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You want to avoid “cramming” for an exam, but if you must, use this rule as a ... before you have to wake up, giving yourself an extra hour to fall asleep. EnhancingPeople.ImprovingBusiness. GetHelp EAPLogin Well-beingLogin Services LifeAdvisorEmployeeAssistancePrograms LifeAdvisorWellnessPrograms® HumanEffectivenessTraining OrganizationalDevelopment(OD)Consulting CareerTransitionServices VoiceYourConcernReportLine Incident&CrisisManagement StudentAssistancePrograms WorkplaceSubstanceAbuseServices Resources EAPResources Well-beingResources TrainingResources HRProfessionals Brokers Blog Videos AboutUs Leadership Careers 7TipstoSuccessfullyCramforaTest Preparingforatestcanbestressful.Butdon'tworrywehavesomefoolprooftipstohelpyou. Preparingforatestcanbestressful.Butdon'tworrywehavesomefoolprooftipstohelpyou.Whetheryouareastudentgettingreadyforafinal,gettingacertificationorsimplytakingawrittenoronlineexamwehavesometipsforyoutomakethemostofyourpreparation.  7TipstoSuccessfullyCramforaTest Usethe50/10rule.Youwanttoavoid“cramming”foranexam,butifyoumust,usethisruleasaguide:studyfor50minutes,thenrestfor10,thenrepeat. Usethechunkingtechnique.Thisisessentiallybreakingdownthemajorcomponentsofthecourseyou’restudyingforandgroupingthosecomponentsinawaythatmakessensetoyou.Lookatthechapterheadingsinyourtextbook,thenthemajortermsorideasineachchapter.Createalist,drawadiagram,oruseflashcardstolistthekeytopicsandrelatedtermsand/orideas.Reviewyourlist,diagram,orflashcardsoften. Studywithfriendsifit’shelpful.Somepeoplestudybetterwithafriendorgroupoffriends.Forothers,it’sadistraction.Dowhatworksforyou. Studysomewhereelseifit’shelpful.Somepeoplefindithelpfultostudyatalibraryoracoffeeshop.Otherspreferthecomfortsofhome.Again,dowhatworksforyou. Eatahealthymeal.Steerclearoffastfoodandemptycalories.Trysome"brainfood"►wholegrains,oilyfishlikesalmon,nutsorblueberries.Fulllisthere Getagoodnight’ssleepthenightbeforeanexam.Studiessuggest7to9hoursofsleepisideal,sotryandgettobedatleast10hoursbeforeyouhavetowakeup,givingyourselfanextrahourtofallasleep.Avoidlookingatyourtabletorsmartphoneonceyou’reinbed.Concentrateonrestingandputtingyourselfinarelaxedframeofmind.Packyourpurse/bagthenightbefore–besuretoincludebottledwaterandasnackifit’sgoingtobealongexamday. Rememberthattestsaredesignedtoassessyourknowledge,nottrickordeceiveyou.Don’tmaketestingouttobesomethingitisn’t–anunconquerable,insurmountablebeast.An examinationissimplyatoolusedtodeterminehowwellyou’vehaveabsorbedthestudydocuments. Hopesomeofthesetipsarehelpfulsoyoucanpassthattestwithflyingcolors!  Goodluck!Needmoreinspirationtoeathealthy?Seebelow.     AboutUs Leadership Careers Resources TrainingResources Well-beingResources EAPResources Services LifeAdvisorEmployeeAssistancePrograms LifeAdvisorWellnessPrograms® HumanEffectivenessTraining OrganizationalDevelopment(OD)Consulting CareerTransitionServices VoiceYourConcernReportLine Incident&CrisisManagement StudentAssistancePrograms WorkplaceSubstanceAbuseServices HRProfessionals Weassembleeverythingyouneedtoknowtomaketherightdecisionforyourpeople. Brokers&Consultants TestoutconfigurationswithourROICalculatorandgetshareableresourcesforyourclients. Blog ContactUs facebookinstagramtwitterpinterestlinkedin UllianceHQ 900TowerDr#600,Troy,MI48098 PrivacyPolicyTerms&ConditionsCopyright©2018Ulliance,Inc.AllRightsReserved × Search Submit Clear