Showing posts with label exam techniques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exam techniques. Show all posts
27 April 2013
2 February 2013
PASSING JAMB WITHOUT IGNORING THE PREMIER LEAGUE (PART 7)
PASSING JAMB WITH LESS WORK AND WITHOUT CHEATING!(7)
CONTINUED FROM PART 6
DO EXAMINERS LEAVE HINTS DELIBERATELY IN QUESTION PAPERS?
1.This write-up came straight out of the notes on the OGBUNIGWE method.It has been separated to improve your ability at choosing the most likely best answer from a group of options based on hints to be found within the questions provided.They are a bit more technical than most of the notes given so far but they are like leaving the best for the last!
2.Since we don’t expect too many questions to be covered by OGBUNIGWE it might be asked why go into the section at all.But experience has also revealed that students’ successes or failure can depend on 2 or 4 extra marks which can be provided by the OGBUNIGWE method.So perhaps the effort is worth it after all.
…our dedicated teachers were with our students at the badagry beach…hope our ex-students can still remember each of them!……
3.So do examiners provide hints deliberately?We can look at the issue from two main different levels:
(a) JAMB examiners and the system of finalizing their question papers hardly provide deliberate hints.So some of the hints provided below are contrived by close and deliberate observation of past JAMB questions based on the assumption that no human system is totally fail-proof.
(b) But it has also been observed that some tutors setting internal school exams get to be a bit less careful than JAMB examiners.Therefore many of the hints below are likely to be more observable in school exams than national ones like JAMB,WAEC and NECO.In some schools examiners can mistakenly or deliberately have such hints for smart students to use.
4.Now applying the issue of hints in question papers to the Ogbunigwe method what to do is to look for what are called PROMPTERS,that is, if you have the time.AND PLEASE NOTE THAT IT SHOULD COME FROM PRACTICE DURING PRIVATE STUDIES LONG BEFORE THE EXAM. It is like playing a Hercules Poirot (detective) cool and calm logical game but the exam atmosphere will hardly allow you such luxury if not well-practiced in advance.
…JAMB group discussion in progress…we hardly allow cameras in the classrooms during studies or academic work…there must have been a good reason for the presence of the cameraman and photographer!…
5. Though examples of such prompters are many don’t get distracted by them because examiners themselves are trained to avoid leaving hints to students all over question papers.But you will notice from these examples that some of the prompters do not arise from mistakes by examiners:
(a) Grammatical inconsistencies:
By matching the question with the answer that most connects e.g. the correct answer to a question which ends in “an”, would obviously be an option starting with a vowel. Watch out also for agreement of subjects and verbs. However only very few examiners especially in schools internal exam make mistakes like this.
(b) Vague terminology:
If you run into a terminology that you do not understand in the stem you should simplify the question further by rewording it. E.g. where there are double negatives as in “milk is not a non-alcoholic beverage”, it can be turned to “milk is an alcoholic beverage”. If there are no double negatives, just attempt to simplify the sentence into a simpler form by defining them in your own words (in your head of course) that you can answer yes or no to. By reducing the question to a yes or no question, you will be in a better position to reduce the available options. Once you have eliminated one or two options under this method, you should draw a line over the eliminated options on your question paper so that when you are back to it, you don’t let it waste your time rereading those that you have decided are clearly wrong.
(c) Key words in the stem:
In rephrasing questions for simplification, always note that the keywords and phrases hold the aces for appropriate elimination of options.
(d) Equal answers (or over-lapping answers):
If the examiner includes two equally reasonable and seemingly correct answers (if two alternatives say exactly the same thing when interpreted or simplified, both of them are wrong), don’t be misled that two answers which are the same can be correct e.g. if 6 and ½ dozen are among the options, they are obvious signs that they are not the answers. Of course, distractions also appear in other ways, please note that the elimination method options that are not viable are such as these are called FILLERS (for filling the space for options).
...with late mrs mbonu school principal and Mrs Adeniran a director of the Lagos State
Ministry of Education on the high table...
(e) Silly or suspicious words among the options suggesting illogicality:
These are to be eliminated outright without wasting time
(f) Opposite answers (partner choices):
If two answers are exactly opposite, one of them is likely to be the answer.
(g) Longest and most complicated answer:
This is likely to be the answer because it usually reveals the effort by an examiner to make the answer complete or precise. However please note that some extra long or jargon options can however be used as decoys for obvious and best answers. You must check all the options before making a choice.
