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9 PowerPoint Presentation Tips for Students

Making effective classroom presentations takes practice, but by following a few tips, you'll be up to the challenge. These presentation tips refer to PowerPoint  slides  (all versions), but all of these tips can be applied to any type of slide presentation.      1.     Know Your Topic Students usually want to charge right in and start using the  presentation software immediately, but spend some time preparing your research first and know what material you want to cover. Think through what you will present and in what order before beginning the project on the computer. Creating the slide show is the easy part. The best classroom presentations are created by people who are comfortable with what they are going to talk about. 2. Use Key Phrases About Your Topic Good presenters use key phrases that highlight important information you want your audience to remember and focus on. Include only the most important information....

4 PROS AND CONS TO GAMIFIED LEARNING

Gamified l earning is a teachingmethodology that creates a game-like scenario around the course curriculum and the objectives of the course.  The purpose of theses game systems is to promote student engagement and motivate students to participate in the course activities. The concept of gamified education had become extremely popular with a wide range of companies that have created game platforms for many different subjects. If used properly, many professors have found that by using games as a motivator in their classrooms they have improved course assessment results and have students that are attentive and productive. Research and science-based games are even working on real-world problems by motivating players to help. Critics claim that gamification is a fad that doesn’t help teach students anything meaningful and many professors scoff at using games in their college classrooms since they do not see it as serious learning.  Wh...

8 Disadvantages of e-Learning

E-Learning is an incredibly powerful tool that many businesses have embraced over the last decade. But are some businesses relying on it too much, to their detriment? Training is an inevitable part of any business, but depending solely on an e-Learning platform can make learning less personal, less engaging, and, in the process, less effective. Let’s take a look at some of the disadvantages of e-Learning, and why it may not always be the best option for your business. 1. No self-discipline Proponents of e-learning claim that the main advantage of this learning method is that it is self-paced. And it’s true. If you need to watch a video again, you can. If you want to take a break from the material, you can stop and come back to it when you are feeling refreshed. However, because of this inherent freedom, e-learning often translates to no learning. People may switch off from fully engaging in the material, and see the activity as a tick box exercise – just another item on an...

Preparing for Tests and Exams

If you haven't been studying regularly, then there is still hope. You might find it helpful to begin with a series of basic steps to settle down to studying, begin consolidating your course work, and set your sights on a strategy for achieving a specific goal on your exam. The steps are directed at settling you to the task of studying for the exam. They involve selecting key course information , ensuring that you are aware of possible topics for the exam, that you are establishing an environment conducive to good study, and that you are developing strategies to study and working to manage this process of study effectively. Complete all necessary or central course readings and compile all of your notes from various sources (such as lecture, tutorials, texts, past assignments and tests etc.) as they are relevant to your upcoming exam. Review past assignments and tests for topics, question types, and feedback and re-read the syllabus for the course focus and description. Often...

10 Things to know while Preparing for Competitive Exams

Confidence Confidence on oneself is the most important trait while appearing for competitive exams and you trust, it can really make a huge difference. If you know everything but you are not confident enough to use it then there is no point of studying for the exam. Whatever you have studied you have to remain confident that you will do well in the exam from the studied portion. Get Inspired This is the part which can lead you to Top Banks, Government Jobs or Top MBA Institutes. Inspiration is very much necessary to succeed and make it to such coveted jobs/colleges. If you are inspired enough to get in a big organisation, then no one can stop you from going there. Smart work is the Key Smart work is something that can make your efforts less and can gain you more. Suppose that you are studying each and everything but you are practicing less, then it can be disastrous. It is important for you to customize your study plan as per the exam, chalk out the important topics...

The Art of Newspaper Reading for Competitive Examinations

In this sense, reading the newspaper becomes important for all competitive exam aspirants. While you appreciate the importance of newspaper reading, we're sure most of you have wondered, How to read the Newspaper? Which newspaper to read? How much time to devote to newspaper reading? And so on. In this article we will discuss the best way to prepare current affairs from Newspapers. Why is Newspaper Reading Important? Besides the obvious goal of scoring well in competitive examinations, methodical reading of newspapers on a regular basis will help you at every stage of the admissions/ recruitment process. Experienced journalists/ columnists write editorial and Opinion pages in prominent national dailies. These articles will aid you in maintaining focus over a long time, which is good practice for reading comprehension. The vocabulary and grammar usage in such articles is top-notch and will help you in the Verbal Ability section of various exams. Further, if you go throug...

Online Mock Tests: A Key To A New World Of Education

Technology has become the key to a new world of education. Online learning/eLearning has become one of the most popular ways of gaining access to education. Now, with the increasing benefits of online learning, academies that prepare students for competitive exams are also offering eLearning platforms to help students prepare. The Civil Services Exam Case Most of the students taking the Civil Services exam are working professionals. Hence, opting for regular coaching classes or even taking days out to visit academies for mock test papers is quite difficult. This is where eLearning comes into the picture: Most of the academies are now offering online classes and mock tests for our future nation builders. Since the Civil Services preliminary exam is around the corner, candidates are expected to be prepared for any kind of challenges that comes their way. Mock test papers or test series help students prepare for any kind of challenge; time management, answering strategies, ...

GATE Preparation Strategies

“What should be our strategy to crack ESE/GATE exams?  To answer this question in the most simplified way, this article is my sincere effort to strategies things for aspirants, which will be fruitful for young friends. There are two categories of ESE/ GATE Aspirants: (1) Freshers preparing first time for the competitive exams (Neophytes)   (2) Repeaters, who have already given one or more attempts (Rank Improves) (I)  Strategy for Neophytes: If you are fresher and preparing first time then I would suggest you the following approach to be adopted- Define your aim and target the desired exam right from the beginning. You should examine closely the examination pattern, syllabus and the level of difficulty. The first step for amateurs should be, to go through previous years’ question papers of the aimed exam and identify what type of questions are asked, like whether it is theoretical (then what subjects/which topics are mostly asked) or deriv...