In this post, we give you 5 tips for getting the most out of your preparation. Tips 1-4 deal with how you study, but tip 5 teaches you how to make sure that the work you do now keeps paying back well into the future.
Very often, when we settle down to study, we’re not really sure what to do first. We find that we have spare time, so we find the nearest, most convenient materials and start working. This approach is fine if you have 5 minutes spare and want to do a bit of reading while you drink a coffee, but it isn’t very helpful for longer study sessions.
Start of by making a master list of everything you will need to cover (e.g. all the reading question types, all the task 1 data formats etc.). Before the start of a week, decide what you want to focus on, set some objectives, and write out a study plan. Try to decide how much time you will spend studying per day and what you want to accomplish each day. Keep track of your progress, and you’ll work through your master list in no time!
Get into the habit of studying at the same time every day and build up a routine of things that you do before you study. We all have competing priorities and it can be hard to settle in for a good, productive session with your books or digital materials.
If you work full-time or have days packed full of school classes, you may decide to study when you get home. Before you begin studying, go through a routine to destress from the day’s business. You may take a shower, have a cup of tea, listen to some music or read the news. Whatever you decide to do, do the same things in the same order each day. Then, when you sit down to study, your mind will be decluttered, and you’ll be comfortable and ready to focus – perfect to maximise your learning.
Get into the habit of studying at the same time every day and build up a routine of things that you do before you study. We all have competing priorities and it can be hard to settle in for a good, productive session with your books or digital materials.
If you work full-time or have days packed full of school classes, you may decide to study when you get home. Before you begin studying, go through a routine to destress from the day’s business. You may take a shower, have a cup of tea, listen to some music or read the news. Whatever you decide to do, do the same things in the same order each day. Then, when you sit down to study, your mind will be decluttered, and you’ll be comfortable and ready to focus – perfect to maximise your learning.
Get into the habit of studying at the same time every day and build up a routine of things that you do before you study. We all have competing priorities and it can be hard to settle in for a good, productive session with your books or digital materials.
If you work full-time or have days packed full of school classes, you may decide to study when you get home. Before you begin studying, go through a routine to destress from the day’s business. You may take a shower, have a cup of tea, listen to some music or read the news. Whatever you decide to do, do the same things in the same order each day. Then, when you sit down to study, your mind will be decluttered, and you’ll be comfortable and ready to focus – perfect to maximise your learning.
Get into the habit of studying at the same time every day and build up a routine of things that you do before you study. We all have competing priorities and it can be hard to settle in for a good, productive session with your books or digital materials.
If you work full-time or have days packed full of school classes, you may decide to study when you get home. Before you begin studying, go through a routine to destress from the day’s business. You may take a shower, have a cup of tea, listen to some music or read the news. Whatever you decide to do, do the same things in the same order each day. Then, when you sit down to study, your mind will be decluttered, and you’ll be comfortable and ready to focus – perfect to maximise your learning.
So that concludes our 5 tips for getting the most out of your test preparation. Which of these do you do? Which would you like to try? Maybe you do something else that you find helps you get the most out of your time?
Comment below and let us know and we wish you the best of luck with your test preparation!
