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12  Ways  to  Ace  in  Your  IB  Exams      Jonathan  Spencer  

                     

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Make  yourself  ready  to  learn      

 1.  Make  a  revision  plan  and  stick  to  it.  Keep  your  revision  notes  and  books  organized.  Switch  off  your  computer  and  mobile  phone  and  study  continuously  for  an  hour  followed  by  a  five-­‐minute  break.  During  the  break  you  should  relax,  walk  around  and  eat  snacks,  but  do  not  play  games  or  browse  the  Internet.  Then,  continue  your  revision  in  60-­‐minute  chunks.      2.  Drink  water  and  avoid  coffee  and  energy  drinks.  Energy  drinks  can  give  an  instant  boost,  but  make  it  harder  to  concentrate  in  the  long  run.  After  the  effect  of  caffeine  has  evaporated,  you  feel  more  tired  than  before.  If  you  feel  tired,  drink  a  glass  of  water,  eat  a  biscuit  or  do  push-­‐ups  to  get  the  blood  circulating  in  your  brain.    

3.  Sleep  and  exercise.  Because  the  brain  consolidates  information  during  sleep,  you  should  sleep  about  eight  hours  every  night.  Lack  of  sleep  makes  it  harder  to  learn  and  remember.  Because  physical  exercise  is  good  for  learning,  you  should  do  some  form  of  exercise  every  day  for  about  30  minutes.    

 4.  Don’t  waste  time  in  the  morning.  Get  back  to  your  books  immediately  after  breakfast.  You  must  make  significant  progress  before  lunch  to  ensure  you  have  enough  time  to  revise  all  the  content.  Meeting  your  target  before  lunch  motivates  you  to  study  well  also  in  the  afternoon.        

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Boost  your  motivation      5.  Avoid  negative  self-­‐talk.  Erase  words  like  ‘I  can’t  ‘  and  ‘boring’  from  your  vocabulary.  When  you  are  about  to  revise  one  of  your  least  favorite  subjects,  boost  your  motivation  by  thinking  how  interesting  the  subject  is  and  how  you  really  want  to  learn.  Psych  yourself  to  success.      6.  Form  a  study  group.  Study  groups  can  motivate  you  to  get  started  and  make  your  more  accountable.  As  you  explain  difficult  concepts  out  loud  to  your  friends,  it  will  help  you  understand  and  what  you  still  need  to  go  over.  If  you  can  get  each    member  to  bring  a  snack,  there  is  an  extra  incentive  to  meet.    

“Visualize  your  success.  It  will  help  you  do  better    in  the  final  exam.”    

 7.  Avoid  negative  people  with  a  “meh”  attitude.  Surrounding  yourself  with  people  who  say  they  are  going  to  fail  or  brag  about  how  little  they  have  revised  is  bad  for  you.  Keep  away  from  losers,  especially  during  the  exams.  A  positive  frame  of  mind  can  go  a  long  way  to  help  you  succeed.      

8.  Visualize  your  success.  Imagine  yourself  walking  into  the  exam  room  feeling  confident  and  relaxed  and  taking  the  exam.  Imagine  reading  the  instructions  on  the  cover  page  and  answering  the  questions.  

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 Think  strategically  

 9.  Focus  your  revision  on  learning  objectives.  All  the  IB  courses  contain  learning  objectives  you  can  find  in  the  syllabi.  Turn  learning  objectives  into  question  and  practice  answering  them.    

10.  Study  past  exam  questions.  Pay  attention  to  types  of  questions  and  which  questions  have  already  been  covered.  Knowing  these  two  things  help  you  focus  your  revision  on  relevant  content.      

11.  Be  organized  during  the  exam.  Pay  attention  to  instructions,  check  that  you  have  all  the  pages  in  your  question  paper,  read  the  instructions  carefully,  select  and  brainstorm  answers  during  the  5-­‐minute  reading  time.  Pay  attention  to  time,  so  you  can  answer  all  the  required  questions.    

12.  Forget  and  cram.  Once  one  of  your  exams  is  over,  stop  thinking  about  it.  Focus  all  your  energy  to  revision  for  the  forthcoming  exam.  Sometimes  last  minute  revision  can  make  a  huge  difference  in  the  final  results.