By Wayne F. Perkins
Are you ready to take your final examinations? Do you feel confident
you will pass your tests?
Here are five great tips that will help you achieve higher test
scores and reduce the stress associated with taking your tests at the
same time. As a hypnotherapist, I have worked with thousands of
students in, junior high school, high school, and college. I find
these tips help all students overcome anxiety caused by test taking,
and improve memory and recall. The results are better examination
scores.
1. Get a good night sleep before the test. Do not stay up all night.
Your brain works so much better after a good night's sleep. You will
carry a relaxed feeling into the testing classroom or lecture hall.
2. Breathe deeply. When you find yourself in the classroom, begin
breathing deeply and deliberately. Think to yourself, the test will
be easy, and you feel confident in the grade you will attain after
taking the test.
When the teacher passes out your test and it is in your hand, take
three slow deep breathes. Each time you inhale; feel energy entering
your body. Feel the energy stimulate your brain. Each time you
exhale, picture, and feel all of the tension leaving your lungs.
3. Skip the difficult questions. As you begin taking the test, answer
all the questions, you are confident in, first. Each time you pass
over a hard question, take slow deep breaths again, allowing your
body to relax and your brain to focus on the easy questions.
You will find you will soon have an urge to go back to the difficult
question, answering it. Go ahead and do so at this time.
4. Remember, you are smarter than you think. In spite of what your
parents said or what your teachers think, you are much smarter than
you think. As you relax your body and focus your brain, you will
begin to feel more in control of your test results. Everything you
have ever read, heard, touched, tasted or smelled is always stored in
your brain. As you relax, you will find it easier to remember
information.
5. Never, cheat on a test. By cheating on a test, not only do you
stand a chance of expulsion from school, but also you are sending a
message to your brain that you are not smart enough to take a test on
your own. What happens next is you lose self-confidence, for not only
the test you are taking currently, but also all tests and all
subjects. The loss in self-confidence is much more damaging and will
follow you around longer than expulsion from school.
The lack of self-confidence will find affect personal relationships,
jobs, and earning power over a lifetime. Relax and trust yourself to
remember the information you need without cheating on tests.
Summary
Remember to relax when taking tests. Relaxation triggers the brain to
remember information easier and recall it when taking tests. Practice
the five steps and watch your test scores rise.
Wayne F. Perkins
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Wayne F. Perkins is an educational hypnotherapist and author of "How
to Hypnotize Yourself without Losing Your Mind." Wayne presents
school assembly programs and consults with educators and students on
how to improve test scores.
Hypnotism Education Website
http://www.wayneperkins.net/