(h) Similar answers (similar pairs):
If there are two similar answers, the correct one would be between the two e.g. if the options are 4, 52, 65 and 506. The answer is likely to be either 52 or 65 (see further notes below)
mrs iyeye using bamboos on the beach to draw a line beyond which students were not allowed to go….all jamb students must draw similar lines in the sand today by starting their studies for the next jamb well in advance…the earlier they can the more the likelihood of mastering the techniques…
(i) Qualifying words (qualifiers):
Where the options contain words such as “some”, “few”, ‘more”, “seldom”, ‘often”, “least likely”, “most likely”, “sometimes”, “usually”, “perhaps”, “may”, “generally”, such answers are likely to be correct.
(j) Superlative words:
Where the options contain words such as “always”, “never”, “all”, “every”, “in no case”, “in every case”, “completely”, “totally”, “only”, “none”, which are usually restrictive, they are usually difficult to defend and are rarely correct.
(k) “All of the above” option:
If this is one of the options and two other alternatives are correct it is likely that “all the above” will be the correct option even if the remaining option is not clear to you. If only one other alternative is correct it is not likely to be a good choice.
(l) “None of the above” option:
If two alternatives are incorrect it is likely that the correct answer will be “none of the above” even if the remaining option is not so clear to you.
Time wasters:Always remember that “all the above” or “none of the above” questions can turn out to be time wasters. Keep this in mind for your time management to decide whether you want to answer them under elimination technique or just under the guessing game technique
part of mason college choral essemble… miss irieguna the shell choral champion on the left…i saw the U.S. pics of our student second from right as a choir member of one of the Redeemed Churches…now its clear he was already at it from school!…
(m) Similar sounding options (similar parts):
If two alternatives contain similar sounding words such as “subordination” or “subjugation” either of these like 52 or 65 under (h) above will be correct. It does not matter whether they are both A and D or A and B or B and D or C and D. the answer should be picked from one of the two.
(n) Prefixes/ suffixes/ root words:
Use your knowledge of common prefixes and suffixes and word roots to make intelligent guesses about terminology that you don’t know e.g. knowledge of the prefix “hyper” for instance would show that hypertension refers to high and not low blood pressure in the options.
(o) Network hints:
Answers to one question may sometimes be given in another question (common in internal school exams). JAMB exam may contain some of such hints once in a while.
(p) Except/ Not/Least:
As a follow up to what was written on vague terminology, watch out for the use of words like except, not and least in the stem. You will also need to simplify the statement before you answer. These words are seen as negative words and are usually PRINTED in capital letters,italics or underlined in the stem.
REMINDER:For some students most questions in JAMB can be solved using the first two techniques (operation sweep and bafana bafana)
PASSING JAMB WITHOUT IGNORING THE PREMIER LEAGUE (PART6)
PASSING JAMB WITH LESS WORK AND WITHOUT CHEATING!(6)
CONTINUED FROM PART 5
(B) BAFANA BAFANA METHOD (THE GUESSING GAME)
- This is a fancy name for the 2nd JAMB technique.The name given to it was influenced by a soccer competition going on at the time of this write up.It is a method based on probabilities like in soccer pools ,lotteries or slot machines. Another name for it is AMBLING AND GAMBLING! It can also be called the “act of a one eyed, one armed bandit”! Despite its name and derived meanings it is a serious game that could decide the fate of many students.
- Fortunately or unfortunately it is not based on any observation or simplest form of logic . It is based on what is called a hunch, instinct, feeling or intuition. It is an elimination process that allows you to create more time for application of the third method if need be.
- This method is to “flow with ones feeling”. The general rule is that one should not go against one’s impulse unless you are sure you are wrong.
…mason college students putting up a play on the art of savings after a public lecture on same topic…
4. Bafana Bafana is usually used for questions classified as HARD after Operation Sweep has been fully applied to EASY ones.Hard questions as said earlier are those u have no clues about making it difficult to reduce options given.
5. In simple terms,statisticians have advised that students should choose either B or C if they are still among the options not yet eliminated mentally.
6. Specifically, if you have A,B,C or B,C,D you may toss a coin in your head or choose them alternately.
7.A and D are not usually picked because examiners regularly use them as ALUMINIUM FOILS to wrap their answers in B or C. So some experts have suggested when in serious doubt the probability of being correct when B or C is chosen is as high as 40%, that is, 4 out of 10.
8.The same experts have also said when in doubt go along with your first guess, hunch or feeling to save time for the third method which requires more logical thinking from available hints,if any.
…femi igbekoyi and another student(on the bench) gasping for breath and surrounded by staff care-givers after a marathon race which was a yearly event in mason college…JAMB and post-Jamb exams are like marathon races for students until they secure admissions into higher institutions…
(C) “OGBUNIGWE” (HINTS) METHOD
1.When the other two methods have been used to the fullest, all the remaining questions which are usually made up of DISTRACTERS or TIME-WASTERS should be subjected to the third technique called OGBUNIGWE.It is so-called to grab the attention of Nigerian students to its substance.
