Bullet Points If I run out of time it’s ok – I can just write lots of bullet points and the examiner will take out the bits that are relevant and give me good marks. If you have had a … Read More
It’s exam time. Cue sleepless nights, cramming and stress. How long should an exam essay be? How do I choose which exam question to do and which should I do first? How long should I spend on each question? How … Read More
Exams – again… How do you survive? The bad news about resits is, well, they’re exams … again. The good news is that they are only exams and while no-one ever wants to do more exams than they have to, … Read More
Student stress is a very real problem, particularly around exam periods. Stress in its chronic form will fatigue students and make it harder for them to learn – it can create ‘brain fog’ 🙂 so everything is more difficult to … Read More
This is a roundup of my most popular posts on exams and how to survive them. I wish you good fortune in your studies! Exam FAQs: Which question should you answer first? How long should an exam essay be? What … Read More
‘I’m lost. It’s like the texts are written in a foreign language. All I can do right now is panic.’ What do you do? You probably know instinctively what works for you as a learner and you will know if … Read More
Before the exam: Go to revision sessions! Read information about the exam on notice boards / course documentation. Check if there are restrictions on which writers or texts you can write on, for example. In the exam: Read the rubric … Read More
Which question should I do first? This is crucial: if you’re doing an exam with more than 1 essay, do the essay you expect to do best first. Do not leave the best to last! There are exceptions to this … Read More
This is probably the thing that has always worried my students most: seeing an exam paper and feeling that all the questions are impossible. First the bad news: there will probably be questions that you feel you can’t do (and … Read More