The Exam Skills Handbook: Achieving Peak Performance

Cover
Contents
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Where do I start?
3 Getting in ‘the zone’ (i): Planning for peak performance
4 Getting in ‘the zone’ (ii): Frames of mind for peak performance
5 Exam myths and realities
6 What are examiners looking for?
7 Revision strategies
8 Memory: Remembering what we want, when we need it
9 Structured revision sessions
10 Stress, health and performance
11 Getting in ‘the zone’ (iii): Seeing success
12 The exam
13 Multiple choice question exams (MCQs)
14 Managing different types of exam
Appendix 1 Alternative exam arrangements for students with disabilities and/or dyslexia
Appendix 2 Might I be dyslexic?
Appendix 3 Sources of help
Appendix 4 5-point plan for peak performance
Appendix 5 Planning checklists
Appendix 6 Tracking developments in an area of research
Appendix 7 Answers to activities
References
Index