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Exams might be stressful, but they improve learning
Exams focus on breadth
In most disciplines, there are specific bodies of knowledge that students are expected to learn.
Exams enable assessors to test the students’ breadth of understanding of topics.
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The purpose of assessments
Good assessment programs use a range of strategies and tasks, in varying contexts, to understand what students know and can do.
Tasks must also be “fit for purpose”. A task assessing base knowledge will look different from one assessing creativity.
Exams enhance learning
Studying for exams deepens learning.
- Searching through one's memory and retrieving the relevant information strengthens the memory pathway.
- Learning is particularly strong when students self-test rather than passively learning by rote.
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Note Taking
Students who take notes during a lecture or presentation achieve more than those who just passively listen.
Note-taking makes one's attention focused on the ideas being discussed, and also le...
Note Taking Cues
When the instructor says 'this is important' or 'note this', or gives a non-verbal cue that the content being discussed is important, it can enhance the student's note-taking. They can also listen to the cues to help them organize their lessons.
Revision of notes
Revision of notes, done right after the lecture, is a crucial step so that any missing lesson ideas can be filled using our short-term memory.
Hand-written notes are better than laptops as the latter can be distracting, with students checking email or playing games. It also distracts nearby students.
Laptop notes are inferior as they are verbatim and shallow.
- Hand-written notes are well-thought-out, summarized and have a lot of graphic information that is missing from laptop notes.