Author: Cherry

In Ballymena and throughout the UK lots of school pupils and university students are facing exams. As always Ballymena Today are here to help you with your exam panic. We have shared lots of exam and coursework advice in the past but we couldn’t resist sharing this excellent article which appeared in The Guardian and was written with University students in mind. Please click here to read all ten tips in the article by Claire Shaw. Here are our top four.   Panic and procrastination Sometimes a task can feel so overwhelming that it’s difficult to begin, says Amber Regis, lecturer in 19th century literature at the University of Sheffield. Procrastination takes over and you just can’t seem to get anything done. The bare white page is a formidable foe when it stares back at you, untouched, from the library desk. Try not to panic, protect and manage your preparation time, and don’t put off getting started.   Not reading the question properly When revising, students often rehearse answers in their head. says Roy Jackson, course leader in religion, philosophy and ethics at the University of Gloucestershire. “Although we don’t deliberately intend to catch them out in exams, we do set questions that requires them to think and reflect under timed conditions. But instead students will often pick up key words in the question and write out a rehearsed response.” This...