Managing exam preparation

Students investigate their strengths and goals to reflect on their study routines.

Materials Needed
Student access to the ReachOut.com article '5 steps to study success'
Student access to the ReachOut.com article 'Stress swaps'
Student access to the ReachOut.com article 'How to manage your time'
Student access to the ReachOut.com article 'Why you shouldn't always put studying first'

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)

Critiques contextual factors, attitudes and behaviours to effectively promote health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity (PD5-6)

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 their study habits through a SWOT analysis.

Explain to students:
- Everyone is different in terms of their study habits, goals and stress levels.
- By preparing and reflecting on their strengths, they can manage their stress levels to help them perform at their individual best.
Students complete an individual SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis of their study habits and routines.
- A SWOT analysis is useful for understanding what your strengths and weaknesses are, as well as for identifying the opportunities that are open to you and the threats you may face.
- An honest reflection is key. Unless you are honest with yourself, you won’t be able to identify where you are at with your study.
- No two SWOT analyses will be the same.
Discussion:
- Students choose other members of the class that they feel comfortable sharing their analysis with.
- Encourage students to identify each other’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.