MAXIMISE YOUR PERFORMANCE
Our aim is to ensure that you achieve your potential by the time you have finished your economic studies. Achieving your potential will require commitment on your part throughout the course so that your studies are are carried out as effectively as possible.
Bized have a very thorough section on study skills. It is worthwhile looking at this section and making use of the advice given so that you can perform effectively throughout your studies.
You will have to sit exams to get the AS and A level economics qualification. For many of you, sitting exams will be difficult, demanding and very stressful. The only way to overcome these difficulties is to be fully prepared for the exams you sit. The web site produced by ISMA contains a wide range of tips on preparing for exams and overcoming exam nerves:
To be successful in your exams you will need to revise thoroughly. There are many different ways of revising, but we all have our own way of revising effectively. Whichever way you adopt, there will be a common theme needed to succeed in your revision - that is application and hard work.
Get yourself organised at an early stage so that you become accustomed to applying yourself and sticking to your revision programme. It can become very tedious, so you will need to vary your approach. Middlesex University have produced an interesting article on effective revision and exam skills and it is worth looking at to see if you can find new ways of making your revision more relevant to your needs: