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welcome to episode 1
of How to Ace your Exams. My name is David McQueen and I'm gonna be here with you for
the next 12 weeks helping you was a student
to get prepared for your finals where the GCSE A Level B text whatever
at coming up with some I know what type of the Lost with your sump you look at
me like you know today
I hate you but I mean I bought 12 weeks to go to my exams why you telling them
okay you hate me your mom will be very proud of you
when you realize I'm working alongside you to help you
at achieve these final exams
so what we're going to do is we're gonna
focus over the next 12 weeks on four key themes
number one I will be to think about how you record your information so how do
you take notes how do you make really
effective notes out what is it that works what the research and
that swept prosecutors in the past who have a basis there
GCS is available happen gate to apply to you
the second time to feed is that how do you remember
what rules that you will use to make sure that the stock but you'd
have written down but about being call so whether it's been struck down in your
own time
tapping that *** up and then how can you remember how will you remember was a
memory tools that you will need
to be able to put it all together and the third one
is going to be about your revisions I had combined the notes that you've
already made
plus the memory tools that you are going to be able to used
to get has and how do you combine those two gether so when you're revising when
you're studying in your own time
that you can make good use of them the forefront is about recalled
so number one you were taking notes and then you will combine them with all the
different memory tools
waves and and schemes but you can use to remember those nights
you to put it together in a fantastic vision plan but
it's no good honest no I how you gon
act how you can survive under pressure so the recall is about
get you take those tests and understanding those test could be times
as well whether the exercise at the end of your books
past papers making sure you can do that do it under pressure
know what it's like to be able to write for these hot an hour 20 minutes
whatever
for three hours have a lot on your exam is getting into the habit of doing that
so when you come to actually taking a final exams you would have already had
enough practice
that would have put you in the frame of mind to do really well and ace those
exams
okay so for today the first thing i wanna talk about your mind Sep
before you even think about a sing those exams and and what kinda results that
you're going to get out there
the best part is definitely going to be on my answer what
is your brain saying to you or what are you saying to your brain
how well do you want to do you know I you striving for excellence
or are you striving for average what is it that you want to do it was built to
ace your exams you can't be going for average
set the bar really high give yourself that kind of stretch gold
as about what it is you want to be able to do and you have to also stop a
question
what I really mean to do what do I have to have in place to succeed
someone to do something for me I want to write down on a piece of paper the three
things
that you think a crucial in order for you to be successful
the second thing I want you to think about is
I'm your study space so palm possibly months as being in the right frame of
mind
and the right place to study so let me give you some tips about your study
space
the study in bed if you study in bed you gonna be really tempted to go and lie
down and go to sleep
if you're the kind of person that can sit on top you better study really well
been good for you
by really recommend that you find someone to chair where you can see our
rights
or even if you can walk around that's not going to encourage you just go back
onto your bed to lie down to sleep and to get tired
now things are really good for your posture when you're studying in bed
it's really important is that s going study a place as well
that's free from distractions so don't you know if you are
if you the biggest table that you have your dining tables in your kitchen done
okay you know what that's going to be quite difficult
but what is going to be important that you make sure that people are walking
in a out all the time because your mind frame has got to be in that space
real excellence yes it's gonna be really easy just go to the biscuit tin
the fridge to go make a sammich but while you're doing your stock
in North going to get the best results you need to be in the optimum state
some %uh view in may not necessarily be that possible for you to be able to find
and study
really wanna home so here's the deal if you can find a way to be able to stand
at school
off to school in the library or your public library to go there
and study or even a relative's house which might be a lot quieter to go study
going to do that but where you study is going to be really critical
as to your mindset and how you succeed
the second 1i wanna make us about your exam timetables by now you should
all know what dates and times your future exams are going to be
weather is the final 12 saying I in the summer all the ones that you are
I am probably gonna be saying along the way we're taking along the way test that
you need to take this before you get your finals
make sure you have that timetable why because it's quite you know
exactly what it is you're going to be able to do if I was to say to you to go
anywhere in the country
and I put 1000 pounds in your hand what you would do as you want to know what
time do I have to get there
and what time do I have to come back okay so you might just one for 2,000
pounds anyway
but the reality is is if you have to be able to get with destination you have to
know what you have to do in preparation for it
if you know if you're going away on I B for you don't just wait til the night
before just throw some
okay let me make that comparison what you want to do is make sure
that you know what that timetable is well ahead of time
the other thing about having an exam timetable is to make sure that
any assignments of course what might you have that mean updating
do it and do it now next week when I release a second week
and the second video muscle you guys will be on hot tub
take opportunity in Haltom together up today as you can
with the stuff that's outstanding whether it means you have a conversation
with you teach you some other teachers might be a school
whether the shooter weather with somebody he wanna study with whatever
just make sure you have that time to go up to time so you can great can close
that gap
the fact I want to say to your speech about today's your syllabus
make sure you know what probably coming up in the exam
now let's be honest the following picture most prolly describes exactly
what you guys think about when you're struggling for your exams
so here's the deal when you know what's coming up what the syllabus covers what
the main topic areas of
it guides you in was built to break down your subjects accordingly
so for example if you're starting something like Max and you have to be
able to remember things like
algebra and quadratic equations and trigonometry
and probabilities you can divide all this subject areas
into same probably the next 10 to 11 weeks for your actual study
by looking at be specific syllabus good thing about being able to look at the
syllabus as well as being able to identify those bits where there are gaps
in your knowledge
so you may not necessarily be quite strong in those areas and what we'll do
is we're gonna talk about that and they have the US as to how you can deal with
the interview membranes and being able to record in the
terms being able to work with teachers we've been able to use online resources
but when you can have a conversation with your teacher with you already have
it
make sure you know what the syllabus expect for you to learn how is that
going to help your actual knowledge
what you got that damn pack commits a helluva lot
easier when you start to put together your own revision timetable
in preparation for the final exams I hope you found the recordings helpful
and this has been really helpful why we to do something to like it does not meet
our way to like if I want to subscribers mom is gonna be a series of 12 and I say
I'm hoping that
your comments and we'll be back and a lot what I'm doing is we don't
I will help me to make sure that I totally information correctly
that will help you to ace your exam so whether you're watching this a home
all with you want to meet your parents were you watching as part of a base and
I studied a study time in school I'm really hoping
backs you do really well and
you know all the best for the future I wish you every success thank you very
much peace