2.OGBUNIGWE refers to land mines used by our brothers from eastern states during the Nigerian Civil War to eliminate en-mass many soldiers from the federal side. It was mass elimination by choice depending on the areas the Biafrans felt were mostly in need. Conventional weapons were short in supply and tactics were based on the simple logic to kill many “birds” with limited number of stones(land mines) available.And it was effective for awhile with demoralising impact on the federal troops.
3.When applied to JAMB exams especially for making choices among options, the process can be described as a way for killing all distracters or time-wasters by logical observation and choice after the first two methods have been applied. Remember that in JAMB most of the questions called TIME-WASTERS have to be decided between two similar alternatives or three similar options. The third method is different in the sense that one usually need an idea or a “PROMPTER” to help one in making an informed decision or an educated guess for a “kill”
most of those in this pic would probably be surprised to see it…most of them have graduated from various universities home and abroad by now…the two on the far right are now working in different banks but their mason college bond remain as strong as ever…they took the jamb exam using the same techniques stated in this write-up…..
4.It can be called logical guessing while the B.B. can be called psychological guessing based on personal feeling or intuition.
5. This is a method that can only be used when you have created or crafted some extra time by using the other two methods smartly. The technique should never be used before the other two methods.
6. The next question to ask then are what are these hints which can be used under this method? Mercifully experts in several write-ups have listed almost twenty of them which we have extracted after downloading and reading almost 800 pages of their opinions! They have been listed as the final write-up (part 7) for passing JAMB without cheating!
…who does not love la pizza at mega plaza?…our students did…but they studied hard for their jamb exams first…
(D) BUT A FEW MORE WORDS OF CAUTION ON THE THREE TECHNIQUES !
7.Knowing these techniques without putting them into active use before the examination is of no use.
8. And for any practice session please give yourself a test and afterwards subject your performance to some logical analysis by drawing up what we have called THE EDUPEDIA JAMB TECHNIQUES MATRIX (please see an example below) .Please ask any tutor in charge of your preparations for JAMB to explain the matrix and it implications to you.As you can see the number of questions usually based on hints should be very few.
THE EDUPEDIA JAMB TECHNIQUES MATRIX
| J/M | NATURE OF SUBJECT | CALCULATIVE | NON-CALCULATIVE | ||||
| S/N | TECHNIQUES | RIGHT | WRONG | TOTAL | RIGHT | WRONG | TOTAL |
| 1. | OPERATION SWEEP | 25 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 2. | BAFANA BAFANA | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 3. | OGBUNIGWE | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| TOTAL | 33 | 17 | 50 | 37 | 13 | 50 | |
9. Please remember that no candidate can know all the answers to all questions and each candidate must do some guess work.
10. Double answers or blank answers are not smart: they will be treated as incorrect answers by the scanner.
11. NEVER panic if you see a question you did not expect or prepare for. Use your hunch to take a decision on the options as indicated under BAFANA BAFANA!
12. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS unless there is an instruction on the papers that says you should not.
13.Don’t be the first to leave the exam hall. Revise your work if there is time.
…so young and innocent-looking …they all took jamb exams using the same techniques…shade(second from the right) came out with a first class degree from a top Nigerian university!…
(E) CONCLUDING SUMMARY
1. PLAN + PREPARE + PRACTICE = PASS AND PASS + PRAYERS = VICTORY!!!
2. NOW THAT YOU KNOW THE TECHNIQUES, HOW DO YOU MAKE USE OF THEM TO PASS JAMB?
3. IF YOU NEED JAMB MENTORING WE SHALL BE PREPARED TO OFFER YOU THIS SERVICE AS ADVERTISED EARLIER ON ONE OF THE PAGES OF THIS BLOG.
PASSING JAMB WITHOUT IGNORING THE PREMIER LEAGUE (PART5)
PASSING JAMB WITH LESS WORK AND WITHOUT CHEATING!(5)
CONTINUED FROM PART 4
JAMB TECHNIQUES
9.Any technique learned for JAMB exam must increase your speed in making choices and must also increase your accuracy in deciding the best answers.The names we have given to the techniques for quicker understanding by Nigeria students are:
(a)“OPERATION SWEEP” (PREDICTION METHOD)
(b)“BAFANA BAFANA” (GUESSING GAME METHOD)
(c)“OGBUNIGWE” ( ELIMINATION METHOD)
Let us write more notes on each method specifying how exactly they should be used under different circumstances during the exams.
…whatever u do including learning of jamb techniques do it with all your mind, body and soul…
“OPERATION SWEEP” METHOD.
