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Preparing Students for Exams

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Civil and Construction Engineering
STEM Learning and Mentoring Community Program
Preparing Students for Exams
Exam time is a stressful time for students and for teachers. To enable students to succeed,
teachers can best support/motivate them prior to their exams through these points:
Prepare yourself
• Students will have lots of questions about the upcoming exams. This needs us to ensure that we
are familiarized with the course and assessment goals as well as the exam procedures so we are
knowledgeable and can let students know what is expected of them.
During class and term time
• Make sure that students highlight important details in their notebooks/binders or use lecture
engagement log technique, because this will help students when it comes to revision time.
Revision classes
• Identify the key topics students will need to know for their exam and try to make the revision
memorable and motivational without overloading with information or stresses.
• Make group discussion in class as part of exam review to promote analytical and independent
thinking.
• Allow students to ask questions about the exam and write quizzes for each other.
• Assign homework to prepare students early.
• Try to practice exam.
Revision techniques
• Advice student to study in a quiet place,
• Create revision timetables,
• Break large subjects into smaller ones,
• Take regular short breaks, eat healthily and drink plenty of water,
• Create mind maps and diagrams as a way to remember information studied,
• Look at test papers to help prepare for exams.
The Exam room and paper
• Remind students of the basic exam room rules such as swichoff cellphone and no notes
• Ask students to read question many times to understand what is the required answer.
• Teach the art of exams by explaining what means the "describe”, “discuss”, “compare” and
“summarize” to make students manage their time.
• Encourage students to organize their ideas prior to writing the answer
• Remind students that extra marks are awarded for good writing and organizing.
• Ask students to write their answers neatly.
• Ensure students manage their time and ask them if they need extra time.
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Preparing Students for Exams
Wjdan Dhaif Sahi, Ph.D.
July-8-2021
Lecture Engagement Log for Learning How to Learn
Methods
Lecture class can be challenging to students that prevent them from participating or loss the interest in learning. The
lecture engagement log is an effective technique that helps student understand the most out of our lecture course. It
is a records that students documents the way they respond to the lecture and keep it over the term of the class. This
can be used in online and face to face teaching.
How it works? It needs to create worksheets with activities that students have to do before, during and after the
lecture.
Promote students with the area that we identified by asking them to record how they prepare
for the lecture, how they participate, and how they improve their engagement.
Ask students to write example for each area and let them know how often you check their
logs.
Ask student to organize their logs in class portfolio.
Then organize students into groups and let each group evaluate other portfolio.
This method makes students review the course materials and learn from each other as well as to improve students
reading, listening, and participating. Also, help teacher to review how much students learn from the course
materials.
References
• British Educational Suppliers Association (Besa). Strategies and techniques for teachers when preparing students for exams. Retrieved from
https://www.besa.org.uk/news/besa-member-news-texthelp-strategies-techniques-teachers-preparing-students-exams/
• Sahi, W. D. (2021, February 15). My Role As an Instructor: Supporting the Whole Student. Reading presented at STEM Learning and Mentoring
Community Workshop in Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.23291.23842
• Sahi, W. D. (2021, June 10). Aligning Learning Goals with Teaching Strategies. Reading presented at STEM Learning and Mentoring Community
Workshop in Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.29958.70727
• Sahi, W. D. (2021, May 6). Checking for Students Understanding. Reading presented at STEM Learning and Mentoring Community Workshop in
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.22318.02882
• Teach 4 the Heart. 8 ways to help students prepare for exams. https://teach4theheart.com/8-ways-to-help-students-prepare-for-exams/
• The k-Patricia cross academy. Lecture Engagement Log for Learning How to Learn. https://kpcrossacademy.org/techniques/lecture-engagement-log/