First of all, let's figure out the need for last minute revision.
Do you think that you blanked just before you sat for your last exam?
or
You have prepared well for the exam but still you think that you are not ready for the exam?
Well, it happens and the tip I’m sharing today will be helpful in these situations.
What you should do 1 hour before exam is a last minute revision by reading the headings and subheadings only.
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Now, before you say that you should not study before the exam please read the complete article and you’ll know my perspective. I have studied on the exam day for my entire academics. Call it luck or hard work, I have managed to tread well. Also, this tip works only if you have read the study material at least once before. It is not any abra-ca-dabra mantra if you haven't studied a single day for the entire year.
So coming back to the revision tip,
Open your book, some good books have a chapter wise index.
But mostly they don’t. So, go to the chapter, and read the headings in capitals/bold.
Just the heading, nothing else. For eg, one heading in the image above says the definition of vectors. So you don't have to read the definition. You have read it before. You just want to remind your brain that this is a topic in the syllabus, Do I know this? Yes or No. Feed the answer in and next.
For an average-sized chapter, it will take 2 minutes. So even for a university exam, you will have revised the entire syllabus in just 15 minutes.
Now why I suggest this revision against the popular premise of don’t read just before the exam is because it has many benefits if you use it well. Yes, it is effective.
When you read the name of all the topics you may be asked in the exam, the detailed memory you have of those topics is triggered, so it is fresh for use during your exam.
When you have to choose between which question you want to attempt in the exam out of the given choices you are all ready. You know which topic is best prepared by you. Saves a good amount of time (personally witnessed this in my last university exams).
It’s a short term solution for The Imposter Syndrome.
Imposter Syndrome means you feel that you are not as good as others believe you to be.
In academics, one aspect of it is the feeling that you are a good scoring student but still don’t know anything about the exam. This leads to a confidence drop and thus bad performance.
But when you read 30 headings and know that you know 20/23/26 out of those, you get your confidence back.
Warning: This will also tell you what you don’t know. Now is not the time to think about that. Focus on what you know and try to answer maximum questions with that information. You don’t need to know everything.
Will you use this next time? or if you have used it, share about it in the comments.
No copyright infringement intended. All screenshots of books are taken from previews/free versions.
- By Keshav At Earth
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