10.Operation Sweep was a quick intervention force in the Nigerian Police for battling armed robbers especially. But it later changed it’s name to Rapid Response Service (RRS)
10.The other names for this method are “SURVEY WITH ANTICIPATION” or “ANSWER PREDICTION METHOD”. The philosophy behind the method is to take a 100 meter dash across relatively easier questions self-classified as EASY. The idea is to send the possible and hard questions mentally to the other two techniques by marking them as you go over the question papeer. The method is based on the belief that some questions are give –away ( or take-away in the Nigerian sense). When you see such questions there is no need to suspect the examiner of trying to deceive you. Just be careful when the answer you want to pick is option A cause it may be a sign that you should check the other options too. But don’t decide against an option because it looks too easy.
…where is our food?..the techniques?…
11. It is also called “answer search”, “answer prediction” or “derivative” method because you are only to read the questions not the options before making your choice. You are expected to cover up the options with your hand to decide what the answer is then look at the options available. If your answer is among the options, pick it and move to the next question.
For emphasis,
- Block with your hand all the answers
- Decide the best answer mentally
- Remove your hand and see if the best answer is among the options. If so, choose it.
- However, you will be well advised to read other options if you have found the right answer because JAMB questions are based on the “best” answer approach. You are expected to select not only a technically correct answer but the most completely correct (best) answer
12.Don’t spend more than 30 seconds on any predictive answer. Any question answered should be either crossed out
on the question paper .
13.Don’t panic if you cannot find the answer among the options immediately. Leave it and return to it later using the other available techniques.
14. As mentioned earlier, accept questions at their face values and stop thinking there are tricks or that the questions are wrong.
Don’t second guess the examiner or try to get too simplistic or too elaborate or you will find that you are answering your
own questions.
15. Just because you have chosen the same letter a few times say, 3 times in a row (e.g. 3 B’s) does not make you wrong in picking another “B” for the next question.
is that not amarachi dancing like it was going to be out of supply…again body and soul fully involved!…that’s life!…when we refer to some of those dancing here as Facebook people they’ll remember we were in touch with them just before the end of September…hope all is well…virtually all went through JAMB into various universities and got to know about the same techniques and exam scrapbook which was then known as the Red Note…
16.The method uses recognition memory but could be less effective for someone who has tension in the exam hall. Only those who are relaxed and confident(purpose of teaching techniques) can benefit from the method. The major act is to recall what is in the exam scrapbook in relation to questions asked. The process is as follows: read question—–recognize the key points—–recall information from the exam scrap book—-decide answer— look at the options—-choose option.
17. This method is the only purest effort in the JAMB exam which tries to answer the questions directly. On the other hand the other methods behave more like answering the answers presented(as we shall observe later)
18.Once you have chosen your answers don’t change them later on when your brain is less efficient. Studies have shown that when students change their answers later on, they usually change them to wrong answers.
19.If you are finally certain of the first answer, leave it as it is. Stick to it. Change answers only if your earlier answer was a guess or if you missed the question e.g. you did not notice a qualifier such as “not” or “always” in the question.
all mason college students were well groomed especially by mrs iyeye,our vice principal,co-curricula activities who used to be a member of the national dance troupe…similarly jamb students must submit to some purposeful grooming!..
20.Don’t panic if you see questions you never anticipated or prepared for. One of the two remaining techniques will take care of such questions.
21.In using this method, please remember what was earlier said about options. They will be made up of the following:
a. An answer that is irrevocably right (best answer)
b. An answer that is true only to a limited extent vis-à-vis the question and therefore false. (Partially correct answer)
c. An answer that looks odd but is only possibly false. Any option that is partially false cannot be correct(Partially wrong answer)
d. An answer that is entirely false and is very obvious if you have complete grasp of the question. (Worst answer)
22. Definitely, doing the easiest questions first calms down the nerves and establishes your concentration for other methods.
GOOD LUCK
PASSING JAMB WITHOUT IGNORING THE PREMIER LEAGUE (PART4)
PASSING JAMB WITH LESS WORK AND WITHOUT CHEATING!(4)
JAMB EXAMINATION HALL THEATRICKS
It is in the examination hall after all that you’d be expected to display a mastery of the techniques we are about to tell you but a few words of Solomon for you in advance…
1.On getting to the examination center, you will meet many archangels of the devil pretending to be saints. Many would be smiling as if there is nothing worrying them; don’t be deceived. Remember that a body of observers once announced that there are almost 50 types of examination malpractices in Nigeria .There is double personality (impersonation) and “double exam hall” Tampering with computer results, are only tips of the iceberg. There are also dramatic characters around whom we have tagged over the years as “Invigilators”, “Instigators” and “Alligators”. They move around looking for foolish students to devour. Some students affected by the examination atmosphere lose their heads, their personality and their honor believing that there is something going on which they must participate in to pass.
summer school students at the national museum…there is always a long period of holidays
after the Jamb exam…but before that all hands should be on deck!…
2.Yes some of you reading this write-up today will forget it and be drawn like cattle to slaughter. Some of you will still go tossing your flip flops in the examination hall. Please start strengthening yourselves right away against the hours of temptation.I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THE TECHNIQUES YOU NEED TO KNOW ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY ALLIGATOR SUPPORT U MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR .Yes,pray fervently for the period when Satan will take you up to the highest buildings and offer you the whole world through its human archangels.You must learn to say “I HAVE PLANNED,PREPARED AND PRACTICED FOR THIS EXAM. LORD KEEP ME FOCUSED ON MY BATTLE PLAN.LORD KEEP ME PRESSING FORWARD TO MY JAMB VICTORY AMEN!”
