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The distance learning Exam Preparation course is the perfect home study course to ensure that you succeed in this exciting field. Our uniquely flexible Exam Preparation home learning course has no time limits. You can start your home learning course whenever you like and there are no deadlines to meet, so you can adapt your distance education course to meet your needs, all from the comfort of your own home.

Once you have registered on the distance education Exam Preparation course you will be assigned a personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. Your dedicated personal tutor is always on hand to answer any query you may have, no matter how big or small, and you will also have access to a dedicated course advisor who offers guidance and advice.

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Exam Preparation Course

A Distance Learning Course of 15 Lessons
Course Description

The course is designed for anyone working towards an examination and who wishes to improve their exam or assessment technique.

The student will be taught how to interpret exam and assessment questions better, understand what the question is asking for, compose an exam preparation plan, devise a revision plan and prepare effectively for examinations.

At the end of the course students will be able to:

  • Interpret exam and assessment questions better
  • Understand what the question is asking for
  • Structure answers according to types of question
  • Understand what the examiner is looking for
  • Develop appropriate techniques for different question styles
  • Compose an exam preparation plan
  • Assemble relevant fact logically
  • Improve retention of information
  • Devise a revision plan
  • Prepare effectively for examinations
  • How to Pass Exams
  • The difference between descriptive, analytical and evaluative type questions
  • The various styles most students tend to adopt when answering questions
  • How examiners award marks to your exam scripts
  • If your exam is a normative or criteria based exam
  • How much you should write in answer to questions that start with "Briefly explain..." or "Outline..."
  • What to do if you are unable to complete an answer during an exam
  • If you can pass an exam if it was not completed due to illness
  • How you can ensure that you remember facts necessary for an exam
  • What the difference is in approach when answering mini-cases, case studies and reports

These and many more questions on exam technique are answered in this handy course to exam success for students from secondary school certificate to degree level. A course that is bound to improve your coursework as well as your exam performance.

Course Syllabus

Improving your performance - now

Free expression essays

Summaries

Numerical work and illustrations

How examiners mark your work

Case studies, mini-cases and reports

Orals, aurals and practicals

Objective tests

Assumptions, failings and questions

Personal preparation

Getting the right facts

Word power

How to remember information

Revising

Before and after the exam

Qualifications

Exam Preparation Certificate

On successful completion of any course the Study House Certificate of Achievement will be awarded.

Study Options

This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

For more information about studying this course via the paper/postal method Click Here
Fees
 

Online

Online with Elearn

Yes
No
£140.00
N/A
N/A
N/A

Enrol with Elearn
Studying Online. If you would like to study online we cannot accept payment for course fees in instalments, instead course fees must be paid in full at the point of enrolment. The reason for this is due to the fact that when you study online you have access to all of your course materials from the outset.

Postal

Stonebridge

Yes
Yes
£160.00
£60.00
£25.00
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Studying by Post. If you would like to pay by instalments, we do offer an affordable interest free payment plan scheme which allows you to spread the cost of your course over a number of months. However, to use this option you will need to study for your course using the traditional paper-based method. For more information on our payment plans please visit our website at www.stonebridge.uk.com

The reason why the course fee is less if you choose to study online, is because with online study there are no costs associated with postage and printing etc. and thus we are able to offer the course at a reduced rate.

The total amount payable over the term's period, is no more than the total cash price of the course.
(APR = 0%). Written quotations are available on request.

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Tutor Support

With this course you will have unlimited access to your own personal tutor who specialises in their field of study. It is your personal tutor's role to ensure that you receive constructive feedback and to deal with any queries you may have. You are more than welcome to telephone, fax or email your personal tutor.

You will also have access to a dedicated and friendly team of administrators and course advisors who offer sound and professional guidance and advice when you need it. This ensures that you will never feel neglected and that you will always succeed!

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 120 hrs.

Additional Information

Assessment Method

After each lesson there will be a question paper, which needs to be completed and submitted to your personal tutor for marking. This method of continual assessment ensures that your personal tutor can consistently monitor your progress and provide you with assistance throughout the duration of the course.

What's Included

  • All study materials
  • Study Guide
  • Full Tutor and Admin support
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Benefits

To help you broaden your skills, update your expertise in a particular field or get a competitive edge on that job you're after, we have also included all the resources below absolutely FREE for you to use when you register for your course! Click title below for more details.

Study Guide

This section is designed to help you with your study. It will help you to work more efficiently, manage your study time, improve your presentation of work, increase your ability to remember facts and concepts, and get the most out of your chosen course.

Improving Learning Skills Course

Studying is more than gathering information and reproducing it in assessment tasks such as essays and examinations. Studying involves knowing how to approach a problem, analysing the problem, identifying what you already know, deciding how to gather more information, and much more. This section will help you gain and improve your skills in studying.

Course outline

 

Studying is an active process. Open learning materials enable adult learners to take responsibility for their own learning. This course has been prepared as an open learning resource for people who wish to undertake a learning programme that involves them preparing for a period of studying. It is designed either to form part of any course of study or may be used as a freestanding guide by students.

You can use this course, as an active learner, to identify: 

  • what you know already
  • what you need to know
  • what interests you
  • how to use your knowledge to enhance your critical awareness.

 

This course will enable you to improve your study skills and it is designed for students, practitioners and other people involved in learning and/or being assessed.

Syllabus

  • Introduction and Objectives 
  • Learning to Learn
  • Setting Aside Time for Study
  • Concentration
  • Effective Reading
  • Effective Note-taking
  • Preparing to Write
  • Planning and Writing the Assignment 
  • Assessment
  • Basic Research
  • Introduction to Computers
  • Spreadsheets and Excel
  • Using Databases and Access
  • Word Processing with MS Word

 
Cost of course: FREE to Elearnuk students

Cost to non-Elearnuk students: £125.00

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The Effective Learner Course

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Web Help

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Games

A collection of games to sharpen your concentration or just take time out from studying.

Library

A collection of reference materials, links to e-journals, and reading lists compiled by our tutors

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