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Testing Times
failure but at its reasons and make sure that in future
one keeps in mind the lessons learnt. An important
pre-requisite for such a mindset is the habit of reVISION: The habit of re-visiting the lesson learnt and
revising it to consolidate the learning, for greater
retention.
The Art Of Revision:
To manage ones time effectively to fit the entire
schedule of various tasks at hand can be a
disconcerting task. What is required, however, is a
concerted effort to manage ones time effectively
giving equal importance to tasks accomplished and
ones yet to be accomplished. Here are a few tips
4 It is essential to scientifically manage your revision
schedule in order to make it work in reality. Make
a yearly schedule for your revision. Make a list of
all the study items that you feel need to be revisited and prioritise them.
4 In the context of a forthcoming exam, make a
complete list of ALL the subjects, topics and subtopics relevant to the exam. Have a clear focus of
what you want to revise. Depending on your basic
proficiency and susceptibility to make errors,
determine the frequency of revision for each of
those subtopics. Mark these dates with a sketchpen on the calendar. A point to be noted here is
that one should write down the list of topics to be
revised per week and not fix them for particular days.
Sticking to specific dates and days becomes
practically unfeasible and strains the entire
exercise causing it to fail. So depending on the
schedule that you have made, get a complete set
of all revision schedules for each week till your
exam date. Stick to this format, while
simultaneously updating the list as your
proficiency in various tested areas increases.
Religiously following this schedule is of
paramount importance, not only because it would
help one fulfill the long term
objective of achieving
maximum proficiency in
each of the testing areas, but
also helps one imbibe and
imbue the concept of internal
discipline. (As I mentioned in
the previous article on
concentration techniques,
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