Work. School. Hanging out. Side Jobs. Dreams. Meetings. And the list goes on and on.....How much could you possibly squeeze into a 24-hour-day?! Sometimes, life on a whole becomes so overwhelming and hectic that it looks like we have to be cloned so that we can be in different places simultaneously to meet all our commitments. Somehow, we seem to get it done though, which is super commendable. But here are some tips that may help when you when you have an exam coming up and can't find the time to get some studying done:
1. Acronyms.
I know it's the oldest trick in the book, but it sure works for me. If you know what "LOL" and "WYD" means then you can make your own little list of abbreviations for definitions and things that you need to remember in an exam room. Let's say you are asked to list the four main processes of Management and the answer is Planning, Leading, Organizing and Controlling. Then, PLOC should mean just that (Planning, Leading, Organizing and Controlling).
You can even sound it out as well so it will be easy to remember by association. I hope this doesn't sound too crazy now, but it works! So PLOC should sound similar to pluck and you usually pluck feathers from a bird or something. Stick with me now.........So in the exam room, if you are asked to list the Management processes, feathers and birds should come to mind and well what do you do with those? You PLOC them, LOL. God, I hope you understand!
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2. I don't know if you know this, but take notes.
Taking notes are important. Your interpretation and internalization of what your lecturer teaches is definitely the best way to remember content. If you try learning off definitions and other material word-for-word from a text book, this does not necessarily mean that you fully understand what was said. Rewrite what was taught in a way that you understand , so that you will at least grasp the concept of the lesson and be able to 'explain in your own words' which is commonly used in exams.
3. Ask your own questions.
Beyond asking your lecturer and peers questions for further insight into a topic, formulate your own questions with the lesson taught in mind. Let's say you have a definition to learn, you should try to determine as many of the ways a question pertaining to the definition would be asked on the exam paper. Usually, exams are set where the same question is just asked in a different way (evident in past papers) which is actually meant to test students' comprehension skills. If you develop this skill beforehand, you'll definitely have an advantage in an examination, in my opinion.
Let me know what are some study tips that works for you!
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Paula J.
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