Is your child prepared for the year-end exams? Use this checklist as a guide.
1 Week Before The Exam
Have you studied and reviewed all the examinable topics? By making or reading summary notes, testing your recall and understanding, and working on practice questions?
If no, what are the most essential topics to read or review?
How much time do you have for last-minute revision?
How can you review the remaining topics in the least possible time? (Read: effective last-minute revision strategies)
When you have questions about a topic, who can you consult quickly for help?
Have you taken a practice exam, keeping to the time limit of the actual paper? Have you scored yourself and taken note of your mistakes?
Have you re-attempted challenging questions to see if you can do them now?
Are you aware of the mistakes frequently made by students (or yourself), so you can avoid making those mistakes in the exam? (Read: 15 exam mistakes to avoid)
2 Days Before The Exam
Do you have a strategy for answering the questions? (Read:tackle science open-ended questions;Read: the fastest way to solve math problems)
Do you have a strategy for avoiding careless mistakes or transfer errors?
Do you have a strategy for checking your papers? (Read: techniques for checking papers)
Are you getting at least 8 hours of sleep? (Read: sleep strategies to boost grades)
Are you feeling stressed about the exams? (Read: cope with exam stress)
How do you want to celebrate the end of exams?
What would you like to do during the holidays?
The Day Of The Exam
Are you feeling confident? (Read: boost morale for the exams)
The Day Of The Results
How are you feeling?
What would you like to do today? (Read: more ways to respond to exam results)
When Your Child Is Ready For A Discussion
Are you happy with your exam scores?
If no, what do you feel you need to improve? (Read: create a revision plan)