TY - BOOK AU - Cottrell,Stella TI - The exam skills handbook: achieving peak performance T2 - Palgrave study skills SN - 9780230506534 (pbk.) U1 - 371.30281 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Basingstoke, Hampshire PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Study skills KW - Test-taking skills KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Examinations KW - Study guides N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Where do I start? -- 3. Getting in 'The zone' 1. Planning For peak performance -- 4. Getting in 'The zone' 2. Frames Of mind For peak performance -- 5. Exam myths and realities -- 6. What are examiners looking for? -- 7. Revision strategies -- 8. Memory: remembering what we want when we need it -- 9. Structured revision sessions -- 10. Stress, health and performance -- 11. Getting in 'The zone' 3. Seeing success -- 12. The exam -- Appendices: 1. Alternative exam arrangements for students with disabilities and/or syslexia -- 2. Might I be dyslexic? -- 3. Sources of help -- 4. 5-point plan for peak performance -- 5. Planning checklists -- 6. Tracking developments in an area of research ER -