Yesterday's Tests - How to Prepare for Yesterday's Tests

Yesterdays:

A set of electronic tests in the UAE that aim to evaluate students’ performance in different educational stages. Therefore, it was added to three stages.

First stage: Achievement test - AMSAT test

It is one of the AMSAT tests directed to twelfth grade students and students applying for external missions, masters and doctorates. It is considered the first university admission criterion for public and private universities . The test includes several subjects, namely Arabic language - English language - mathematics - physics - chemistry - computer science - biology.

Stage Two: Sequential Test - AMSAT Test

It is one of the AMSAT tests directed to students in the fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth grades. Its aim is to measure students’ skills in a group of subjects, including Arabic , English , mathematics and science.

Stage Three: Basic Test - AMSAT Test

It is one of the AMSAT tests directed at first grade students with the aim of measuring basic knowledge skills when they join the general education stage, which are the abilities to read and write in Arabic, English and mathematics.

There is no doubt that every home is not devoid of one of these previous educational stages or may combine two of them. Therefore, at Madrasa.com, we are interested in presenting to you the following article on how to prepare for the AMSAT exams. In this article, we present to you a large group of tips at the family level and at the student level:

First: Preparing for yesterday’s tests at the family level

In this section, we will learn about many important points that may represent many questions for the family and they would like to know the answers to them, which are:

1- How to prepare for the family level test

Exam days are important days in every family. There are some families where things are calm and stable, while others, on the contrary, are dominated by an atmosphere of tension and unrest. So that exams are not the reason for this, we will present to you some methods that will help you prepare for the exam period smoothly and easily .

Every family wants their children to be at a level of educational, religious and pedagogical excellence, so an atmosphere of calm and success must be created so that the family can achieve its main goal, and learn how to help children pass exams by learning about:

The role of the family in the pre-exam and during the exam

The mother and father can apply these tips together with their children through the following:

First: The role of the family in the pre-exam stage

1. Create a suitable atmosphere at home by reducing noise and striving to organize sufficient time for children to study .
2. Providing adequate psychological support to children by increasing their self-confidence through guidance and advice, and avoiding psychological stress such as comparisons with siblings, relatives, or friends .
3. Instill in children the responsibility of studying and preparing for exam periods successfully, as well as taking the necessary precautions while surrounding children with attention through questions and reassurance about the performance of homework and school reviews.
4. Work on preparing a special place that provides the necessary healthy atmosphere of ventilation and quiet, providing white lighting, and providing devices that help him study, such as a computer and other necessary tools.
5. Encouraging children to excel and achieve psychological satisfaction by instilling an understanding of the importance of setting goals and achieving them, by dividing large tasks into small tasks that are easy to implement, so that each task is complementary to the other, while being careful to give them rewards and special gifts for achieving certain goals.
6. Reminding children of their abilities and talents to instill confidence in themselves to pass any difficult lessons or tests, while parents should be keen to follow up on the tests or exams that the student takes first hand.
7. From a health perspective, the mother should take care of her children by providing them with a balanced diet that contains healthy fruits and vegetables in their meals and avoiding drinking stimulants such as tea and coffee by replacing them with fresh juices. It is advised to stay away from ready-made meals and focus on light and healthy breakfast meals so that the children feel active and energetic before studying, reviewing, or going to the exam.
8. Showing the family the positive side of tests, which is assessing skills, not failure or success, and working hard to reduce the fear of the exam .
9. Try to arrange study and review times with your children, noting that the best time is in the morning, when the mind and body have had enough rest, while making sure to encourage your children to take short breaks between each subject.
10. Encourage children to use the method of summarizing lessons based on systematic or sequential steps, which makes it easier to remember them. Also, encourage children to solve models from previous tests and write down the mistakes they make so that they learn from their mistakes and are careful not to repeat them.
11. Accustoming children to solving chapter questions in the curriculum, as they are comprehensive and through which the student can create an organized summary to review the study material easily through question and answer.
12. Work hard to teach children to respect time by being careful to teach children to do a task schedule and divide time without exaggerating the work tasks that they will perform and reinforcing the positive concept of the exam preparation period by planting the idea that exams are the fruit of effort, achievement, studying and review.

