Planning.
We all despise taking an exam. Exams are, inevitably, an unavoidable part of a school, college, and professional life. Everyone hates taking exams, but you can improve your study technique for them to avoid being caught unprepared.
- Plan your career. Along with your flight training (flight experience) requirements you need to pass in examinations conducted by Civil Aviation agency. You need a plan on how to expeditiously meet flight requirements depending on aircraft availability, instructor availability, holidays, and weather. Figure out the best time for preparing and appearing in the examination. Talk to your seniors and take their help to finalize your plan.
- Review examination syllabus. Figure out when all of your exams will be and how much is the pass percentage and most importantly its syllabus or scope. Put these dates into your calendar or planner so that you do not miss them.
- Make studying a part of your habit. Too often, it’s easy to view studying as something that only gets done at the last minute in a huge overnight cram session. Instead, try setting aside some time every day to study. Scheduling it just like another appointment or class may help you stay motivated to continue the habit. We recommend 10 hours of study time every week.
- Make notes. This seems like a no-brainer, but actually making notes while studying will increase your concentration, focus and will help you immensely once exam time comes. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you’ll just “absorb” knowledge; be an active learner. Pay special emphasis on keywords and phrases. Review your notes daily, right before you start a new session. This will help reinforce the information you learned.
- Plan review sessions(revision) beginning at least a week in advance of each exam. Ideally, you should do several mini-reviews well in advance, rather than trying to cram everything into one mega session. Appear in a mock exam to review your knowledge and comprehension available for free online. for example, Test Papers are part of every package provided by Vayu Academy at http://vayuacademy.com/Packages for self-assessment.
Be safe.