3. Let us assume you are in the examination hall and JAMB question papers are in your hands and that you have been permitted to start the exams. You must observe a few things.
-Whisper a short prayer such as “LORD BE WITH ME AND IN MY UNDERSTANDING AMEN” then open your
paper.
- Next read the instructions carefully to know if they are different from those past questions papers you were using for preparation
-Note that studying for the exam itself was very serious business in a way but think of the exam itself as a game for which you must use good strategies as in a video or computer game to your maximum mileage or advantage. So before you start the exam, jot down any formulae or name you will like to remember later on which you are sure will come up or be useful.
…pizza tastes nicer when the Jamb exam is finished and done with…our lebanese friends at the
la pizza, v.i sent us 20 packs for break period …trying to surprise us as payback for our usual patronage…
sent by okada!…hahaha!…the foods and nutrition mistress was not too happy!…
4. Now, plan your time (pacing) for each subject in advance. Except Use of English there are 50 questions for 45 minutes. So the average expected time for each question is 54seconds. But you need more time for some subjects and time for revision at the end of the exam. For instance you can pace yourself as follows: government-30mins, Economics-45mins,Maths-55mins, revision-5mins. Pacing can only be done after practicing with questions and answers during your study long before the examination period. Thus this is another use for those past question papers. So don’t pace yourself haphazardly without practice before the examination date!
5.For every period you allocate to each subject, you will also reallocate these periods to the 3 techniques which will be mentioned sooner than later,kapish? The choice and use of the techniques will help you to keep you within your pacing plan. Exceeding it a little will lead to failure. Don’t put yourself into quandary or what is called a TIME WARP by forgetting to check the clock or your wristwatch. One trick however is to scribble down for yourself, the desired finish time for each subject based on the time allocated. This will constantly get you prompted to check your wristwatch after the completion of each subject.
6.When you have allocated time to each subject, take a deep breath of 30seconds after each paper before proceeding to the next one. Deep breathing clears the brain of residual matter and allows you to focus on the next set of questions.
…miss irieaguna won the first prize in the shell-bp solo choral competition which took place at the muson center…and femi odubote by her right was specially appointed to teach music to jss students within 2 yrs of graduating from mason college…it was his natural calling…all the four on stage had special musical talents.too
7. Don’t jump from one subject to another. The techniques will show why you do not need to do so.
8. When you erase, make sure that you erase completely and that you are using an appropriate pencil (recommended) and eraser. The scanning machine being used is usually very sensitive to erasures and will score a smudge or incomplete erasure caused by you when you are in haste. Remember also that computer programs for the scanner machines have been built to give you a score according to the scanning process ( of course when not hijacked by agents of evil). Many students have failed to reach the expected grades by 2 or 3 marks because of mistakes such as this.
mason college was home from home..even table manners including handling of different cutlery
was handled under a program called FINISHING TOUCHES!…
PASSING JAMB WITHOUT IGNORING THE PREMIER LEAGUE (PART3)
PASSING JAMB WITH LESS WORK AND WITHOUT CHEATING!(3)
KNOWING THE NATURE OF JAMB QUESTIONS
1. Except in Use of English all exam papers under JAMB are multi-choice.
2.Some smart people have called multi-choice questions, MULTI -GUESS questions. And there lies the key to all your labour! JAMB exam has no relevance to your brilliance in the classroom but to how smartly you can use your techniques.
3.Coincidentally, 2 out of 3 of the techniques are based on your ability to guess answers correctly under pressure.
4.Specialists have said that it is possible for some students (including primary school students) to score as high as 25% in a JAMB question paper which they know nothing about such as chemistry! We all know this is almost impossible in essay exams.
…what could have been going on in their minds?…Jamb?
5. We must also assume that JAMB does not engage itself in negative mar king. But if it does ALL questions must be answered in line with its usual examination instructions. i.e. Do not leave any answer blank even, if you have only 5 to 10 minutes to go.
6. Remember that in JAMB, you can never read fully or enough to make you remember 100% of what you have read. You must accept that the exam scrapbook method will increase the quantum of what you are able to remember. Don’t panic or fret about the volume of what remains to be studied. Every situation has one or more techniques to solve problems arising there from.
