination. Simple tips can make the whole exam season a stress free on both students, as well as parents!
Ankita Dutta is a STORYWEAVER at BYJU?S. Avid reader and writer by day, a classical singer by night, Harry Potter nerd, a film aficionado, and the classroom joker in her yesteryear. Ankita believes that words can influence to a point where they change personalities and ideologies. Wish to contact her about intriguing debates, writing trends and stories? Drop in a mail to storyweavers@byjus.com
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March 3, 2018
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March 3, 2018
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March 3, 2018
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March 3, 2018
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March 3, 2018
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The children like me who don’t love
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Day Byju’s will add one more subject to its
Premium.
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She gets complete notes of all the subjects
Like we don’t have to fill it. The exerxise sheet
Can be given to be filled but the notes should be
Complete.?
Thanku…..??
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March 3, 2018
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Murtuzaali Surti
March 3, 2018
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March 3, 2018
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Afrad
March 3, 2018
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Practice tests are available for all
subjects on the BYJUS app as well as
online.
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March 3, 2018
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Soni Dubey
March 3, 2018
I fell so down when I get less mark which I expected. When I drop a test conducted in class(whole syllabus physics & chemistry) due to that l fell not good & due to that my biology subject which I prepared very early is also not enough. What to do retain my confidence back. I have lots of stress… Not good time to revision all syllabus properly..
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March 3, 2018
I am a competitor of neet. Please give me some tips that how I can revise the whole syllabus again in just 2 months .
Subikesh
March 4, 2018
Thank you for your wishes. Will try to do my best in my exams.
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March 4, 2018
Thank you for giving such a knowledge tips for becoming stress free students during our important exam days!!!Thank u so much I wish that I can fly with flying colours as u hve work so much behind me as a individual guider..
Sabalpara Priya Goradhanbhai
March 4, 2018
Thank you for giving such a knowledge tips for becoming stress free students during our important exam days!!!Thank u so much I wish that I can fly with flying colours as u hve work so much behind me as a individual guider
..I love this journey in understanding the concept very well..
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 5, 2018
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March 6, 2018
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March 9, 2018
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March 10, 2018
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March 10, 2018
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March 13, 2018
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March 14, 2018
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March 28, 2018
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March 30, 2018
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May 9, 2018
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May 13, 2018
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April 13, 2020
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