exams
  • 7 years 6 months ago

Revising exam study strategies

Many students focus on rote memorization and cramming to prepare for exams — but these strategies are rarely the most helpful, according to education professor John Kirby.Continue...

The Queen’s Exams Office scheduled 629 exams during last April’s exam season — many students also have in-class exams or cumulative projects, which can create stress for students.
  • 8 years 5 months ago

Exam questions

Queen’s biology professor Robert Montgomerie doesn't see the value of exams.Continue...

Competition and perfectionism are common contributors to much of the anxiety students feel around exam season.
  • 11 years 1 month ago

Stressed for success

As exams approach, anxiety becomes the norm around campus. Why do we become so preoccupied with
perfection, and how does it ultimately affect us?Continue...
  • 3 months 3 weeks ago

What I’ve learned from this online exam season

Last year, with the vaccine roll-out in its early stages and Ontario slipping in and out of lockdown, I was prepared long in advance for online exams. This past December, however, the sudden transition from in-person exams to an online exam season was anxiety-inducing.Continue...
  • 4 months 3 days ago

Students continue writing fall semester exams

In light of the surge in COVID-19 cases in Kingston during the month of December, Queen’s moved fall 2021 exams online to avoid exposure between community members.Continue...
  • 5 months 1 week ago

Queen's calls off in-person exams effective immediately

On Dec. 12, Queen's announced all remaining in-person exams will be changed to an alternative delivery format or rescheduled in the new year due to concerns of rising COVID-19 cases.Continue...
  • 1 year 1 month ago

Four tips for a better sleep

We’ve all been here: you have an important day of exam prep to do tomorrow, but you just can’t fall asleep.Continue...

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  • 1 year 6 months ago

Online proctoring unfairly punishes cheaters and non-cheaters alike

With exam season just weeks away, universities are turning to online proctoring software like Examity and Proctortrack to prevent cheating. Professors have every right to enforce academic integrity, yet these proctors appear to be doing more harm than good.Continue...
  • 1 year 7 months ago

Proctortrack suspends service following breach, impacting FEAS and Smith

Thanks to technological issues, remote midterms aren’t going quite as planned..Continue...

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  • 1 year 7 months ago

Universities should encourage exam deferrals—when students really need them

Exam deferrals are often treated as shameful things students should avoid at all costs. In reality, an exam deferral is a valuable resource for students who may be struggling with their mental health. While universities should discourage students from abusing the system, they shouldn’t discourage the system itself.Continue...

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