7. When using past question papers remember that each question/answer situation is divided into- The Root, The Stem and The Branches.
8. THE ROOT states the underlying facts. They can be written either in present or past tense. They can be short or long. All facts given can be significant or may not be relevant. The facts contained in the roots are also called the STIMULUS MATERIAL. But also note that in some questions, the stem can appear without the root.
9.. THE STEM is the actual question or the task to be done. The key words to the questions are to be found in the stem and not the root. The stem can be in the form of making a choice, or a call for the completion of a sentence. The stem may add facts to the root or may not. It may require that assumptions be made and may specify what course of action or theory to advance or not.
10 THE BRANCHES are the options that are available. They are made up of choices as possible answers. They may state conclusions only or link conclusions with a reason to support it. Options may seem related to one another or may be exactly independent of each other.
…hey stop that…said the girl…or so we hoped!…
11 When using Past questions and answers, they can all be grouped as follows:
Questions → Easy, Hard and Possible
Answers → The correct answer, the incorrect answer, the best answer the worst answer.
The examiners are only interested in the BEST answers. Some answers can be true but irrelevant.
12. Please note that examiners don’t give incorrect questions but they do try to include incorrect answers that will seem reasonable and correct. Don’t be misled however. You must be able to identify these during your preparations to an extent that it becomes second nature for your exams.
13. JAMB questions should not be failed. A bit of knowledge with a bit of guess work should allow you pass the exam about 50% of the time. The purpose of this write up is to examine ways by which this 50% can be pushed up to a percentage above 70%. If you ever sat for any objective(multi-choice) exam again the approach and techniques to use will be the same
…schooling at mason was academics + remedial studies +co-curricula activities…of course
we never used to take pics during lecture periods especially during Jamb preparations!!!…
14. Stop wasting time looking for any pattern in the answers given. There are no such things deliberately put in by examiners.
15. In an earlier write-up we also classified all JAMB questions as EASY, HARD and POSSIBLE as emphasised above These questions usually determine the techniques to be used. But what do we mean by these classifications? An EASY question is one whose answer you know by merely reading the stem. A HARD one is the one you do not know and the options given do not reveal any hint of assistance. The third called POSSIBLE are those having two or three possible answers playing soccer with your mind.They are the usual TIME-WASTERS to students.But you are not alone.Nature has a way for compensating difficult situations cause these type of questions usually have the greatest number of hints to use in making a choice.Over 20 of such hints are given in a latter write-up. But once u know how to recognize them you will pass the original Jamb and post -Jamb exams.
Each of these types of questions will later be linked with the techniques most suitable for them. Note however that an easy question for you can be a hard one for someone else.
16. Let us also pay attention to some answers/options used by examiners called DISTRACTERS and FOILS. A DISTRACTER is something which compellingly and confusingly attracts you in the wrong direction e.g. true answers which are not the best answers. A FOIL is something which tends to set off another thing to advantage or disadvantage by contrasting with it. All examiners use distracters and foils and they are usually given looks of superficial plausibility. Many students see and choose distracters and foils but fail to look for the best answers leading to their failure.
…we acted short plays on the use of JAMB techniques…only in Mason College!…
17.Though some questions may be classified as EASY, rarely are the correct answers immediately obvious. The “best” options are usually designed to distract you from the “correct” option and encourage you to think carefully ( i.e. a bit more) about why that option is the best one. Sometimes the difference between the “best” and the “correct” answer maybe one single word or phrase e.g.
- Pay a higher rate of interest. (Best because it is correct always)
- Pay a lower rate of interest. (Possible because it is correct under certain conditions)
WE HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAVE STATED ABOVE.IF YOU DO IT SHOULD THEREFORE BE OBVIOUS WHY WE HAD TO PUT DOWN WHAT WE CALLED A FOUNDATION FOR THE COMING TECHNIQUES…GOODLUCK.
1 February 2013
PASSING JAMB WITHOUT IGNORING THE PREMIER LEAGUE (PART2)
PASSING JAMB WITH LESS WORK AND WITHOUT CHEATING!(2)
BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR JAMB TECHNIQUES(don’t be discouraged if things don't sound as simple as they were in part 1 cause this is the heart of what this write-up is all about)
1.The end result of studying is to create a useful exam scrapbook from which the student can recall information for use in the exam hall. The scrapbook therefore becomes a warehouse of knowledge if properly created and drawn up.
2. An exam scrapbook must be memorized to the extent that specific pages can be downloaded from your memory in the exam hall to serve as boosters for exam techniques to be used. You must know the format and content of good exam scrapbook. Don’t deceive yourself that exam scrap books and your regular study revision notes are the same because they are not! Remember that an exam scrapbook is extremely personal and cannot be same for everyone .
