This document provides information and discussion questions for students about examination strategies and preparation for upcoming exams. It includes a discussion of past exam preparation strategies, finding exam timetables and rooms, university exam protocol, definitions of cheating and collusion, revision plans and time management for exam week, exam strategies, and homework assignments which involve watching video resources and blogging. Extra academic support options are also listed.

1. 2015 Pre-sessional Programme
Independent Learning
Week 7: Examination
Strategies

2. Discussion:
§ What have you done in the past to prepare
for exams?
§ What strategies have you used to revise?
§ Were any of these strategies particularly
successful or unsuccessful?

3. Your Exam Timetable

4. University Exam Protocol

5. Find your rooms in advance!!!

6. What are cheating and collusion?
§ Cheating: using unfair means to gain an
advantage in an examination
§ Collusion: working together with another
student or students to gain an unfair
advantage in an examination or on an
assessment

7. Discussion:
§ How do you plan to revise for your
upcoming exams?
§ What strategies will be used to manage
your time during the exams week?
§ What strategies will you use during the
exam?

8. Homework:
§ Watch the vidcast Next Steps (Part 1)
§ You might want to blog about your
preferred revision strategies this week and/
or times when you have found revision
quite challenging
§ You may want to re-watch the Examination
Strategies vicast again, paying close
attention to the exam protocol

9. Any Questions?

10. Extra Support
• Extra one-to-one support sessions are
available. Sign up in the LRC on Avenue
Campus
• Support groups are running on a number of
useful topics. Sign up with me!
• Conversation cafes are taking place in the
Avenue courtyard at lunchtimes. Just go
along!