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6 Tips to Improve Exam Preparations | CBSE/ICSE Class 10

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The increase in the pace and volume of studies from 9th standard onwards can be intimidating for most students. They have to wade through tons of information and cram for exams, unit tests and class tests which are fired at them at breakneck speed. Most children find this overwhelming. Another challenge for students is tracking their studies and revision to ensure that they are getting comfortable with all the material. Human nature forces many of them to avoid topics that they are not comfortable with. Our children need a study method that is efficient, fun, comprehensive, and not intimidating. They already have teachers and tutors to help them with concepts and revision, but the students need help with their self study, revision and test preparation. Flash cards is a proven study method that helps a student deal with the above challenges. Our flash card method builds confidence, focuses attention on weaker areas, and prepares students for tests. Engage in Active Recall

Study Tips - Time Management with the Pomodoro technique

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Is there a subject or topic you don't like? One that you avoid studying? We all have those. And as soon as we start studying these, we tend to give in to distractions - check out instagram posts, send a text to a friend, look at a music video - there are a million ways to avoid what we do not like! Fortunately there is a way to focus our mind for short periods of time even on unpleasant tasks! For example cleaning your room. Or studying a chapter of history. Etc. The key is to make yourself a small promise. To focus on the task at hand for a short duration. And then reward yourself. The FlashCardz system is built to automatically take advantage of this technique. Our card decks contain 15-30 cards, our crosswords have 9-13 clues, and our quizzes ask you 15 questions at a time. Each of these can be done in small chunks of time! Check out this video by Socratica that explains this powerful technique. The great thing is that if you are using FlashCardz, you don'