Exams: Surviving them and thriving

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Exams are challenging. They are meant to be.

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Some people perform better under exam pressure than

others, but nobody has exam superpowers.

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Usually those who take exams in their stride have acquired a number of exam skills, which

everyone can learn to enhance their exam

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Good preparation is the best way to beat nerves and perform

well: revise early in semester, learn active learning , essay writing and problem solving

techniques, and manage your time in the 12 weeks of

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Common reasons for exam nerves:

• a bad experience in a past exam• lack of confidence in your abilities• emphasis on memorisation rather

than acquiring exam skills: problem solving, analytical skills, time management, task analysis, essay organisation.

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