RELAX YOUR MIND AND SMILE LIKE THESE STUDENTS OF THE MASON
FOUNDATION SCHOOL ON THE GROUNDS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM,
LAGOS…
3.You have got to study chapter/topic summaries, your notebooks and short note study packs. These will constitute the bank of knowledge which gives structure and funding for your warehouse of boosters(call on us if this is not clear to you or just send an e-mail).This is the most important part of your preparation; Without it, knowing the techniques will not be of any use. Though it is preferable to start it long before the exam, this will only make sure that you don’t have to study under pressure when the exams are near. However, some students prefer to start real work only a few weeks to the exams.
4.The tonic of study for JAMB lies in the use of past examination papers. It is a painless way of studying and is directly related to getting good marks. Unfortunately, many students do not use them correctly. Past question papers are not for ordinary self tests but what we call technical self tests. They become technical when they are used in conjunction with examination techniques as in what is called the JAMB TECHNIQUES MATRIX. This is obtained by analyzing the techniques used for answering each question in each paper. Things getting a bit misty,not so? See the diagram and more explanation on this later.
…all hail the Queen of Mason College…senior prefect girls,medical student,
singer,dancer,all-rounder…very talented…great future..great ex-jambite..
5.Also use past questions to find keywords in questions which will help you to cut out wrong options in the answers given.What are keywords? Please ask your tutors.
6.You should also use past questions with sample answer sheets to perfect the art of reducing unnecessary errors when filling answers to your questions.That is straightforward enough…not so?
7.Do not read/study indiscriminately but according to your plan.
8.Do not forget that group discussions constitute an important part of your study effort too in addition to regular classroom attendance and constant comparison of your study plan with what you actually achieved.
9.In group discussions form a circle, let one person be the questioner and others the answerers. But note that group discussions should take place after private study ONLY. And it should be for practice and not just for discussions. Also you can mark answer sheets of group tests for each other.
10.In addition to creating an acceptable exam scrapbook and discussion group(s), any topic that still appears dark to you, must be tackled through your tutors on one-on-one basis or in a one-to-group basis especially those topics you feel strongly about which were not covered at school or tutorial college.
school’s open day….parents and tutors after the event..
such respectful and happy relationships!…
11.Other popular suggestions are also relevant such as:
-Finding a quiet place or spot for studies (if you are a day student use your school more often after school and at weekends as the exam day approaches)
-Whenever you want to use a table for studies, clear the table and leave only syllabus, exam scrapbook , your regular revision notes, Q/A booklet and samples of the answer sheets (please get copies of these from the school for you to copy) Arrange your table properly for studies as suggested earlier
- remember that it is possible for a student to read long or understand all the chapters and materials required and still get JAMB questions wrong. So you must always ask yourself why.
-But if you have a good study technique and a well prepared exam scrapbook, you will spend less time preparing for JAMB exams and have more time to master your JAMB techniques. As a rule, if you can link your scrapbook to your techniques in the exam hall, you will not have to keep on studying till the examination day!
-Supposing you or your friends have only a few days left or about a week to the exam and you are still feeling funny about the exams. Do not discuss with other students that you or they have not yet prepared enough for the exams. Maybe you feel you have a very tight schedule with little time left; don’t psyche yourself out of the game. Ban from your head the words “I am finished if I don’t pass JAMB this time”. Note that a certain amount of anxiety is normal and even useful when studying for the exam. Your techniques will become more important because they will help you to focus on what you know and not on what you fear you might not know.
…mason students at a maze…do not let jamb be like a maze for you because
it is not…please read on carefully…
-Above all strengthen your studies and general preparations regularly with prayers, prayer requests, fasting and sometimes night vigils. The JAMB war has to be total war against all forces. These forces are not to be toyed with because their machine is enormous and merciless. Some members of these forces are also part of your friends and I am sure some of you must have started wondering and suspecting how some of your mates hope to pass. They are masquerading as students but have arranged SONTIN’(something) in advance for themselves. Be friendly but be awake. Keep a prayerful distance from your mates whom you suspect or pray for them if the Holy Spirit has revealed them to you as masquerades.
-Locate your examination center before the date of the exam. Go there physically to familiarize yourself with the place if allowed in.
-The day before the exam, get a good night’s sleep and avoid the use of stimulants. Also, have only a light meal before the exam to avoid feeling drowsy. Also pack in readiness all the evidential papers listed in the JAMB brochure to be presented at the examination centre. On the day of the exam, pray with your family and go ahead to the examination center.
SO WHAT ABOUT THE JAMB TECHNIQUES?…BE PATIENT WITH US PLEASE WE ARE PUTTING DOWN THE FOUNDATION FOR A SOLID STRUCTURE FOR YOU…PLEASE GO BACK AND READ THIS SECOND PART AGAIN ESPECIALLY PARAGRAPHS 2 TO 5…GOODLUCK.
PASSING JAMB WITHOUT IGNORING THE PREMIER LEAGUE (PART1)
PASSING JAMB WITH LESS WORK AND WITHOUT CHEATING!(1)
SOME PREAMBLE PLEASE
…many mason college students discovered that the so-called JAMB mountain was a molehill…will you?
1.WHOM ARE THESE NOTES MEANT FOR?
They are for different categories of students including:
(a) those who are afraid.
(b) those who are confused.
(c) those who doubt their stages of preparation.
(d) those who have taken the examination once or many times.
(e)those who become sweaty as soon as the examination papers are distributed .
(f)those who feel they are short of time in the exam hall
(g)those lacking confidence in their teachers or in their preparatory schools.
(h)those terrorized year-in ,year-out by a particular subject or two.
(i) those taking JAMB exams for the first time.
(j)those who come across questions that they do not have the faintest idea about.
(k)those needing additional help from their friends or study groups.
(l)those determined to find a pathway or some light through jamb wilderness or darkness.
(m)those easily tempted to joined cheaters on the day of examination or those easily intimidated by what they see at examination centers.
(n) those usually tempted to follow cheating gangs before the date of exam.
(0)those who do not recognize that JAMB is a spiritual battle! Many of those whose results are not cancelled because of their centers need to know that it is the Lord’s battle.
…our students and mrs emezuem with the late amb segun olusola…they felt very lucky to have met the great yet simple man…
2.OBJECTIVES/GOALS
(a) to pass JAMB exam with less stress and without cheating you need to learn the secrets of passing and have fun doing so!
(b) Jamb exam is not about studying hard .It is about being smart with techniques. When you are laden with techniques which you have practiced, your feelings of panic will be replaced by an eager anticipation of a battle of wits and you are also filled with the confidence that you can win.
(c)today is a message of hope .Your mind will no longer go blank. You will enjoy yourself so much that you will be limited only by your speed and you won’t even want to stop.
(d) the techniques to be revealed to you during this discourse will help you learn to accept that you need to cut repetitive studies to a minimum.
(e) the same techniques will also help you even during your mock exams in your college to make your tutors remember you with respect. You can also use the techniques to shock the examiners who never believed in you into interest and admiration. These techniques once mastered, can help you call Jamb’s bluff in the coming year.
..mason college house queens displaying trophies won by their houses…
3.JAMB OVERALL FORMULA (PLAN+PREPARE +PRACTICE=PASS)
(a) You must plan how to study.(PLAN)
(b) You must create a warehouse of information/data from your Jamb subjects to be uploaded during the exam proper and get to know the nature of Jamb exam techniques.(PREPARE)
(c) You must master JAMB exam techniques.(PRACTICE)
…did lunch come too late for that table flower’s survival?…
4.BEFORE THE EXAM (PLANING HOW TO STUDY)
(a) Work out the days and times available between the day of your planning and two days before the exam.
(b) Determine the time of study to be allocated to each subject from the total time you worked under (a) above
(c) Strategize the most important topics from your syllabus and from past question papers and allocate the time available for each subject over these topics.
(d) Write down the dates and time for each topic as a program.
(e) There is no need to panic even if you have only two weeks before the exam. This program more or less becomes the time–table you will follow.
(f) Remember that you cannot allow your self-doubt or whatever is outstanding in any subject to tie you down or hold you hostage from planning your study. After all, failure in one subject will not and cannot determine your fate as shown below.
ENG- 75 ENG- 72 ENG- 80
ECONS- 70 ECONS- 82 LIT- 78
GOVT- 75 GOVT- 84 GOVT- 79
MATHS- 35 MATHS- 48 EONS- 33
_____ _____ _____
_255_ _ 250_ _270__
(g) Juggle with a combination of scores in your head noting your weak and strong subjects so that you don’t let one subject destabilize your plans or get you down.
(h) Determine within yourself that:
-Before each study period make sure you have the following available with you – study program, JAMB syllabus, JAMB past questions and answer booklet, Objective answer sheets for practice, revision note or “red note”, textbook summaries or the actual textbooks and notes for reference.
- You will attend your lectures regularly.
- Since it is not easy to sit down and start to read meaningfully, your study period should be set at times that will make studying like fun e.g. schedule your studies before something you consider very nice and enjoyable like T.V (PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHES) or snacks or a telephone call i.e. include something that YOU like on the timetable.
VERY SIMPLE FOLKS! END OF ROUND ONE IS THERE ANYTHING SAID SO FAR THAT YOU FIND DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND? DO YOU MIND LETTING US KNOW THROUGH E-MAIL? THANK YOU.COMING UP NEXT IS ROUND 2.PLEASE STAND BY.
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