Sherratt Patrick. Passing Exams For Dummies

2nd Ed. — Wiley, 2014. — 259 p. — (For Dummies). — ISBN10: 0730304426, ISBN13: 978-0730304425.Release your potential and get better exam results.Do you panic at the thought of exams? Do you think you're just not the academic type? No matter how old you are, exams can be stressful — but they don't need to be. This essential guide provides expert tips on how to change your mindset, improve how you learn and revise, control your anxiety, and get good marks — whether you're studying at school, college, or university, or to advance your career.In Passing Exams For Dummies, you'll get hands-on, expert help to find out what motivates you and how you learn best; make your brain more receptive to incoming information and cope with exam pressure and anxiety; improve your reading style and condense your notes using visual mapping techniques; learn association techniques using memory pegs; use visualization to mentally and physically rehearse passing your exams; and more.Fully updated to reflect new research in how the brain thinks, learns, and remembers.Information on the key role that astrocytes play in learning and the five key principles for rapid learning (attention, sensory input, solid effort, emotion and time sequence) that get these astrocytes engaged more quickly.Reworking of terminology used in the model of the mind to bring the book fully up to date and simplify the content.
If you're preparing for a school, college, university, or career-related exam, Passing Exams For Dummies has you covered.
Inside...
Releasing Your Potential to Pass Exams : Passing Exams: Preparation Is Everything! Meeting Your Amazing Brain, Discovering How to Learn, Thinking Strategies for High Performance.
Relaxing Comes First : Exploring the Power of Relaxation, Finding Ways to Relax.
Reviewing and Rewriting Your Notes : Knowing Your Academic Purpose, Reviewing Your Notes, Improving Your Reading Techniques, Preparing Your Study Notes.
Remembering with Pictures and Patterns: Making the Most of Memorizing Skills, Using Mnemonics: Simple Memory Techniques, Fine-Tuning Your Memory: Advanced Visual Techniques.
Rehearsing for Recall and Performance: Rehearsing Your Recall, Rehearsing Your Performance.
The Part of Tens : Ten Tips for Exam Day: Before the Event, Ten Tips for the Exam — No Going Back Now! Ten Ways to Maintain Momentum between Exams.
Appendixes: Appendix A: Planners, Appendix B: Relaxation and Visualization Scripts, Appendix C: Learning Style Quiz and Motivational Reminder.