As the end
of the spring term is only a few weeks away, now is a great time to start
preparing final exam review sessions!
After all, it is not only your students that have to revisit all of that
content that has been covered in the past few months. Though this task can seem daunting there are
ways to streamline your prep for review sessions. In this blog post, you will find some tips
for preparing and running review sessions that will be rewarding for both you
and your students.
Gather information
about the exam
Know where, when and how long the final exam will be. Be sure that you have an idea of the content
that will be covered and the format of the exam. Being familiar with the themes covered in the
exam will provide a scaffold around which to structure your review session. The idea is not to give students hints about
specific exam questions but to frame a review session around material that the
students will need to know.
Gather information about your
students
Your
students’ past performances on midterms or problem sets will reveal what topics
will need to be covered in more depth during the review session. Make sure to have an idea of the students’
schedule when you are choosing a time for the review session. Be aware of when classes end, what the
reading days are and the exam date. You
want to time the review session in a way that students will have already begun
studying, but will still have time to address any areas of weakness they might
become aware of in the review session.
If you wish to make an effort to get as many students to attend the
review session as possible, I would recommend trying a user-friendly free
online tool found at www.doodle.com that makes
scheduling easier!
Make sure you master the material
Given
your role in the course, you are expected to have a good grasp of the content. This can cause you to feel quite a bit of
pressure. To alleviate some of this, put
the burden back on your students and require that they e-mail you questions
before the review session. Though you
should still be familiar with the course material that students do not
specifically ask about, this exercise will help to orient you to the topics
that may be the most discussed during the review session.
Have a plan for the review
session-and stick to it!
Make an
outline for what you plan to cover in the review session. Prepare some sample questions and answers
that you can use during the review session or give to your students for use
when they are studying. Using sample
answers provides a great chance to demonstrate what constitutes a good
answer. This will serve as an example of
what you will be looking for when you are grading their exams. Let your students know what to expect before
coming to the review session so that they are able to prepare. There are many options for the format of the
review session. Rather than using only a
lecture format to cover the material, it can be fun to try some alternative
styles. A few examples are: a question
and answer session, making a group outline on the board, playing a game of
Jeopardy that covers all the themes on the exam, working through practice
problems and giving an overview presentation on how the topics of the course
relate to each other. Feel free to try
different things in the review session and find what works for you!
It is
important to remember that exam time, though stressful for teachers, is also a
major source of angst for your students.
Being nervous around exam time can be helpful for students and provide
an extra source of adrenaline, but if students become too stressed this
heightened state can become an impediment to their performance. To help with
stress management encourage students to adequately prepare for the exam,
recognize what they DO know about the content and take care of themselves by
eating well and sleeping enough. Be
aware of resources offered through the counseling center for extreme cases of
stress.
Hopefully
these tips on running review sessions have alleviated some of the anxiety you
might feel about preparing a review session
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