In maths specifically, practice and repetition is a student’s best friend. To comprehend and entirely understand maths questions and techniques practice is the way to go. Practicing questions that align with the maths topic allow a student to become familiar with a range of questions, making them more prepared for their exams and any questions that come their way. Repetition and practice also allows the student to remember to content better making sure they don’t forget any important nuances or steps within a technique. This type of study method also allows the student to identify any understanding or knowledge gaps as they can see if there are any specific types of questions that they may be consistently getting incorrect.

By completing practice questions before the student is able to identify things they do not know and return to the content allowing them to learn it and avoid them from being stumped in an exam. Practicing past exams is another excellent strategy in preparing for exams as it allows the student to understand the ratio of topics that they are likely to see. Practicing these exams in examination conditions will also help them immensely and prepare them further for the exam as well as making sure they are not reliant on any notes. This method of study with also avoid ‘blanking’ during the exam as it provides a more realistic environment rather than normal study conditions with resources readily available.

Overall, repetition study and practice exams/questions and significantly help students within exams especially in regards to maths.

Olivia Moustakis