Second: The role of the family during the examination stage

1. Remind your children and teach them to seek help from God Almighty at all times, not just during exam days , and also get used to supplication .
2. Work on planting reassurance and self-confidence to pass exams by organizing review time and starting with the difficult parts that take time to study. Make sure that children do not stay up late at night to review. They must get enough rest so that their minds are ready to study and solve exams.
3. Help the child not to be preoccupied with thinking about the result of the previous exam and to focus on the current exam.
4. Providing a calm atmosphere and avoiding family disputes.

Third: The role of the family in tests and distance learning

1- Ensuring the necessity of developing children’s ability to deal with modern technologies and effective communication through e-learning classes on the Internet.

2- Be sure to train on new tasks such as searching for information using the Internet - writing research papers - online e-learning - interacting with teachers online , which increases his self-confidence and skills.

3- Instilling the importance of e-learning for children in that it helps in developing important skills such as lifelong education, developing critical thinking skills and creativity .

Fourth: Psychologically preparing children within the family for distance education through:

1- Make sure to sleep at specific times and wake up early to practice activities and study before starting e-learning with the teacher .

2- Coordinating with the school and identifying the requirements for e-learning , identifying its mechanism on the school platform, how to download the curricula, and knowing the broadcast schedule for the academic subjects.

3- Preparing an e-learning place at home by providing a dedicated room where the student can practice all e-learning activities and tests .

4- Providing all the capabilities for the student to perform the tests, such as a computer, printer, and the Internet.

It is also important not only for families to prepare for this important step, which is preparing for the tests, but also for the student to prepare for the exam by following the following tips:

1- Follow the active participation method , meaning that you read aloud and study by writing to help your mind interact and focus.

2- Review the summaries and notes that you took while studying or while preparing for lessons.

3- Avoid anything new or new lessons that you should study during the review period and prepare for the exam in order to avoid tension and panic and so that you do not forget the things you already know.

4- Rely on using the linking method to fix the information in a sequential or consecutive manner, which always helps you to recall the information in easy steps.

5- Plan your time for review effectively, and set priorities from easiest to most difficult , so be sure to start reviewing early so that you cover all the information.

6- Solve a full exam after finishing the review, which helps you organize your ideas in a systematic way. In addition, you can manage the time allocated for the exam by answering all the questions.

7- Be calm and stay away from any distractions . Get rid of your mobile phones so that you can avoid being distracted by responding to friends, games, or any other distractions.

Psychological preparation for the exam.

1- One of the most important things that helps you achieve goals and retrieve information carefully, as fear may lead to achieving negative results that affect performance and reduce activity. You just have to be organized and avoid randomness in reading questions and jumping to the answer quickly.

2- Make sure to eat healthy and do light exercise.

Eat healthy, light meals with high nutritional value, including fresh vegetables and fruits, which helps to activate memory well, and be sure to do some light exercises that help to renew blood circulation and activate the mind.

3- Get enough sleep

You should study until late hours, and you should get enough sleep , which helps clear your mind and perform better during the exam.

4- Prepare yourself for the test.

 You should organize your bag the night before the exam and put all your tools in it, which will save you a lot of stress on the morning of the exam and of course will give you extra time to eat a healthy breakfast before going to the exam.

5- Avoid talking to colleagues before entering the exam.

It is better not to talk to your friends about what you have studied, as you may feel that you have accomplished less than anyone else or that you did not focus well on some lessons. It is better to be confident in what you have studied and reviewed.

6- Check your answer completely.

Make sure to manage your time during the exam. You should organize your time and start with the easiest and then the most difficult so that you can review all your answers. Therefore, it is better to make your answer structured by writing the laws and equations first, then writing the solution steps in a sequential manner.

7- Avoid everything that makes you afraid of the exam.

Do not let the fear of mistakes control you, as this directly affects the retrieval of information, which exposes it to the problem of forgetting.

8- Trust yourself and bring your ambition

 Success depends largely on self-confidence. You just have to be positive, focus on tasks, and plan good time to move between different issues.

9. Read the information carefully. Make sure you have written the equations correctly. Write each step in the solution. Do not waste your time on one question.

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