Exam stress management

Students investigate practical strategies to manage exam stress.

Mapped to
Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education

Plan, rehearse and evaluate strategies for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety or wellbeing may be at risk (AC9HP10P08)

Evaluate emotional responses in different situations to refine strategies for managing emotions (AC9HP10P06)
Australian Curriculum: General Capabilities
Personal and Social Capability:
- Self-awareness
- Self-management
Critical and Creative Thinking:
- Reflecting
- Inquiring
NSW PDHPE Syllabus

Assesses their own and others’ capacity to reflect on and respond positively to challenges (PD5-1)

Assesses and applies self-management skills to effectively manage complex situations (PD5-9)
Victorian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education

Evaluate situations and propose appropriate emotional responses, and then reflect on possible outcomes of different responses to health and wellbeing (VCHPEP147)
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9-10

11-12

60 minutes

Learning Intention

Students assess a variety of strategies for managing exam stress.

understand exam stress as something that everyone experiences and that can be managed
appreciate how to use practical strategies to beat exam stress.

Students individually write for one minute per question to answer the following: