Ace Your Exam

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-352-01135-7
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 251 g

Reihe: Macmillan Study Skills

This practical and reassuring guide will ensure your students pass their exams with flying colours. Ace Your Exam establishes a clear, simple framework for revision and helps students get to grips with what exams are all about. Part 1 begins by exploring institutional expectations and common anxieties and exam myths, before showing students how to tackle various types of exam, including essay-based exams, short-answer questions, multiple-choice questions, calculation-based exams and open book exams. Part 2 helps readers plot an effective revision strategy for an imminent exam and, equally important, a detailed strategy for optimal use of time and productive powers during the exam. Finally, Part 3 helps students put their plans into action.
Ace Your Exam will be an essential companion to all students preparing for and taking exams.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Northedge, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Committing to Exam Success.- PART 1: INSIGHT.- 2. Sketching a Broad Strategy.- 3. Getting Your Head Around Exams.- 4. What Makes a Good Exam Answer?.- 5. Thinking Your Way Through Exam Stress.- 6. Approaching Exams of Different Types.- PART 2: PLANS.- 7. Setting Up for Revision.- 8. A Plan for the Exam.- PART 3: ACTION.- 9. Getting Down to Revision and into the Exam.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Northedge is Emeritus Professor of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Open University. He is the author of the bestselling book, The Good Study Guide, which has sold over a million copies.