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How to Optimize Performance in an Exam - 15 Rules for Success in Academic Examinations

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As soon as Christmas is over learners start to feel the pressure of impending exams, helping them to create an effective revision plan will ensure they make the most of the time available. Learners can become stressed, frustrated and demotivated when they have "been revising" for hours but can't recite the rules / facts when tested later.

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Procrastination is the longest four-letter word in the dictionary. We're all guilty of it from time to time. We set out to clear the old inbox or clean the garage out and, lo and behold, that 1970's television mini-series starring Lee Majors and Rip Torn that we haven't seen in years comes on the tube. We're lost for the day. One thing finds its way to another and, soon enough, we're knee-deep in popcorn and comfy pillows instead of being knee-deep in clearing the garage of stuffed animals and toys we saved from the 1950's. On the other hand, who knows, one can never be entirely certain that Hula-Hoops and Slinky's won't come in handy some day, can they?

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Why does studying feel like a prison sentence? Common phrases like 'no pain, no gain' give the impression that we ought to be suffering whilst we study. It's almost as though the only way to know if we're putting in enough work is the sense of hardship we endure.

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Are you still searching for them? The active study techniques for high school? Well, then you're not alone. I know that because I was a high school student once. And I know how hard it is to get good results at subjects we don't like.

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Short term memory loss is a mental health illness wherein a person is unable to recall something that happened a few seconds or minutes ago. This kind of mental illness is usually associated with aging as well as other developmental disorders. Short term memory is essential since it allows you to remember that things that you recently did. It is true however, that short term memory loss is irreversible. But contrary to this, there are methods discovered by a lot of scientists that can improve a person's short term memory.

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A young student was terrified that he would fail his exams. The more he thought about it, the more he was convinced that he was bound to fail and so, eventually, he went to see his lecturer for some advice. The lecturer asked him, "What seems to be the trouble?"

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Using games and creative studying techniques to enhance learning can make you much more interested in the material. Make sure you tell your professor what you are up to. There might be other students you can work with, or you might even get some extra credit for your efforts.

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If you are struggling to be interested in a class, you are probably struggling in the class as well. The only way to make something more interesting is to be interested. Creative studying techniques can increase your level of interest - and once you're interested, you're bound to improve your grade - with the bonus of being interested. This article reviews the power of asking questions to increase interest and gives tips to help a student learn to ask more questions.

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Momentum always makes it much easier to get things done. Are you more likely to stick with and complete a task which is humming along smoothly, or one in which you keep hitting snag after snag? If you can help your child schedule and take early action on long term papers and projects, she will start to have good feelings about that project even if there have been past disasters with last minute, stressed out activity to try (and sometimes fail) to get it done on time. In this article you will learn how to help your child or teen have successful experiences with long term school papers or projects.