What's Your Learning Style?

Not everyone learns and absorbs information the same way…

- Shobs

Exam and stress. Sounds familiar, right? It doesn't matter if you are heading into your 5 grade exams or your final year semester exams or any technical certification test as a professional, stress is inevitable…

You are happily sitting in the classroom, when a noticeboard reads announcing exam schedules… You hold your breath. Then… your mind becomes cloudy. What!! Five exams in four days…

Your heart starts reeling. You realise you haven't touched any chapter, thinking there might be holidays in between… You feel nauseous and probably start panicking. It's only a piece of news and already, there are physical anxiety symptoms.

This is what we call as stress. And it happens to all of us, whether we like it or not. This stress which began when you were in school continues later too whenever you must face a test or an examination.

According to research, 90% of students feel pressurised during exam periods. Many students face multiple exams in a short number of days and when the exam load piles up, it creates enormous stress. It feels as if there is no escape from this.

Students should feel calm, cool and collected during exams to perform well in it. Easier said than done, right? One of the ways by which wecan overcome stress is by studying for examinations well in advance.

This article will focus on certain learning methodologies that can help students of all ages perform better. Examination is an important part of life, be it in school or college or as a professional. If we identify what our predominant learning style is, we can make learning more pleasurable. What is happily done, stays longer in the memory…