Exams

Five Best Ways To Revise For Exams, By An Oxbridge Applications Consultant

Sarah Slater | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: UK Teachers, Revision, UK Students, UK Schools, Learning, Study, Advice, Exams, UK Universities & Education News
Sarah Slater

Students all over the world are facing the music with school exams in full swing at the moment - not to mention finals for those already at university. And with students being tested on more information across a wide range of subjects, remembering what you've been taught is vital.

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Longer School Days Not Good for Quality

Nancy Pine | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Chinese Government, Homework, Longer School Day, China, Chinese Schools, Exams, Chester Finn, Education News
Nancy Pine

Every time I head for China, U.S. teachers and parents ask me how we can get our students to be more like the Chinese students. Meanwhile, the Chinese tell me how much they long for American-style education.

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Your Game Plan to Conquer Finals Week

Leslie Reece Schichtel | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Studying, Sports, Finals-Week-Survival, Study Tips, Vanderbilt University, Coffee, Exams, Grades, Finals Week, Studying for Finals, College Life, Finals Week Survival, College News
Leslie Reece Schichtel

Welcome to the most popular time of the year for complaining over schoolwork. Instead of adding to the unproductive noise that usually detracts from everyone's focus, combat it with these helpful tools.

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You Don't Know Everything When You're 16

Aleida Fernandez | Posted 05.01.2012

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Aleida Fernandez

It's a weird feeling for a 19-year-old realizing what you thought was right when you were 16, is not actually correct at all. I found this out the hard way this past week studying for my history midterm.

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How to Get Through Finals - and Then Get Home for the Holidays

Uloop | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: College Tips, Winter Break, College, Exams, Final Exams, College Life, College News
Uloop

Though the end of the semester approaches, one sizable Scrooge blocks the way: finals. And no matter how much hot cocoa you drink or how many times you skip studying to watch Elf, these tests will not be holiday-cheered away.

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It's Not How Often You Test -- It's What You Think Tests Tell You

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Standardized Testing, Testing Education, School Testing, Testing Programs, US-Schools, School Tests, Test Programs, Exams, High School Testing, Education News
Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D.

How do we make sure that testing is perceived as informative and challenging, rather than as a series of anxiety-filled experiences that disrupt real learning?

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The Most Important Item on Your Kids' Back-to-School List

Sam Sommers | Posted 10.22.2011

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Sam Sommers

When you start your own back-to-school shopping this month -- for your kids or for yourself -- don't forget the most important item on that list: the right mentality.

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How To Survive Your Finals

Hack College | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College, Finals, Exams, Study Tips, Finals Tips, Final Exams, College News
Hack College

Even if you feel like the horrificness of your hell week(s) will swallow you alive, don't panic. There are several steps you can take in order to ensure you get all of your work done on time.

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The Study Drug Problem

Daniel Luzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Luzer

Oh, Ritalin. Such an important part of college were you. Little and round and white, the source of, and solution to, so much anxiety during exam periods. And now colleges are cracking down.

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Five Ways to Ace College Exams

Perry Binder | Posted 05.25.2011

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Perry Binder

Except on open-ended questions, professors are usually looking for some specific responses. Why make that professor search all throughout your flowery paragraphs for those answers?

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I Am (not) Good Enough: Three Ways to Battle This Feeling

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, College, Exams, Duke, Perfectionism, Healthy Living News
Carolyn Rubenstein

How incredible it is that in a split second, we can shift our mindset from negative to positive. I work to overcome the feeling of being "not good enough" by using the following strategies.

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