EXAMS….

HOW TO PASS WITH FLYING COLOURS!

Books
There are a number of guides to Exam technique in the Library STUDY SKILLS COLLECTION (on the shelves behind the seating
area). Most have the class number 371.3028 or 371.30281

ACRES David
Passing exams without anxiety: how to get organised, be prepared and feel confident of success How To
Books, 1998

BARRASS Robert
Study! A guide to effective learning, revision and examination techniques 2nd ed. Chapman & Hall, 2003
[Chapter on “Taking tests and examinations”]

COTTRELL, Sheila
The exam skills handbook
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 [Shelved at 371.26]

____, Study skills handbook, 3rd ed, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

[Chapter on “Revision and exams”]

DREW Sue
The student skills guide Gower, 2002

EVANS Mike
How to pass your exams: Proven techniques for any exam that will boost your confidence and guarantee success
How To Books, 2009

______, Make exams easy Essentials 2001

A guide to study and examination technique 3rd ed. Career Concern, 1997

HENDERSON Penny
How to succeed in exams and assessments National Extension College / Collins Educational, 1993

KENNEDY John
Study skills: maximise your time to pass exams Studymate 2005
[Chapter on “Revision and exams”]

LIGHTBODY Bradley
Taking your A-levels: how to achieve the results you really need How To Books, 1991
[Chapter on “Preparing for examinations”]

MONTGOMERY Michael
Study skills : the essential companion – for GCSE and A level Letts, 1991
[Chapters on “Revision techniques”; “Final preparation and the exam”.]

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 MOOR Christopher
Answer the question NEC, 1979
[Guide to analysis and presentation, with exams particularly in mind]

The NATIONAL EXTENSION COLLEGE has produced a series of helpful brochures:

[in pamphlet box in the Study Skills Collection]
Starting to revise
Active revision
Exams- watching the clock
Writing short responses
Handling multiple-choice questions
Putting exams in perspective
Reducing exam stress 1
Reducing exam stress: 2
Reading the exam paper

NIXON Douglas,
How to prepare for exams: a practical guide Nelson Harrap, 1985

NORTHEDGE Andrew
The Good study guide Open University, 1994
[Chapter on “Preparing for examinations”]

O'BRIEN Brenda,
Tips for students who have been allocated extra time in examinations, adapted from an article by Brenda O'Brien in
Patoss Bulletin, Nov 2002 [PAMPHLET]
New College, 2005 Shelved in Main Library at: 371.904740941

O'BRIEN Dominic
How to pass exams: Accelerate your learning, memorize key facts, revise effectively
Duncan Baird, 2007

PALMER Richard
Getting straight ‘A’s: a students’ guide to success
Routledge, 2006

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