Post by NMA on Apr 15, 2006 10:48:11 GMT
AA,
it's that time of year again... exams are looming, and students minds everywhere turn to revision.
So I thought I'd post some tips and different revision strategies:
Have the correct intention, and make dua: because no matter how hard you work, nothing can happen unless Allah wills it to.
Know your syllabus: It sounds obvious, but this is what the exam questions will be based on. Concentrate on the syllabus topics, and don't waste your time on topics not included. Objectives listed at the top of lecture notes are also a good guide.
Study in groups: You can explain concepts to each other, you really find out what you know, and you have each other for encouragement.
Practice Questions: Exam technique can improve your chances of answering correctly. practicing on past papers, or even just doing practice questions on the same topic, means you are more likely to see similar if not the sae questions in the exam (because there are only so many things you can ask in an mcq/ emq/ saq!). Also, experiance in the questioning style enables you to know what the examiners are looking for in the answer.
Past Papers and examples questions are available online from the medical school website.
For MCQ practice, I recommend LAPT.
Those doing year 3 general medicine EMQs, I recommend a book by Irfan Syed, who qualified from RFUCMS last year, as recommended to me by my student Mum (thanks Amina!). It's been checked by MacAlister and others, and gives detailed explanations to the answers and some good revision boxes.
For those doing finals papers and wanting a big final push, I hear the website www.OnExamination.com is very good, has thousands of practice EMQs and SAQs, but the downside is you have to pay for it!.
Vary your revision style: keeps things interesting, makes it less likely that you miss something, and allows you to test your knowledge and link things together, making them easier to remember.
Remember to take a break! Taking breaks in revision refreshes your mind, and keeps you awake. If you are on 'exam leave' and can study intensively 7 daysa week, then don't! leave one day every week for no study whatsoever. Do something completely different, to give your brain a rest. One of my professors once recommended to me to stop studying 3 weeks before finals exams, and go and play cricket. I won't go that far, but do remember to take time off, and besides, if you worked hard through the year, then you should know the stuff anyway.
Well, shall I finish by advising you to [b/have fun[/b]? yeah, why not and if anyone has any other tiops, then please don't hesitate to post...
wslm,
NMA
it's that time of year again... exams are looming, and students minds everywhere turn to revision.
So I thought I'd post some tips and different revision strategies:
Have the correct intention, and make dua: because no matter how hard you work, nothing can happen unless Allah wills it to.
Know your syllabus: It sounds obvious, but this is what the exam questions will be based on. Concentrate on the syllabus topics, and don't waste your time on topics not included. Objectives listed at the top of lecture notes are also a good guide.
Study in groups: You can explain concepts to each other, you really find out what you know, and you have each other for encouragement.
Practice Questions: Exam technique can improve your chances of answering correctly. practicing on past papers, or even just doing practice questions on the same topic, means you are more likely to see similar if not the sae questions in the exam (because there are only so many things you can ask in an mcq/ emq/ saq!). Also, experiance in the questioning style enables you to know what the examiners are looking for in the answer.
Past Papers and examples questions are available online from the medical school website.
For MCQ practice, I recommend LAPT.
Those doing year 3 general medicine EMQs, I recommend a book by Irfan Syed, who qualified from RFUCMS last year, as recommended to me by my student Mum (thanks Amina!). It's been checked by MacAlister and others, and gives detailed explanations to the answers and some good revision boxes.
For those doing finals papers and wanting a big final push, I hear the website www.OnExamination.com is very good, has thousands of practice EMQs and SAQs, but the downside is you have to pay for it!.
Vary your revision style: keeps things interesting, makes it less likely that you miss something, and allows you to test your knowledge and link things together, making them easier to remember.
Remember to take a break! Taking breaks in revision refreshes your mind, and keeps you awake. If you are on 'exam leave' and can study intensively 7 daysa week, then don't! leave one day every week for no study whatsoever. Do something completely different, to give your brain a rest. One of my professors once recommended to me to stop studying 3 weeks before finals exams, and go and play cricket. I won't go that far, but do remember to take time off, and besides, if you worked hard through the year, then you should know the stuff anyway.
Well, shall I finish by advising you to [b/have fun[/b]? yeah, why not and if anyone has any other tiops, then please don't hesitate to post...
wslm,
NMA