can someone help?? exam re-take SOOON

RE: can someone help?? exam re-take SOOON

Hi Ellie

I'm afraid I havent take the A&P exam before so this might not be any help at all! But for my other exams I devised a study plan, breaking the aspects down as much as I could. Then each week I would only concentrate on a few things instead of trying to learn everything in one go. The final week before the exam I did the overall revise.

I also made big posters to hang on the walls of my house so even when I wasnt studying they were still in front of me (I was trying to learn by osmosis I think!).

I respond well to writing things down and colours so when I was revising, instead of just reading, I redrew pictures from the book in my own way and colours, it worked quite well in the end. It helped me take in a lot more than I thought it would.

Also you need to try and control your nerves, try a few drops of Rescue Remedy, it should help to calm the jitters.

Hope that helps a bit?

RE: can someone help?? exam re-take SOOON

ellie8871

I found it really hard to get all the stuff to stick in my head.

What I did was I basically tried to learn the Louise Tucker book as much as I could as the questions seem to all be based from their - even wording.

Then read arounf it with college notes, other books, etc

I first wrote the book out, summarising sections - As I find personally writing it down helps me remember it more than reading.

I printed out blank revision sheets to fill in, and went through the book and filled the sheets in. I did this twice over.

Then for the last 3 days of revision, before the exam i printed off all the past paper questions from this site, ones that they gave us at college and from the apitec site and went through them, did mock tests, and then when I reviewed the answers I learnt what the wrong answers were too.

For the bones and muscles, I used my boyfriend and stuck post it notes all over him!! Although the actions of the muscles DID NOT want to stick in my brain!! I gave up on the muscles!

I hope all the above helps. I am still waiting for my results.

ellie8871 - If you want me to send you the blank revision sheets, private message me your email address, and I think I have them still, I will email them to you to fill in.

Good luck in your resit!

Jo

PS Just edited this message as just noticed you did the VTEC. I did the ITEC. Not too sure if there is alot of difference

RE: can someone help?? exam re-take SOOON

I used cue cards and little notebooks which I took everywhere, I had two - three systems per book and wrote the questions on the front page and answer on the back. Used a lot of mnemonics to remember lists of things cause at least when you have one letter you've got a framework for jogging your memory. Also used past papers, they work a treat.

RE: can someone help?? exam re-take SOOON

Firstly try and relax if you start to get stressed then very little will sink in, Look in past exam papers around June and March I found them a great help and many came up in the next exam again also making up little rhymes and sayings helped me. I think its really trial and error but the best of luck and I will keep my fingers crossed for you, Karen