Studying and Learning

http://blog.cambridgeinternational.org Examinations should not scare you.  As the name implies, it is a means of determining how much of a subject matter you have correctly learnt and mastered. The following tips would help you prepare adequately for any examination. 1      Know the scheme of work For every examination, there is always a scope or scheme of work. This would enable you know when you have not studied all that is required of you to know. Most examining bodies give soft of hard copies of their scheme of work. Your duty is to lay hold on the scheme of work for the examination you are going to write. 2        Study, Study, Study It is never enough to just know the contents of the scheme of work for the examination you are about to sit for. Take out the recommended textbooks and other learning aids. Do what you should do with them, study! Do not stop studying until you have covered every area listed in the scheme of work....

www.teachingenglish.org Difficult exercises and having to find solution to them is a part of life as a student. It is very important to have the right mindset about difficult exercises so you do not end up compounding an already dicey situation. Here are some very potent tips that would aid your quest to get solutions to difficult exercises. Go through your notes This is the very first step to take in solving difficult exercises. The tip or hint you need to solve that problem may be hidden in a line of the notes your teacher or lecturer gave to you. Take your time to go through your notes and mine the treasures hidden within them. If you do not have a complete note, do well to complete your note by collecting your colleague’s or class mate’s note for that purpose. Do not ignore the potency of your notes as a means of getting solutions to difficult exercises. Do not skim through the note, read it steadily and deliberately. Remember, you are trying to mine for hidden facts ...

https://steemit.com Do not be a “Knowledge Miser” Today, we all live in a very advanced world that was made possible by improvements on what has already been done and in some rare cases, outright genius!  An unshared knowledge cannot be improved and may probably die if its owner holds on to it selfishly. If you desire rapid and supersonic progress in life, share that special or general knowledge of yours with people who will appreciate it. This becomes even more of a responsibility, when you are exceptionally talented and gifted. Knowledge ought to be shared. It is knowledge because it has an intrinsic value and could be applied. If you hold on to what you know tenaciously, it will begin to stink and cause you problems with people who wish to learn about what you know. If you know how to do anything very well, make serious effort to share what you know to the right audience. Do not keep your special knowledge to yourself. Seek all avenues to share your knowledge and help o...

www.alternet.org Cheating in examinations is a worldwide phenomenon and examining bodies the world over keep devising means to checkmate the wave of new and old cheating methods students orchestrate to pass examinations. Cheating is not limited to taking forms of unauthorized materials into examination halls. It also includes taking performance enhancing drugs, hacking into databases to steal examination questions, bribery to get good grades and the list is endless. But beware; cheating can never bring you any good in the short and long run for the ten reasons explained here: It is a sign of low self-esteem: The inability to believe in yourself and in your ability to study for an examination and pass it, oozes low self-esteem. It can also be a wake-up call to start studying hard. It could lead to disaster: When you cut corners to pass an examination to get certified or awarded a degree, the people, companies and organizations you work for become fresh recipes for disas...

www.CareerAddict.com The pressure to succeed is so real that it is one of the main causes of stress in today’s world. The stiff competition in every area of human endeavor has brought on a very real pressure that can easily crush your spirit if adequate care and caution is not taken. The following tips are some of the things you can do when you are under severe pressure to succeed: 1    Ask yourself the why Right from the onset, it is very vital to know why you need to succeed. You need to ask yourself the “why” question sincerely. If you are unable to find a strong reason why you must succeed, you would find any push from without as stressful and in fact, it could even be counterproductive. Make yourself feel the pulse of the reasons you must succeed and make headway. If you are able to do this very effectively, you will be able to appropriately handle all pressure to succeed. If your reasons are strong, you won’t bulk even when the pressure mounts. But if your rea...

HOW TO STUDY AT HOME At home, comfort and the sense of security are very acute. The serenity and familiarity of the home makes it a nice place to study. The key to a rewarding studying experience at home is getting the settings and requirements right. These crucial requirements are elucidated below: DO YOU OWN IT ALL? You must answer this question truthfully and without withholding any fact. The best can be got out of studying at home when you have at least a room to yourself, a reading table along with a good chair and probably a shelf where you store your books. You would struggle to concentrate while studying at home if you are studying in the sitting room or dining room where anyone can interrupt and make you lose focus. Ensure you get a room to yourself with the accompanying furniture. To study at home, you would need a considerable level of privacy and a room to yourself is a great way to start. GET THE TELEVISION AND GAME CONSOLE OUT! To study with a distrac...

BREAKING THE JINX OF SCORE LIMITS It is a heart wrenching thing to be stuck at an unpleasant level “grade-wise”. Every time you go to check your result, it is almost always the same unpleasant grade. It seems like there is an invisible ceiling that sets the limit on the scores you get on any examination or test. The most painful thing about the situation is the fact that you have not been able to get anything above a “B” grade. The enviable “A” grade seems to elude you like vermin. Do not give up because it is absolutely possible to break the jinx of score limits. The very first thing you need to do is believe that score limits can be broken. Do not let the recurring experience of score limits weigh your spirit down. The fighting spirit and the willingness to experience a positive turn in your grades should be paramount in your heart. Always having the right mindset will fill your psyche with the required zeal to surmount the challenge of breaking the jinx of score limits. Thi...