3 Step Plan to Transform Poor Exam Performance

Rowan Kunz from Study TV (http://www.studytelevision.com) answers the question: How can you improve poor exam performance?

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Rowan covers the following study skills:

- Conduct a Review - Exam Prep, Exam Technique, Night and Morning Before
- Set Goal Marks
- What to do with feedback

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HOW TO CALCULATE GOAL MARKS:

For example, if you have had two assessments for a subject so far:

A1: You got 32/45, and it was worth 25% out of total assessments. Your raw mark therefore is: 0.71 x 25 = 17.78

A2: You got 23/30 and it was worth 35% out of total assessments -- Your raw mark is therefore 0.766 x 35 = 26.83

Currently then, your total raw mark is:

17.78 + 26.83/60 = 74% (44.61/60)

This leaves 40% of assessment left. Let's say you want to hit 90% mark.

You use the mark you want - 90% and minus your current mark -- 44.61. This gives you the difference you need to achieve over your next assessments.

In this case, 90-44.61 = 45.39 out of a remaining 40 marks, meaning you would need over 100% in your remaining assessments which will be impossible.

So, reset your goal to 83%.

83-44.61 = 38.39 out of a possible 40 = 96%

Set this as your goal -- and work towards achieve it. This way, in your internal mark, you will then achieve 83%.

Remember however that this will only be worth 50% for your HSC.

83/2 = 41.5/50

So, then, if you are aiming for a raw mark (HSC + Internal) of 90, you can work out what you need to achieve in the HSC.

90 (HSC Mark) -- 41.50 (Internal Mark) = 48.50/50 (Total Mark) = 97%

So you would need to achieve 97% in your HSC Exam. Note however that this does not factor in scaling, and that in reality, you may be able to achieve a lower mark, which will be scaled. Do not rely on scaling however, as you do not know the extent to which it will help/hinder you!

Do this for all your subjects -- it takes a little time, but it gives you a realistic, and achievable plan for reaching your goal. Rather than hoping, you can see immediately that it is possible to pull your marks up.

So you would need to achieve 95% in your HSC Exam.

Do this for all your subjects -- it takes a little time, but it gives you a realistic, and achievable plan for reaching your goal. Rather than hoping, you can see immediately that it is possible to pull your marks up.

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All of the strategies outlined in the above video are based on 6 years of research, with over 300 + of Australia's top students, and 4,000 hours of experimentation.

Rowan is the founder of Art of Smart Education, an award-winning provider of academic mentoring, the author of Secrets of HSC Success Revealed, a study skills blueprint, based on research with NSW's top students, and the founder of Study TV.

Rowan sat the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in NSW in 2004, achieving a University Admissions Index (ATAR equivalent) of 99.6, placing him in the top
265/66,000 students in NSW, while maintaining a casual job, and representing NSW in soccer. He has since completed a Bachelor of Arts (History)/Bachelor of Law (1st Class Honours) at the University of Sydney.

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[MrStudyTV]

@MrTeeson Practice under timed conditions at home - it will get you used to the exam conditions, hopefully reducing stress. Also, don't study right up to going to sleep - do something fun/relaxing before you go to sleep.

[MrStudyTV]

Just updated the numbers in the example, as I made a mistake! All correct now :)

[MrStudyTV]

Haha! Yes, that would be a good plan - apply the steps when you get your marks back so you can avoid this situation in the future!

[MrStudyTV]

Haha, Thanks :) Glad you liked this video.

[MINMfreak72]

Oh my goodness, you really are amazing.

[MrTeeson]

Every time i have exam the next day i tend to stress out (even thou im prepared) and cannot sleep.Is there a way to get rid of this stress so i can sleep easier the night before the exam. One i.e i had 2unit exam (goal 95%) and when i sat it i knew everything.When i got my exam back i got 88% and all my mistakes were silly mistakes... please help me

[izzybelleXD]

I found this helpful! But I'm watching this an hour before the exam I'm going to fail. I'll watch this again after I get my results back