02 Introduction: The 8 Principles of Exam Success

Key Points Summary:


A short video detailing the content and structure of this course, as well as the mindset you want to cultivate to ensure that this course helps in moving you closer to your Exam Success goals. Key points include:

  • Introduction to the 8 Principles of Exam Success:
    • 1) Time-Management
    • 2) Mind-Management
    • 3) Study Tools & Techniques
    • 4) On-The-Day Performance
    • 5) Physical Activity & Movement
    • 6) Nutrition & Hydration
    • 7) Sleep
    • 8) Support Groups.
  • This course doesn't need to be completed in any specific order. You can simply look for the video relating to the problem you're currently facing and go straight to it. 
  • Applying the Principles outlined in this course by carrying out the Activities outlined at the end of each video. 
  • Remember - when it comes to this course, you get out what you put in. No one is checking your work. There is no final grade. You don't have to do all the activities - but if you commit to them, I promise you that you'll benefit immensely.
  • Approaching this course with the right mindset - 'adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own'.

Activities:


For each of the 8 Principles:
  • 1) Time-Management
  • 2) Mind-Management
  • 3) Study Tools & Techniques
  • 4) On-The-Day Performance
  • 5) Physical Activity & Movement
  • 6) Nutrition & Hydration
  • 7) Sleep
  • 8) Support Groups.

1. Give each one a score from 1-10 (where 1 is the lowest and 10 is the highest) about how satisfied you are with your ability to perform well at that Principle.

(For example, a 1/10 in Principle 1, Time-Management, means you feel you have no control over your time, always do work last-minute and no idea how to plan, whereas a 10/10 means that you feel very satisfied with your ability to manage your time and follow your plans):

2. Write down 1 action step you can take to improve that score you gave. (e.g. watch Exam Success Academy videos on that area and do the activities, put your phone in a different room before you study, speak to a teacher at school about improving at a subject, go to sleep at a more regular time, etc.)

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